Bar Snacks

Using the amber fluid in cooking, and pairing beer with food.

Bar Snacks

Postby Shaun » Saturday May 21, 2005 10:11 pm

Having just finished listening to the Tigers bet the Lions while having some home brews and snacks I was thinking what is your favourite beer drinking snack.

I am partial to pickled onions or the old favourite chips.

Oh and go the Tigers!!!!!!!
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Postby Evo » Saturday May 21, 2005 11:02 pm

Eating's cheating.
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Postby gregb » Sunday May 22, 2005 5:26 am

Also gotta be sooo careful not to transfer oil/grease from the chips to your lips to the glass, coz that will then send your beer flat.

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Postby the Baron » Sunday May 22, 2005 9:01 am

Shaun it depends on the time of day and type of beer and all but I must admit I don't mind gnawing on some beef jerky or kettle chips, home made sausage rolls go down a treat as well.
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Postby Dogger Dan » Sunday May 22, 2005 10:16 pm

Pickled eggs

No better treat,

Well maybe pig tails with some krout.

Its the after drinking snacks I am curious about.

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Postby Evo » Sunday May 22, 2005 10:24 pm

Ha !

Had a Pommie mate once that used to rave about Guinness and pickled eggs. Can't imagine he'd be too popular the morning after
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Postby Dogger Dan » Monday May 23, 2005 7:22 am

You smell like a big fermenting lager.

Truely grand when you out do the dog

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Postby db » Monday May 23, 2005 9:54 am

yum pickled eggs.. havent had one of those in years. does anyone have a recipe?
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Postby Dogger Dan » Monday May 23, 2005 9:59 am

Go to the bowling ally and spend 50 cents

See what I can find tomorrow. Being long weekend I have nothing to do seeing I finished shingling roof today. Other than filter, keg and start up a new brew.

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Postby tommo » Tuesday May 24, 2005 9:09 pm

you cannot beat really salty pretzels for starting that whole chain reaction thang.

You know,

Shit :shock: too much salt
Have a brew ( that's better )
Have a pretzel

Shit: :shock: too much salt
More brew ( better )
Pretzel :shock:
Beer :D
Pretzel :shock:
Beer :D
Beer :D
Beer :D
Pre..



Anyone see the pattern forming here?
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Postby GTI86 » Tuesday May 24, 2005 9:43 pm

Pretty much anything salty chips dip pork rinds any thing barbecued
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Postby tommo » Tuesday May 24, 2005 10:07 pm

Beer :D
Pretzel :shock:
Beer :D
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Postby Terry » Wednesday May 25, 2005 8:22 am

I'm a man of simple pleasures, for me its a plate of chips with gravy.
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Postby grabman » Wednesday May 25, 2005 9:20 am

I'll eat whatever the wife is serving, although favourites are pretzels and chips!
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Postby peterd » Wednesday May 25, 2005 9:50 am

I also think pretzels are good. But if you really want the chain reaction thing, I find there is one thing that is better: Chilli picked onions! Best to make your own. A jar of your favourite brown pickled onions (I know its cheating, but it works for me!). Open jar, put in a generous number of your favourite chilli (chosen for bite: I go for "birds eye" or habanero, because they are generally the hottest - and I grow 'em myself for this express purpose). Reseal jar. Put in fridge for as long as you can bear to leave them.
Consume with beer (of course), sliced, on a plain cracker.
Overall experience can be enhanced by accompanying the chilli onions with chilli beer (I prefer a chilli wheat beer myself, but, who knows, maybe my tastes are unusual?). Best to try this only at home, under adult supervision, and not 24 hours preceding driving or operating machinery.
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Postby db » Wednesday May 25, 2005 9:57 am

peterd - that sounds awesome :D i have 6 or so habanero's ready for picking.. 'll be trying that for sure. do you dry the chilli's first?
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Postby peterd » Wednesday May 25, 2005 10:10 am

> do you dry the chilli's first?


Are you talking about for the onions or the beer? For the onions, just put them in. If you want to have a quicker effect, cut the habaneros in half first.
For the beer, I also use them fresh.
I add them to the bottle.
I have variously put them in with no sanitising, by pouring boiling water over them, and using sanitising solution (followed by rinsing in boiled water). No problems at any time, with any method. For habaneros in bottle, you will need to slice them to get them in the bottle (besides, a full habanero in a single beer might be a little too much even for a committed chilli-head!). I prefer to use a small whole chilli if I have some around (saves cutting the chilli, then discovering some time later that you have a habit you didn't know about: rubbing your eyes!)
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Postby db » Wednesday May 25, 2005 10:19 am

uh sorry.. i meant the onions. cheers, i'll give that a bash tonight :D

i am keen to do a chilli beer but i think i'll try them in a chocolate porter or a stout
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Postby peterd » Wednesday May 25, 2005 11:13 am

> i meant the onions. cheers, i'll give that a bash tonight
Of course, you have to wait a while to get the effect. The longer you wait, the hotter the onions get. Of course, as the onions get hotter, the pickled chillies that you are making as a byproduct get milder. Need to balance these competing effects. Requires regular sampling, much beer, ...

> i am keen to do a chilli beer but i think i'll try them in a chocolate porter or a stout

I have done this. Effect is still pleasing, but, as I said, not as noticeable as a chilli wheat beer. This one really kicks, and, as the direction this thread was going was discussing highly resonant feedback loops involving eating and drinking, the chilli wheat beer has the money!
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Re: Bar Snacks

Postby RUM57L » Tuesday Jul 12, 2011 1:04 pm

Since there is a bit of a trend going around at the moment .. I figured i'd boost an old thread also..

Some of my most favourite bar snacks are as follows:

Summer -

I cannot go past sinking some pale ales and nibbling on some delightful thai fish cakes or chilli stuffed olives.

Winter -

Mother in laws garlic meatballs, garlic chicken wings are some of the best snacks i've ever tasted .. goes absolutely fantastic with dark ales
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