“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Bread is the king of the table and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king” – Louis Bromfield
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There are some things in life that are awesome. Beer is awesome. Bread is awesome. Beer Bread is awesome x awesome. Therefore, Beer Bread is the most awesome thing in the universe. It is cooler than Miles Davis & George Clooney combined. It is more intense than fighting kung fu bears armed with knives. It is more inspiring than Steven Hawking reading a Maya Angelou poem.
In case you can’t tell, we’re big fans of yeast and what happens when you combine it with grain. We’ve found some people who feel the same way down I-10 in Convington, Louisiana. Henryk Orlik is the Brewmaster at Heiner Brau brewery. He makes some fantastic beers and we’re honored to multiply our bread by awesome with the inclusion of his beer in it!
Henryk & the MacFadyen Clan at Heiner Brau Brewery.
Please excuse the Notre Dame sweatshirt.
Here’s the writeup on the Heiner Brau Maerzen that we’re using in our Gouda Beer Bread: It means "March" in German. Monks used to call it "Das Fluessige Brot," or "Liquid Bread." Maerzen is a unique, fresh, and partially filtered dark brown, Bavarian lager that has a malty “bread taste” flavor. It is well balanced with a fresh hop finish. What Henryk also mentioned to J.P. is that this is the beer that was traditionally consumed during the fasting days of Lent, hence the monks calling it Liquid Bread.
We start with our Non-GMO, stone-ground whole wheat flour that we mill every day. We combine it with Baker’s Yeast, Acadiana Wildflower Honey, Salt, and Heiner Brau Maerzen. At the last minute on the mixer, we drop in chunks of Smoked Gouda. We knead it with care, top it with Kosher Salt, and bake it to perfection. It’s like having a pint of beer alongside pretzels dipped in cheese!
It is scientifically impossible to look more awesome than this.
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Gouda Beer Bread is available Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent.