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RDS cookery demo: Caramel Ale Sauce

When I first developed the recipe for this sauce I was looking for a way to use the seasonal beers that appear in the run up to Christmas.  And then Eight Degrees Winter Ale, made with a specially fragrant spice blend from Green Saffron, turned out to be so popular that there wasn’t even a random...

RDS cookery demo: Chocolate and Knockmealdown Porter Brownies

Rich dark chocolate + full-flavoured malty porter = the most lusciously moist brownies. Enjoy! Chocolate and Knockmealdown Porter Brownies A dark, full-bodied beer is a good balance to the chocolate in these brownies. I use Knockmealdown Porter here but Dungarvan Black Rock Irish Stout, Porterhouse Plain or...

RDS cookery demo: Cheese and Herb Beer Bread

Last week I was up in Dublin for the National Crafts & Design Fair in the RDS, doing a couple of demonstrations on the Cooks Academy stage  in the Food Emporium. The title of my demo was Baking with Irish Craft Beer and I had a lot of fun using beers from Eight Degreesto develop recipes for Cheese and...