Your Comments, Criticisms and Contributions - July 2008
Hello Stephen,
I read and enjoyed your conversation with Lew Bryson in Vol. 17, No. 3 of "Ale Street News." May I offer a cocktail I came up with a couple of years ago? I did not name it, so if you have a name to suggest, please let me know.
Into a large snifter (ie: Duvel glass) put 2 oz. sweet sherry. Add one bottle Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine-Style Ale. Sip.
- Michael Schummel
Sounds like a good idea, Michael. A "Walk Softly with a Bigfoot," perhaps?
(After our email exchange, Mike offered up another cocktail recipe, this one harkening to America's colonial days:
"Get a large mug. Pour a bottle of Anchor Our Special Ale into a small saucepan fitted with a lid (or you can use a microwave, I guess). Slowly heat it to about 180 degrees F. (Watch out for foaming over; if it foams, just crack the lid a little bit.) Pour the beer into the mug. Add 2 tablespoons brown sugar, or 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 tablespoon honey. Add 2 oz. amontillado. Stir. Float a piece of buttered toast on top. Grate nutmeg over it. If you want to impress someone with the look of the drink, put a cinnamon stick in it. "
Being out of Our Special Ale at present, I have yet to try this one out. Sounds interesting, though.)
Stephen,
I'm going to Helsinki and Stockholm soon and am looking for some good beer bars. I remember an article you wrote for Ale Street News that contained some Helsinki beer bars. Of course, I don't have that issue. Can you refer some to me?
Thanks,
Mark
In Helsinki:
St. Urhos, Museokatu 10, 00100 Helsinki; Phone: (09) 440 815; www.botta.fi; open Sunday Thursday 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., Friday Saturday 3 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Janoinen Lohi, Linnankoskenkatu 12, 00250 Helsinki; Phone: (09) 4780 3344; www.hyvat-olutravintolat.fi; open Sunday Thursday noon to 2 a.m., Friday Saturday noon to 3 a.m.
William K Annankatu, Annankatu 3, 00120 Helsinki; Phone: (09) 680 2562; www.oluthuone.com; open Sunday Thursday 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., Friday Saturday 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.
One Pint Pub, Santakatu 2, 00180 Helsinki; Phone: (09) 562 6101; no web; open Sunday Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., Friday Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
For more information on Finnish beers and pubs, visit www.posbeer.org
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