Beer Inspired Holiday Menu
Entree Ideas:
Barleywine Marinated Prime Rib
Wet Aged and roasted in a salt crust and serve with a Rosemary Roasted Garlic IPA Crème Fraiché
Beer Brined Free Range Turkey
Oven Roasted BBQed Deep Fried Grilled Smoked Sous vide
Holiday Side Dishes:
Roasted Garlic IPA Mashed Potatoes
With a touch of hops, these garlic spuds are a great side dish
Potato Celery Root Purée
A great alternative to traditional mashers
Potato Parsnip Purée
The pleasant earthy flavor of parsnips infused with potatoes
Duck Porcini Stuffing
Duck braised in Belgian Dubbel with exotic mushrooms, artisanal bread and herbs
Horseradish Ale Sauce
This horseradish sauce uses hops to cut the richness of Prime Rib
Doppelbock Wild Mushroom Gravy
The combination of homemade stock, earthy wild mushrooms and the malt backbone of a Doppelbock lager work together to make any turkey and a spoonful of mash potatoes taste even better
Cranberry Wit Sauce
Cranberries, orange peel, coriander and Wit Bier infused sauce
Don’t forget Dessert
Rochefort 8 Ice Cream with Trappist 10 Caramel Ripple
Rich biere Ice Cream flavored with Rochefort Trappist Ale and a beer caramel ripple to take it to another level
Russian Imperial Stout Truffles
Truffles infused with a coffee and chocolatey brew
St. Remy Roca
A toffee made with Rochefort 6, then topped with a chocolate layer
Hophead IPA Peanut Brittle
Combining a citrus forward IPA with peanuts in this brittle recipe
Homemade Vanilla Bean Eggnog Infused with Tripel Style Belgian Ale
Belgian Tripel infused with vanilla beans and made into Winter eggnog, for a Beer Cocktail
For more Holiday inspirations, check out my Holiday Feast page.