On 9/3/2013 12:23 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 10:20:20 -0600, casa contenta > wrote:
>
>> On 9/3/2013 9:13 AM, Peter LaFrance wrote:
>>> It’s getting cool enough to enjoy some Canadian-Style Yellow Split-Pea Soup. My recipe uses smoked beer (http://bit.ly/WYobO4). Anyone else use a lager or an ale?
>>>
>>
>> How on earth does one smoke a beer?
>>
>> (insert your own punch line)
>>
>> The recipe however looks great.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoked_beer tells you how. There's a
> town in Bavaria called Bamberg that's renowned for smoked beer. We
> bought a bottle to share and decided it's an acquired taste. I didn't
> like it at all, hubby finished the bottle but didn't go back for more.
>
> I like to braise pork in beer, so I think I'll find a smoked beer here
> and try it the next time I braise pork for pulling. Hopefully, it
> will impart a smoky flavor to the meat but not be overpowering.

Well that's another first for me!

I see by the list that the Sam Adams brand offers one domestically. I
certainly think that the flavor would be very compatible with braised
pork, or beef.