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Beer and Food

Everything you wanted to know about beer cuisine, including recipes and beer and food matches.

Mano-a-mano, biero-a-vino in Brisbane

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April 5, 2012
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It took a while but Brisbane is really starting to see real signs of craft beer taking a hold in its restaurants and bars. From small bars such as The Scratch and The Hideway through to larger pubs such as The Fox, more traditionally known for $2 steaks and jugs of Hahn SuperDry, good...
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A feast fit for a Belgian

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April 3, 2012
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There are few breweries in Australia that can boast as strong a reputation as Murray’s. From the fresh and clean Whale Ale all the way up to the impenetrable dark force of the Wild Thing imperial stout, Murray’s continually hits the mark, for casual drinkers and beer connoisseurs alike. Whatever your favourite tipple from...
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Dine with Beer Here at Restaurant DANSK

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March 1, 2012
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Beers from Danish brewery Beer Here first arrived on Australian shores in June 2010 to the delight of many craft beer fans. Driven by brewer Christian Skovdal Andersen, the Scandinavian brewing company operates on a gypsy brewer model similar to his fellow countrymen behind the highly regarded Mikkeller. Based in Copenhagen, Beer Here is...
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The chicken, the pig and the goat

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February 17, 2012
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Enthusiastic beer cook Rick Besserdin gives us chicken fillets fried in bacon juices, and then served with a rich sauce made from bacon, butter, and beer.
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Sauteed Prawns and Scallops with Celeriac

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January 10, 2012
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Rick Besserdin gives us a great recipe to share with friends over an Australian ale on a hot Australia Day's afternoon...
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Give beer a Logie

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December 24, 2011
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“Why isn’t there a television show about beer?” It’s one of the most often asked questions amongst beer lovers overwhelmed with television shows about wine, cheese and cooking. One of the prime reasons for a lack of good beer on our screens is that there is still little demand for good beer in our...
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Inside the Beer Temple

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December 20, 2011
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In 2006 Ron and Renata Feruglio created Temple Brewing Company. Without a commercial brewery of their own, they operated as gypsy brewers by producing three core beers plus a couple of special releases at other people’s microbreweries across Victoria. Those three beers — a pale ale, ESB and saison — quickly gained a reputation...
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Christmas with Australia’s brewers

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December 19, 2011
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Christmas in Australia is a time of family gatherings, barbeques that often include the sharing of refreshing beers as we reflect on the year past and plan for the year ahead. Our sunny hot climate sends many Christmas drinkers to the bottle shop for slabs of thirst quenching and easy drinking lagers. However, what...
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Deer Santa — Christmas Lunch at Josie Bones

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December 2, 2011
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What’s on your Christmas list for Santa this year? How about venison perfectly paired with some of the finest beers from across the globe? Then Josie Bones has the gift for you with a special Christmas Lunch event on Sunday 18th December. The “most festive of meals” will feature an indulgent four courses matched...
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Fish parcels with pilsner

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November 18, 2011
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Serves: 6 Preparation: 5 – 10 min Cooking: 10 min Now that summer is almost here, it’s an ideal time to have friends around for delicious but simple to make meals like this one. The fish cook just as well in the oven or on the BBQ, wrapped in paper (En Papillote) or foil....
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