{"id":140,"date":"2007-11-18T16:12:39","date_gmt":"2007-11-18T23:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/archives\/140"},"modified":"2007-11-18T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2007-11-18T23:12:39","slug":"this-thanksgiving-show-beer-a-little-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"Show Beer a Little Gratitude this Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Turkey and Beer\" alt=\"Turkey and Beer\" src=\"http:\/\/crapmonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Turkey_and_beer.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/>Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many of us will be joining friends and family for festive dining and cheerful imbibing.\u00a0 Although I suspect that wine is the most traditionally served drink on this festive occasion;\u00a0 this year I&#8217;d like to\u00a0 encourage you to include Craft Beer in your holiday menu.\u00a0 While beer may not be a common part of your family tradition, even the Pilgrims were Ale drinkers and it is widely believed that beer had a place on the table at the first Thanksgiving.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">The notion would make sense since beers\u00a0 accentuate the typical Thanksgiving feast even better than most wines. Caramelized and toasted grain flavors in many beers complement the flavors of roast turkey. Furthermore, the carbonation, fruitiness and balanced bitterness of many craft beers allow them to stand up to creamy, butter-rich preparations like mashed potatoes and creamed corn.\u00a0\u00a0 According to Brewers Association Spokesperson Julia Herz, &#8220;Many styles of beer both complement and contrast the food they are paired with, whereas wine mostly contrasts. The holiday dinner table is a very appropriate place for beer made from America\u2019s small, independent and traditional brewers.\u201d<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">A lot of terrific seasonal ales hit the shelves this time of year so be sure to spend some time in the Craft Beer isle of your favorite grocer before making your way to\u00a0meet your host.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re hosting this season, <a title=\"Turkey and Beer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beertown.org\/beer_turkey\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to get some ideas on how to <a title=\"Beer Pairing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beertown.org\/beer_turkey\/drink.html\" target=\"_blank\">pair<\/a> and <a title=\"Beer Serving\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beertown.org\/beer_turkey\/serve.html\" target=\"_blank\">serve<\/a> like a pro.\u00a0 Still not conviced? Below is a brief\u00a0interview with Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster of the <a title=\"Brooklyn Brewery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynbrewery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Brewery<\/a> and Author of <a title=\"Brewmaster's Table\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brewmasters-Table-Discovering-Pleasures-Real\/dp\/0060005718\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1195427177&#038;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">the Brewmasters&#8217; Table<\/a>,\u00a0that I recorded in 2006 at the Craft Brewers Conference in Seattle.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many of us will be joining friends and family for festive dining and cheerful imbibing.\u00a0 Although I suspect that wine is the most traditionally served drink on this festive occasion;\u00a0 this year I&#8217;d like to\u00a0 encourage you to include Craft Beer in your holiday menu.\u00a0 While beer may [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beer","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crapmonkey.com\/podcast\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}