[penguicon-general] Food track

[Michael Rudas (computer)]

Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
> On Wednesday 15 November 2006 12:46 pm, LadySarah wrote:
>   
>> I've never had Chocolate Tea.  Carmel Tea and Chocolate Beer, yes, but not
>> Chocolate Tea.
>>     
>
> Chocolate Beer?  I've heard of fruit beers, yes, but chocolate beer?  That's 
> as bad as garlic ice cream (which also exists).
>   

Not to mention hot pepper ice cream-- and the Japanese have some REALLY 
strange flavors (by our standards, at least-- shrimp ice cream, anyone?).

Chocolate as a beer ingredient actually works very well-- think of it as 
a bittering agent, like hops.  It's usually paired with roasty malts, 
like in a porter or stout.  What's weirder (but still neat) is 
bubble-gum flavored beer; the yeast naturally produces the same flavor 
molecule that's used to flavor JuicyFruit gum.