Beer and Cookies

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by DrLaFollette, Oct 20, 2012.

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  1. DrLaFollette

    DrLaFollette Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Utah

    I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most people on this site like BEER (duh!) and that most people like cookies. So why not pair them for amazing goodness? My partner and I want to have a Holiday beer party where we pair cookies with different beers.

    Here are the pairings we are thinking right now.
    Crooked Stave WWBI - Cheesecake cookie
    Cadillac Mountain Stout - Bacon peanut butter cookie
    St. Somewhere Saison Athene - sugar cookies
    Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale - gingerbread people
    Lost Abbey Deliverance - chocolate chip cookie
    Souther Tier Pumpkin - oatmeal cookie

    Based on the above beers are there any different cookies you'd recommend pairing? Trying not to do any cloying so let me know if any of these seem like too sweet of a combo. Thanks!
     
    #1 DrLaFollette, Oct 20, 2012
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  2. fx20736

    fx20736 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2009 New York

    If I eat anything high in sugar or starch I lose any desire to drink beer. To me, beer is food. I'll mix it with meat or cheese but not much else.
     
    #2 fx20736, Oct 20, 2012
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  3. Beer-A-Lot

    Beer-A-Lot Pooh-Bah (2,031) Oct 4, 2012 Virginia
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    I'm not in Kansas, Dorothy, but your pairings sound great. Nice idea.
     
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  4. PghBeerAlien

    PghBeerAlien Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Pennsylvania

    You need a Milk Stout in the mix. It's a natural, right? Milk and cookies. Or too obvious? Anyway, how about Lancaster Milk Stout and Oreos?
     
    #4 PghBeerAlien, Oct 20, 2012
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  5. DrLaFollette

    DrLaFollette Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Utah

    This probably doesn't change your opinion, but we'll be having 8-10 people split each of the bombers so it'll be more like a 2-3 oz pours of each beer. We want to have people expand their beer tastes a little by trying styles they wouldn't normally try and still be able to drive home safely by the end of the night.
     
    #5 DrLaFollette, Oct 20, 2012
  6. DrLaFollette

    DrLaFollette Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Utah

    Good point!!! And we do love oreos (who doesn't!) I think it didn't make the list because we didn't have any milk stouts in our arsenal at the time. I'll have to seriously evaluate that as an option and see what milk stouts I can get a hold of out here in Kansas. Thanks!
     
    #6 DrLaFollette, Oct 20, 2012
  7. DrLaFollette

    DrLaFollette Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Utah

    Thank you kindly :slight_smile:
     
    #7 DrLaFollette, Oct 20, 2012
  8. matthaslaservision

    matthaslaservision Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2012 Canada (BC)

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  9. Chinon01

    Chinon01 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    If the cookies are sweet you'll need something substantial to stand up to them. Triple, dessert beer, big hops, etc.
     
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  10. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    I actually did this a couple weeks ago! I had Terrapin's Moo-hoo and some delicious chocolate chip cookies. It was great!
     
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  11. wobblymailman

    wobblymailman Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2006 Massachusetts

    Back in the late 60's my dad would dip oreos in his dark beers and tell me it was chocolate stout. Now in his mid 80's he is still dipping oreos is his stouts.
     
    #11 wobblymailman, Oct 22, 2012
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  12. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Must try.
     
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  13. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    I've paired Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar with Girl Scout Samoas and it was awesome, so I'm guessing it would go well with any kind of chocolate/coconut cookie.
     
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  14. DrLaFollette

    DrLaFollette Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Utah

    Sounds tasty!
     
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  15. ant880

    ant880 Savant (1,179) Nov 7, 2010 New York
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    This sounds phenomenal. Hazelnut Brown is one of the few Rogue beers I enjoy and I literally have to hide from co-workers selling Girl Scout cookies every year to prevent myself from buying a case of Samoas.

    Also, to the OP, I see you have access to Southern Tier...their imperial stouts are some of the sweetest beers I have had. See if you could toss Mokah or Javah in there. Creme Brulee is a little much for me, but a lot of people like that as well.
     
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  16. DrLaFollette

    DrLaFollette Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Utah

    Thanks for recommendations, I totally agree about the Creme Brulee, probably not a bad one to split I just could never drink a pint of it. I actually don't have access to Southern Tier in Kansas but my partner just got some Mokah in a trade so maybe I'll ask her if she'd be willing to throw it in the mix. However, since neither of us have had it, we have to do our own personal tasting with that one :wink:
     
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  17. gonnagopro

    gonnagopro Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2012

    i had made some chocolate stout similar to Hooker's Chocolate Truffle Stout, and it was amazing with sugar cookies. Not sure on the availability of Hooker (Hartford, CT) in KS but Youngs Double Chocolate also works.
     
    #17 gonnagopro, Nov 4, 2012
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  18. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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  19. COBeerBuff

    COBeerBuff Pundit (892) Jan 4, 2009 Kansas

    Not sure where you are in KS, but if you go across the state line, Royal, Lukas, and Gomer's all have ST beers. I'm not sure if there's any creme brulee floating around still, but I'm sure you could find it at one of those if you looked hard enough.

    As for your original post, I'd love to try some Founders Frangelic Mountain Brown with the Samoas mentioned above. I think that pairing would kill.
     
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  20. DrLaFollette

    DrLaFollette Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Utah

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