So what are you doing for the Holidaze? Visiting the ‘rents? Cooking for your own family of Urban-Orphans? Party hopping from an ugly sweater face-off to some wicked Nogathon before you hit an awkward secret Santa swap-meet?
Don’t fret pets: we have answers to all of the above. As your official go too gurus of all things booze and food related, this time of year is when all our knife tips can be utilized to their wasted best. In the annuls of our exploits you’ll find everything you need to make the yule-tide break in the right direction and keep you from freaking yourself into some kind of stress induced end-of-the-year illness (but if that happens we’ve still got you covered).
Family Meal
Wether you’re feeding a group of bloggers, bringing a dish to a potluck, or supplying the only non-meat vittles at your family holiday spread, these festive go-tos will get you down the road.
“Stuffing”
Winter Sage Pesto
Belgian Onion Soup
Figgy Pudding
Fuck the Malls
Black Friday makes for an evil reference to a punishing stout — but the irony of its hapless application to a day of zombie like shopping gives us the shakes. Don’t feel bad that you didn’t fight the hordes to get good deals for your folks, make them something for Christ sakes.
Alternatively, you can give the gift that keeps on giving: US. Buy, our, book!
Bring a Beer
Tying it all together is a special once a year beer release from Brasserie Dupont, one of the best and eldest breweries in Belgium: a brewery who’s Saison we’ve been drinking since we were sixteen. These bottles of beautification ship with the intended goal of making an appearance at your New Years bash but they generally hit the shelves in the latter part of November.
This is, perhaps, one of our favorite beers to drink. More topically: its our favorite beer to give. Avec Les Bon Vieux translates to “with our best wishes” and this bottle of bubbles literally brims with positive vibes. Sweet yeasty vibes coalesce with a dry hopped backbone into bright lemony flavors that linger and digress into dry lip smacking perfection. A dense head built of firm tiny bubbles protects this aged ale from oxidation and leaves ridiculous lacing on whatever goblet you decide to grace with its yellow glow. This is beer for any moment (so long as its celebratory). Universally friendly, this beer is the perfect match for both the heavy handed riffs on Americana that always appear in winter, and any spicy ethnic curveball that you might throw into the mix. Desserts? Cheese? Our best wishes work well there as well.
From our gullets, to yours: Best Wishes. 2012 is gonna rule.
