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Stephen Beaumont's World of Beer June 2002

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'Beer shake' - June 2002

One of the easiest ways to surprise people unfamiliar with the full gastronomic potential of beer, I've found, is with a 'beer shake.' This deceivingly simple concoction is created by blending robust beer - usually ale - with good quality ice cream, and when astutely done, yields a taste sensation. Something, perhaps, like this month's TOTM.

I was experimenting with different beer and ice cream combinations for a bi-monthly column I write for a local magazine when I hit the motherload. The beer was McEwan's Scotch Ale, a rich, 8% alcohol beer of some distinction, though by no means the classic of its style. The ice cream was Madagascar Vanilla, a gourmet ice cream from the Toronto-based dairy, Metropolitan. The taste was astounding.

I was more than a bit surprised by the match, since I didn't really expect the Scotch ale to take so well to the vanilla flavour. But when the softly molasses-like flavour of the ale met the rich, intense vanilla of the ice cream, a star was born. If you wish, you can probably replicate the experience with a Ben and Jerry's or Häagen-Dazs vanilla, but for my money, the Metropolitan is better.

Tastes of the Month

An Entirely Unexpected Pairing June 2008
A Special Bourbon and a Very Special Cheese May 2008
Steak and 11 April 2008
Altbier in the Altstadt March 2008
Full Sail Slipknot Imperial IPA February 2008
Taste of the Year January 2008
Koningshoeven Witte Trappist December 2007
A Manhattan of Unanticipated Excellence November 2007
Nils Oscar Lundgrens Lager October 2007
Australis Romanov Baltic Stout September 2007
Ramos Gin Fizz August 2007
Gin and Tonic July 2007
Frankenstein Stout June 2007
Wets Kriek May 2007
Mai Tai April 2007
Greenore March 2007
Collaboration not Litigation Ale February 2007
Taste of the Year January 2007
Mystery Beer December 2006
A New Brown Bottle November 2006
Great Divide Samurai October 2006
Taste of the ... Decade? September 2006
A Sip of Rum August 2006
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout July 2006
Cask-Conditioned Ale June 2006
Lammin Sahti May 2006
Fried Potatoes April 2006
AleSmith Grand Cru March 2006
Añejo Highball February 2006
Taste of the Year Janaury 2006
It's a Tie! December 2005
Tsarina Katarina Imperial Stout, November 2005
Four Roses Single Barrel, October 2005
Andechser Dunkel Naturtrub Juliläumsbier, September 2005
Red Biddy 10, August 2005
Rochefort 10, July 2005
A Northeast Black & Tan, June 2005
Headstrong Pale Ale, May 2005
Russian River Pliny the Younger, April 2005
Schooner's Grille & Brewery Barley Wine, March 2005
Corpse Reviver #2, February 2005
Taste of the Year, January 2005
Macallan's Fine Oak Whiskies, December 2004
A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee, November 2004
Fuller's 1845, October 2004
Benevolence, September 2004
Mystery Blend, August 2004
90 Minute IPA, July 2004
Wandering Poet sake, June 2004
Russian River Brewing, May 2004
Courage Imperial Russian Stout 1993, April 2004
Schaffbrau Feuerfest, March 2004
Beer Cocktails, February 2004
Taste of the Year - Beer Cuisine, January 2004
St. Bernardus Abt, December 2003
Asyla, November 2003
Sleeman Clear, October 2003
The 'Surprise Box', September 2003
Achel Extra, August 2003
L'Aphrodisiaque, July 2003
New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp, June 2003
Cashews and Doppelbock, May 2003
'Spontaneous Sebbie', April 2003
Alaskan Big Nugget Barley Wine, March 2003
DeuS, February 2003
Taste of the Year-Belgium, Janaury 2003
Frituur No. 1, December 2002
Dining at La Villette, November 2002
Zlaty Bazant, October 2002
Flossmoor Station's Framboise de Flossmoor, September 2002
Ice cream, beer and raspberries, August 2002
A 'beer shake', June 2002
Cave Spring Cellars Icewine, May 2002
Haggis in a Can, April 2002
Coniston Bluebird Bitter, March 2002
Alaskan Seafood, February 2002
Vintage Rye Whiskey, January 2002
Duysters Loterbol, December 2001
Van Damme Genever, November 2001
A Special Samuel Adams Triple Bock, October 2001
Summer Lightning, September 2001
Taste of the Month, August 2001
Taste of the Month, July 2001
Taste of the Month, June 2001
La Meule from Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes, May 2001
Scottish & Newcastle Courage, April 2001
Craftsman Triple White Sage, March 2001
Galler Champagne Chocolate, February 2001
Taste of the Year 2000, January 2001
Rauchenfelser Steinbier, December 2000
Crannóg Partition Bitter, November 2000
Trois Pistoles, October 2000
La Pulpeuse, September 2000
Broughton Border Gold, August 2000
Schneider Weisse, July 2000
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, June 2000
Stille Nacht, May 2000
Conners Best Bitter, April 2000
Belgian Beer from Cooperstown, New York, Mar 2000
The Macallan 1949, Feb 2000
Budweiser Budvar (Taste of the Year - 1999), Jan 2000
Westmalle Tripel, Dec 1999
Southhampton Saison, Nov 1999
A Tie Between Two French Beers, Oct 1999
Einbecker Mai-Ur-Bock, Sept 1999
Hair of the Dog, Aug 1999
Belgian Dubbels, July 1999

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