The Beer Snob — The Old Foghorn
A classic American Ale Of all the ‘recognized’ beer styles, one of the oddest may be barleywine. Originally created in England in the 18th century as an alternative to wine when supplies of the grape tipple might have been minimal due to inevitable strife with...
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Spring Has Sprung
To be completely honest, I do love an American IPA. No, I’m not a hophead; far from it. While I tend to lean toward malt-centric brews, with a good classic porter being one of my favorite beers, I do adore the American hop plant and all the bitter goodness that comes...
Taking Homemade to The Next Level
“We don’t claim to be chefs. We just cook and prepare food very well,” says Jeannie Dillon of Foodies Café and Catering. Since its opening late last year on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in what used to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken, Foodies has quietly built a reputation...
A Tasty American Wheat
Full disclosure, friends: I had my first Bell’s Oberon of the year this week. I know, I know. I can hear it now: “Beer Snob, it’s just barely spring! Hey, that’s a wheat beer! A summer beer! Aren’t you a self-proclaimed ‘seasonal drinker?” In my defense, the...
Wine Down at New County Park
The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission invites the Lowcountry to get another sneak peek of a future park this spring. In April, Wine Down Wednesday returns to Old Towne Creek County Park. Old Towne Creek County Park is not yet regularly open to the...
Spring Has Sprung
The Vernal Equinox is upon us. And although as you’re reading this column there just as likely a chance of ice and freezing rain as there is sunshine, you should be ready to switch beer gears. So it might be time to lighten up, however slightly, with your beer choice....
Popsicle Scene Heats Up
Guypaula Deen-Fieri, the bastard lovechild of two celebrity chefs, has announced that West Ashley will be the site of her next upscale pudding pop restaurant, Suck This! Not surprisingly, Deen-Fieri said her recipes marry the two disparate culinary styles of her...
There Will Be Beer
The craft beer revolution is well and truly upon us West Ashley. Where once we were limited to the workmanlike efforts of Palmetto Brewing and the scattered attempts from others, in 2007 the floodgates were flung open. Where once there was a barely discernible...
Dark Creamy Goodness
An unusual trend has been happening lately, I’ve re-stumbled upon a patch of stouts. No, not the average, boring Guinness variety associated with the recent Patrician festivities. I’m referring to stouts of a slightly sweeter, richer, creamier nature. In the stout...
Show Us Your (Food) Porn
Has a photo of a five-layer cheesecake ever made you drool on your computer keys? Or an image of sauce-slathered ribs made you unconsciously lick your fingers and tuck a napkin into your collar?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Although the English may claim to have created the beverage and coined the term ‘stout’ as a singular style, it ‘s the Irish that have made the beer their own. The lads and lasses from the green isle loved that dark beer so much, that a category was named for their...
