southern tier pumking

Southern Tier was nice enough to put all the ingredients for their Imperial Pumking Ale right on the side of the bottle. I will give this a shot for next fall. Let's call it batch 8.

In the meantime, after the saison kit I have is done, my next projects will be FREE BEER (if I can find guarana berries). I looked into the Flying Dog Open Source Beer, but unfortunately it's a lager, and I'm not set up for cold-fermenting or lagering. (YET! See previous entry)

This morning we are heading to brunch with Pete and Shannon, who have just moved to Salem from Rhode Island. On the menu is a goat cheese and tomato frittata, peanut butter waffles, and bacon. (He works at Strega) After we come home, I am going to make a freaking sweet pork roast on the grill. The recipe is based on one from How to Cook Meat as per usual: Apricot-Sausage Stuffed Pork Loin. I will be making the following substitutions: apricots are replaced by apples (because we have apples and apple preserves), I am using a rack of pork instead of boneless pork loin (because I don't have any pork loin, but I have a rack of pork!), and I may tone down the garlic.