Reviews

Chocolate chess pie (from Zingerman’s)

Published on: December 29, 2010 at 10 am

Chess pies are a traditional, custard-y, sugary dessert. This chocolate chess pie blew me away.

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Beer review: Founders Devil Dancer

Published on: July 23, 2010 at 9 am

Another episode of the video beer series. Today I try Founders Devil Dancer, a bitter triple IPA from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Zingerman’s sweet cream biscuits

Published on: May 28, 2010 at 10 am

Sweet cream biscuits are a seasonal, summer-only biscuit intended to be served with cream and fruit. I didn’t have the patience for that.

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Reed’s Premium Ginger Brew

Published on: May 10, 2010 at 8 pm

If you’ve never had ginger before, you’ve probably tasted or at least heard of Vernor’s soda. Vernor’s is advertised as THE ginger ale, but honestly the flavor does not do ginger any justice.

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Guido’s Pizza: Gluten-free from a chain

Published on: May 3, 2010 at 7 pm

Steve was giving out samples of a specially-made gluten-free pizza. Though I don’t have a gluten allergy, the simple fact that he goes out of his way to make this kind of pizza really impressed me.

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Salpica Rustic Tomato Salsa: Reviewed

Published on: March 12, 2010 at 8 am

Late in the Winter season, or early in the Spring season, there comes a time where you run out of canned tomatoes. Why do we can tomatoes in the first place? Because the ones shipped in from other parts of the country, or even other continents, are not as fresh. They were picked days ago [...]

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Banana Bread: The beer version

Published on: March 3, 2010 at 7 am

Banana Bread Beer is brewed by Wells & Young’s, a United Kingdom firm. The beer itself is tasty (imagine a bittery banana) but somewhat weak (5.2% ABV).

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Beer review: Stone Ruination IPA

Published on: March 1, 2010 at 2 pm

Stone Ruination IPA’s bottle advertises it as a bitter, extra-hoppy brew with hints of citrus and fruit. What did ERF think when they tried it?

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