I used to brew beer with friends and we made some truly amazing beers. A few of my favorites wereea butternut squash saison and a cranberry pale ale. No adjunct flavorings/spices. That really changed how I tasted things.
Oh And the ginger wheat beer. That one was chef’s kiss emoji
@00 Came here to say something similar. My favorite seasonal flavor profiles generally involve dark roasted malted barley, maybe a bit of rye, hops and yeast.
@00 the first beer my cousin and I brewed together was for the celebration of my first son’s first birthday(which is in late November). We made a Dunkelweizen(dark wheat) style. That was 16 years ago this month and it is still the best beer that we have ever made.
@00 I’ve made several flavored beers with (mostly) good results. Some of the favorites:
Raspberry amber ale - added 5lbs of freshly picked raspberries to the fermenter. This one was very popular with my friends and went fast.
Honey-ginger lager - this won a blue ribbon at the county fair.
Holiday fruitcake stout - also quite popular; added cinnamon, ginger and orange peel to the fermenter.
Never experienced traditional seasons, so I don’t really get seasonal flavors. I don’t have the feedback loop and warm fuzzies from consuming pumpkin spice and having a nip in the air and thinking “fall.” I have no emotional attachment to seasons changing (except for lychee season. I appreciate it the most because it is so short). I accidentally outsmarted the marketing industry.
…so I guess lychee is my favorite seasonal flavor.
fat + salt
Bourbon
@llangley Eggnog with bourbon and brandy.
Snickerdoodle
eggnog
@epicadventure
I already bought some
Yes, and I have the waist line to prove it.
Chocolate: Valentine’s and Easter
@Wookee You can get chocolate before those holidays too:
I used to brew beer with friends and we made some truly amazing beers. A few of my favorites wereea butternut squash saison and a cranberry pale ale. No adjunct flavorings/spices. That really changed how I tasted things.
Oh And the ginger wheat beer. That one was chef’s kiss emoji
@00 Came here to say something similar. My favorite seasonal flavor profiles generally involve dark roasted malted barley, maybe a bit of rye, hops and yeast.
@00 the first beer my cousin and I brewed together was for the celebration of my first son’s first birthday(which is in late November). We made a Dunkelweizen(dark wheat) style. That was 16 years ago this month and it is still the best beer that we have ever made.
@mehcuda67 there’s something special about rye in beer. Mmm
@00 I’ve made several flavored beers with (mostly) good results. Some of the favorites:
Raspberry amber ale - added 5lbs of freshly picked raspberries to the fermenter. This one was very popular with my friends and went fast.
Honey-ginger lager - this won a blue ribbon at the county fair.
Holiday fruitcake stout - also quite popular; added cinnamon, ginger and orange peel to the fermenter.
@00 @macromeh
Those sound really good.
BBQ (4th of July)
Bacon
@tweezak
Any particular holiday??
@chienfou @tweezak do you need a special occasion for bacon?
@chienfou @tweezak
/image Thanksgiving turkey bacon
@katbyter @tweezak
NOW we’re talkin’…
@katbyter @tweezak
@chienfou They didn’t say holiday…they said seasonal. Bacon is for every season whether there’s a holiday involved or not.
Gravy.
@capnjb I never really thought about it but, yeah, we rarely make gravy outside of the holidays.
Have to work on that…
Definitely chocolate.
@ETFrisco Yes, but chocolate is a year-round favorite.
Butter
Never experienced traditional seasons, so I don’t really get seasonal flavors. I don’t have the feedback loop and warm fuzzies from consuming pumpkin spice and having a nip in the air and thinking “fall.” I have no emotional attachment to seasons changing (except for lychee season. I appreciate it the most because it is so short). I accidentally outsmarted the marketing industry.
…so I guess lychee is my favorite seasonal flavor.