LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2017

BEER  SUMMER SHANDIES

Beer mixed with ginger beer is one of the earliest known versions of the shandy. Here, we use dark stout that under- pins the brew’s natural malty flavours with a tannic sweet- ness. The typical blend is half beer and half ginger beer, but doubling the quantity of beer ensures that the flavours of the stout aren’t overpowered. GINGER BEER + STOUT

YOUNG’S DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT LCBO 486951, 500 mL, $3.50

With an obvious chocolate flavour and a back note of roasted coffee beans, this dark-as-night British brew from Young’s & Co. is an ideal choice to stand up to the grippy heat of a strong ginger beer.

RAILWAY CITY BLACK COAL STOUT LCBO 413781, 473 mL, $3.15

An American-style stout from a Canadian brewer, this beer is strong as a lumberjack and dark as a coal mine. The stout’s subtle chocolate, wood smoke and toffee flavours simultaneously elevate and harmonize with the ginger component.

STOUT AND STORMY recipe on page 146

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