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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.73

This time of year it seems like a lot of us in the beer industry not only have beer on our minds but also bacon. Last weekend, was the Beer and Bacon Festival in Grand Forks, and coming up soon is the Bacon and Beer festival in Fargo. Congratulations to Rhombus Guys Brewing Company for bringing home the Best Beer trophy at the Grand Forks Festival!

I wanted to showcase the Breweries along with a style from each brewery that we’ll be representing at the festival in Fargo. I paired a style of beer from each Brewery with a type of bacon, so if you cannot make it the festival, you can try a few pairings on your own at home. Lastly, check out the Beer-Glazed Bacon recipe – Trust me its delicious!!

ACE Pineapple Cider – 5% ABV, Gluten Free

First pineapple cider developed in the world, Instant sweet taste with tart finish, Mixes well, Refreshing

Paired with Classic Canadian Bacon

Base Camp Brewing Company S’more Stout – 66 IBUs, 7.7% ABV

The S’more Stout is an absolute all-star: Aromas of chocolate, coffee, fig, and smoke invite you in to a gigantic maltiness that is distinct in its smooth and refined character, with flavors of chocolate and hints of smoke mingling with rich caramel, fruit, and warming alcohol. We like to top it with a roasted marshmallow and you have the ultimate S’more experience!

Paired with Hickory Smoked Bacon

Empyrean Brewing Company Long Route Peanut Butter Porter – 20 IBUs, 5% ABV

With the delightful aroma of a peanut butter cup, this porter maintains a porter-like backbone with notes of chocolate, peanut butter and toast. Pairs perfectly with caramelized meats, curry, Thai, baked apples and chocolate desserts.

Paired with Chocolate Covered Bacon

Fargo Brewing Company Fargo Original Helles Lager – 17 IBUs, 5.1% ABV

This traditional un-filtered German style helles lager pours a brilliantly clear light gold color and is capped with a head of white foam. The aroma is led by clean pilsner malt paired with subtle spicy hop notes and a clean lager yeast character. The flavor is well balanced between the pils malt sweetness, the restrained bittering, and the crisp finish from the extended lagering. This is the perfect beer for when you want something light, crisp, and uncomplicated. Prost!

Paired with American Bacon

Fulton Brewing Company 300 Mosaic IPA – 74 IBUs, 6.9% ABV

Originally brewed as a one-o in celebration of the 300th batch at our original downtown Minneapolis brewery, this West Coast IPA was so well received we had to make it available year-round. It’s built on a base of Pilsner malt and heavily hopped with Mosaic, one of our favorite — and unfortunately nearly impossible to procure — hop varieties. 300 is pure hop candy!

Paired with Pork Belly Bacon

Grand Teton Brewing Company Bitch Creek Extra Special Brown Ale – 60 IBUs, 6.0% ABV

Bitch Creek perfectly balances big malt sweetness and robust hop flavor for a full bodied, satisfying mahogany ale. Like the stream for which it is named, our Bitch Creek ESB is full of character… not for the timid.

Paired with Irish Bacon

Lagunitas Brewing Company Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale – 65 IBUs, 7.5% ABV

Way smooth and silky with a nice wheatly-esque-ishness. A truly unique style featuring a strong hop finish on a silky body. A hoppy pale wheat ale that is great for IPA fans but so smooth that the hefeweizen fans dig it too.

Paired with Peppered Bacon

LakeFront Brewery Hop Jockey Double IPA – 89 IBUs, 8.2% ABV

What do you do when you’ve already got one of the best craft IPAs? Double down. This hot-blooded thoroughbred pours freshly-polished copper color with a foamy, off-white mane. Centennial, Cascade, and Citra hops supply grapefruit, mandarin orange, and pineapple aromas and flavors, while lightly roasted Belgian caramel malts add a subtle biscuit aroma and balanced sweetness in the backstretch

Paired with Lamb Bacon

Odell Brewing Company 90 Shilling Ale – 32 IBUs, 5.3% ABV

90 Shilling is our smooth and complex flagship beer. A medium-bodied amber ale with a distinct burnished copper color and a deeply pleasant aroma. The name 90 Shilling comes from the Scottish method of taxing beer. Only the highest quality beers were taxed 90 Shillings. We think you’ll find this original ale brilliantly refreshing, and worth every Shilling

Paired with Candied Bacon

Rhombus Guys Brewing Company Dark Matter Imperial Coffee Stout – 43 IBUs, 10.3% ABV

Dark Matter is an unidentified type of matter distinct from dark energy… sip on this mysterious wonder of dark chocolate, toffee, tobacco, leather and coffee flavors melded together in space and time. Conditioned on locally roasted BULLY BREW COFFEE beans!! For everything, there is a first time. Enjoy.

Paired with Maple Bacon

Samuel Adams Rebel Juiced Mango IPA – 55 IBUs, 6.2% ABV

Swirling with ripe aromas of mango and tropical fruits, this IPA is jam-packed with juicy, citrusy hops and mango juice. It’s as if we took fresh hops and mangos and put them in a juicer.

Paired with Pancetta Bacon

Summit Brewing Company Black IPA – 60 IBUs, 6.8% ABV

Spicy, citrus-forward hops from the U.S. are layered over a unique blend of roasted malts to produce a powerful boot-polish black ale. Smooth flavors of mocha coffee, dark fruit and toffee are balanced by notes of citrus, pine and mint. Available for a limited time on draught and in 12oz bottles. Bottles exclusive to the IPA Collection 12-pack.

Paired with Apple-Wood Smoked Bacon

Beer-Glazed Bacon

POPSUGAR Food

PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES

YIELD: 8 SLICES

This beer-glazed bacon made with Samuel Adams’ Boston Lager from POPSUGAR Food will make any beer-lover’s breakfast a little more sweet.

Ingredients

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup dark lager, such as Samuel Adams Boston Lager
1/2 tablespoon grainy mustard
1/2 tablespoon dry mustard, such as Colman’s
8 slices thick-cut bacon

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Line a half-sheet pan with parchment paper.
Add the honey and maple syrup to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil; reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add beer and simmer until the volume has reduced by half. Take off the heat and whisk in both mustards.
Meanwhile, arrange the bacon on the prepped half-sheet pan. Cover with one more sheet of parchment paper and bake for 14-15 minutes.
Using a paper towel, blot the rendered fat from the bacon. Brush the glaze onto the top side of each strip.
Reduce the oven temperature to 275°F, and cook the bacon until crisp-chewy, about 40-45 minutes.
Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate, keeping the bacon glazed-side up. Serve immediately.
*Adapted from Samuel Adams.

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CHEERS!