Mmm... Bacon...
Saturday night my house held Swinefest to honor a roommate that's heading back to LA to finish grad school. She's likes bacon, the rest of us like bacon, one thing led to another and the party turned into a bacon-wrapped throwdown. Deliciously distgusting, no?
For my part I made a couple dozen bacon-wrapped dates a la a recipe I picked up from Men's Health Living.
18 Medjool dates
18 Marcona Almonds
1/4 lb. bacon (9 strips)
1/4 lb. Valdeon cheese (I subbed St. Agur, any shhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifapeable blue works)
Pit the dates and stuff with an almond and cheese. Wrap with a half slice of bacon and hold together with a wood toothpick. Bake in an oven at 425F for 7-10 minutes.
Also available were bacon-wrapped hot dogs, jalepenos, shrimp, and asparagus. There was also non bacon-based foods, for the few non-bacon enthusiasts, and while they were damn tasty, they couldn't match the pork products.
Among the beers I paired with the bacon-wrapped victuals, I found Cane & Ebel from Two Brothers Brewing to be the best match. The bite of the citrus American hops with the rye spice tasted like it was just made for such a night.
Cane & Ebel
Two Brothers Brewing Co.
B+ / 3.95
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | drink: 4
A dark red with an off-tan head, poor retention and little lacing. The aroma is very herbal with that rye spice. The flavor immediately reminds me of Red's Rye from Founder's, for obvious reasons. It's a big, but not too harsh citrus tang. As satisfying as any good IPA or hopped red ale, but with that wonderful rye twist to make it stand out. Worth a try. Quite tasty.
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