Subj : Re: imports
To   : JIM WELLER
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Jun 18 2022 05:58:00

-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 JW> It a dark lager, quite malty, reasonably hopped, all barley,
 JW> no rice or corn, and is a full 5% ABV.

 JW> To clarify, regular Kokanee is a 5% Pilsner style lager and Kokanee
 JW> Gold, my favourite, is a full bodied dark lager that is a bit
 JW> stronger at 5.3% ABV.

 DD> Sounds like my type of frothing slosh.

 JW> You're not going to find any in Illinois.

 JW> It is sold in the Western provinces of Canada and the Pacific
 JW> Northwest states of the US, with limited distribution in the
 JW> Eastern provinces. Same with Alberta based Big Rock beer and ale.

I can buy Big Rock at no less than four places here in the Great American
Outback. (TM - UDD) And Kokanee at three venues. The only common denominator
is "Friar Tuck's Beverages" on my city's far west side.

 JW> But I have to go all the way to Ontario for Sam Adams!

Sam is OK - mostly. All of their product is contract brewed. The only
brewery that is owned by them is the "home" brewery - and it's tiny.
Used only for developing recipes and "test brewing". A group of us did
the tour during a Boston echo picnic hasted by the late MLoo.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Crawfish Etouffee - Picnic
 Categories: Loo, Seafood, Herbs, Chilies, Rice
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
    1/4 c  Butter
    1/4 c  Shortening
    1/2 c  Flour
      3 md Onions; chopped
      1    Celery rib; minced (opt)
  2 1/2 md Green peppers; diced
      5 cl Garlic; mashed
      2 qt Milder Ro-Tel Chopped
           - Tomatoes
      2 ts Thyme
    1/2 ts Oregano
    1/2 ts Basil
      6    Fresh sage leaves; chopped
      2 lb Peeled crawfish tails
           - (that's what was
           - available)
           Hot sauce
           Hot rice
      3    Scallions; chopped (opt)
 
  UDD sez: This was some good. I brought home ALL the
  leftovers
  
  Melt butter and shortening. Mix in flour and stir
  constantly over low heat to make a medium brown roux. Add
  onions and celery and stir over medium heat for a minute.
  Add peppers and stir over medium heat for a minute. Add
  garlic and stir over medium heat for a minute. Add
  tomatoes and herbs. Cook over low heat an arbitrary length
  of time, at least 20 min. Add crawfish tails 15 minutes
  before serving. Season to taste with hot sauce. Serve over
  rice and sprinkled with scallions (which I forgot).
  
  Michael Loo's recipe, Alabama Jam (Echo Picnic) 1998
  
  * Origin: Lost in the SuperMarket *
  
  Format by Dave Drum - 17 August 98
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

.... Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.
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