Let’s talk for a second about last meals.
We’ve talk about this before while discussing Julia Childs last meal and how I defiled it with a stout. Many discussions have been had over what entrée and dessert we’d all have if we were afforded the choice. Would it be Grandmas pot roast? Sushi? A burrito from that place you used to go when you were a kid?
The conversation needs to extend to the pint glass, what’s your last beer? If it’s a true last beer, there are a few factors you no longer need to consider: price? Charge it. ABV? Doesn’t matter, hangovers won’t be felt. If it really is your last beer, the last sip you’ll take as an earthly being, you probably wont be rolling the fermented dice on something new, you’ll grab an old favorite, your comfort beer.
What is it? What do you drink? Is it the first beer you fell for, the one that got you into craft beer? Is it one with memories attached to it?
For me, it would be a stout. Probably the first craft beer I feel in love with: Old Rasputin.
But then again, maybe I would surprise myself. I might want one of those fantastic California IPA’s that felt like home for some long. Sculpin, Race 5, Pliny? Who knows, it would be a game time decision.
But one things for sure, if you’re the one flipping the switch, make sure there’s proper glassware; I can’t drink it out of a mason jar.
Beer and Sriracha Candied Nuts
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup IPA beer
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbs butter
- ¼ tsp Sriracha
- pinch cayenne
- 2 ½ cups mixed nuts
Instructions
- Add the beer and brown sugar to a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir until sugar has melted.
- Bring to a boil. Allow to boil untouched for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat, stir in butter, Sriracha and cayenne.
- Add the nuts, stir until all the nuts are well coated.
- Line a baking sheet with a silpat (or aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray), spread the nuts in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 6 minutes, stir bake for an additional 6 minutes.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool, break apart.