I am a man who loves a good beer (obviously). But I am also someone who adores a well-made butter tart. Do they go together? Definitely. I would match a butter tart with a rich Scotch Ale, like Traquair House Ale, or Alley Kat’s Kiltlifter (which is available in my basement, at Sherbrooke Liquor but nowhere else), but a crisp, bitter pilsner might work as well to contrast.
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June 4, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Ahem. It’s still available in at least one store…
June 4, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Hi Jim.
Sorry. I keep forgetting you are the beer world’s pack rat and that you are likely to still have some cases of things long since sold out elsewhere. I have edited the post to reflect the status of your inventory and use this comment to apologize. I should always fire an email off to you before offering such off-the-cuff comments (which, I guess, would make them not realy off-the-cuff…).
Thanks for the correction.
Jason
June 4, 2010 at 6:49 PM
For the record, everytime Alley Kat switches to the next seasonal, I take whatever’s left. It’s a system that works well. they have space in the brewery, and if you really liked the beer, it’s still possible to find some. For a while. I reckon I have a month’s worth of Kiltlifter left.
June 7, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Devine’s also had some left when I was there this past Saturday…