Archive for March, 2010

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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Is Mrs. Butterworth a syrup fraud?

Published on: March 1, 2010 at 8 pm

One gallon of maple syrup requires a 40 gallon input of maple sap (form either the sugar maple or black maple). This sap is processed by removing water through boiling (or reverse osmosis) until it reaches the density that pancake-lovers typically associate with syrup.

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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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Cheddar melt burgers

Published on: March 1, 2010 at 8 am

Hamburgers usually make for a great meal, though they can get stale as a food option if you do not make an occasional effort to change things up. Over the weekend I decided to prepare cheddar melt burgers on rye.

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