We Have Arrived As A Nation: Deep Fried Beer

[AUChizad]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/7973944/Deep-fried-beer-invented-in-Texas.html
(video in link)

Deep-fried beer invented in Texas
A chef in Texas has created what he claims is the world's first recipe for deep-fried beer.

By Nick Allen in Los Angeles

7:50PM BST 31 Aug 2010

The beer is placed inside a pocket of salty, pretzel-like dough and then dunked in oil at 375 degrees for about 20 seconds, a short enough time for the confection to remain alcoholic.

When diners take a bite the hot beer mixes with the dough in what is claimed to be a delicious taste sensation.

Inventor Mark Zable said it had taken him three years to come up with the cooking method and a patent for the process is pending. He declined to say whether any special ingredients were involved.

His deep-fried beer will be officially unveiled in a fried food competition at the Texas state fair later this month.

Five ravioli-like pieces will sell for $5 (£3) and the Texas Alcoholic Commission has already ruled that people must be aged over 21 to try it.

Mr Zable has so far been deep frying Guinness but said he may switch to a pale ale in future.

He said: "Nobody has been able to fry a liquid before. It tastes like you took a bite of hot pretzel dough and then took a drink of beer." Mr Zable previously invented dishes including chocolate-covered strawberry waffle balls and jalapeño corndog shrimps.

Last year's winner of the Texas state fair fried food competition was a recipe for deep-fried butter.

[GH2001]

I put these idiots up there with the OWS folks.

[AUTiger1]

http://www.tigersx.com/forum/index.php?topic=10577.msg146069#msg146069

Not to bad, you're only a year late.

[chinook]

[AUChizad]

Dammit.

Please accept this semi-related news story from today in its place.

http://www.nola.com/drink/index.ssf/2011/10/abita_beers_latest_seasonal_fl.html

Abita Beer's latest seasonal flavor: Louisiana Oyster Stout. Yep, oysters
Published: Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 1:30 PM
Times-Picayune Staff

Do you like a nice cold beer with your oysters? How about some lovely Gulf oysters in your beer? Abita beer’s latest “select brew” is made with Louisiana oysters, according to an Oct. 25 press release.

The brew was created by the winner of the Abita Brewing’s home brew competition in March. In that contest, the winning brewer has his/her recipe turned into an Abita Select offering.

The winning home brewer was Kerry Dale Yoes of Zachary, La. His creation: Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout.

Yoes’ beer received the “Andy Award,” which was named in honor of Abita’s first home brew contest winner, Andy Thomas who created the base recipe for Abita Andygator.

“We want the world to know that seafood fresh from Louisiana is ready and waiting for them to enjoy in so many ways...including as an ingredient in craft beer,” said David Blossman, president of Abita Beer said in a press release.

The brewery is known for using Louisiana produce, such as strawberries, satsumas and pecans in its seasonal beers.

Abita’s Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout is made with pale, caramel, roasted and chocolate malts as well as oats, according to the press release. The beer is hopped with Willamette hops. And, freshly shucked Louisiana oysters are added to the boil. The salt from the oysters gives the beer a more intense aroma and mouth feel, according to the press release.

Abita Select specialty brews are only served on tap and only at certain restaurants and bars.

The brewery notes that this new stoute goes well with "grilled steaks and most red meats. However stouts are best served with sweet desserts, especially ones with chocolate in the recipe."

[Townhallsavoy]

Is the beer frozen before being flash fried? 

That's how you make corn nuggets. 

If the dough was sealed and fried crispy enough, the center should be a scalding gusher of beer. 

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Dammit.

Please accept this semi-related news story from today in its place.

http://www.nola.com/drink/index.ssf/2011/10/abita_beers_latest_seasonal_fl.html

Oyster's and Stout (not mixed, just served together) are a delicacy, popular at one time in England (both old and new).  Mixed together is not unheard of either.

Oysters have had a long association with stout. When stouts were emerging in the 18th century, oysters were a commonplace food often served in public houses and taverns. Benjamin Disraeli is said[by whom?] to have enjoyed a meal of oysters and Guinness in the 19th century, though by the 20th century oyster beds were in decline, and stout had given way to pale ale.

The first known use of oysters as part of the brewing process of stout was in 1929 in New Zealand, followed by the Hammerton Brewery in London, UK, in 1938.[34] Several British brewers used oysters in stouts during the "nourishing stout" and "milk stout" period just after the Second World War.

Modern oyster stouts may be made with a handful of oysters in the barrel. Hence the claim of one Dublin establishment the Porterhouse Brewery that their award winning Oyster Stout was not suitable for vegetarians.[35] Others, such as Marston's Oyster Stout, just use the name with the implication that the beer would be suitable for drinking with oysters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stout#Oyster_stout

[RWS]

Dammit.

Please accept this semi-related news story from today in its place.

http://www.nola.com/drink/index.ssf/2011/10/abita_beers_latest_seasonal_fl.html

Every once in a while, my wife will have a Bud Light Clamato. They sell this shit in cans in a 4 pack, which will usually last her like 2 months. She doesn't like beer, but I guess the Clamato balances it out for her. I think beer tastes terrible, so I can't imagine putting Clamato in it.

[AUJarhead]

I think beer tastes terrible

I'm not so sure you fit in with your fanbase.

[DnATL]

I think beer tastes terrible

I'm not so sure you fit in with your fanbase.

He prefers goat milk, specifically from billies

[AUChizad]

Every once in a while, my wife will have a Bud Light Clamato. They sell this shit in cans in a 4 pack, which will usually last her like 2 months. She doesn't like beer, but I guess the Clamato balances it out for her. I think beer tastes terrible, so I can't imagine putting Clamato in it.

I got this one time as a joke for my roommate back in Birmingham. I was gonna get him some beer for looking after the dogs. However, when I asked what he wanted, he made the mistake of saying "whatever, man", while I was drunk at the grocery store. I got him a hodepodge of Steel Reserve, Natty Ice, some assorted malt liquors, and that Clamato shit. That was the only thing that was just unedible.

I'm not so sure you fit in with your fanbase.

Or heterosexual men.