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A Brief Intro to Lance + Julie

by Julie White
written by Julie White

We have been on this cooking and drinking adventure since the day we met. But since beerjourn.al is new to YOU, we thought we’d take a moment to introduce ourselves with a few basic questions. Cheers!

Lance White

Best Food Bite

Besides the last meal Julie made? It would have to be Uni with quail egg at Katsuya Hollywood. In addition to the food being fantastic, it was made and served by the owner himself, Chef Katsuya Uechi.

Most Memorable Beer Experience

Standing in the bathroom line with Jim Koch at the GABF, hearing how he hates his hard work going down the drain…

Favorite Music Moment

Any Butch Walker show at the Hotel Cafe. Intimate venue, I’m taking 100 people or so. I’ve seen him multiple times there, but the friends and celebrities he brings on stage with him are what make them memorable.

Why people should read what you have to say.

It’s not about me, it’s about my kick ass wife. She’s the beer geek. She’s the one who makes these meals. She’s the one with tastes in music you should be jealous about.

Find Lance

@lancewhite (twitter, instagram, lancewhite.com)

Julie White

Best Food Bite

Montefollonico, Italy. Pigeon. It was at the time, my bravest food choice, and it was amazing. (Oh, and maybe lots of wine, incredible company and incomparable surroundings didn’t hurt either.)

Most Memorable Beer Experience

Rice beer homebrewed by Charlie Papazian, served up at his house outside of Boulder, Colorado.

Favorite Music Moment

Front row to see the Pixies at Red Rocks.

Why people should read what you have to say.

I’ve worked in the craft beer community since 2001, long before there was even a “definition” of craft beer, back when we were trying to get people to stop using the insufficent term “Microbrew”. I’ve met brewers, tried beers and visited breweries that some beer lovers only dream about. And I’ve barely cracked the surface. I also love manhattans and cappuccino foam artwork, because there’s a time and place for everything.

Find Julie

@korowotny (twitter, instagram, korowotny.com)

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Beermosa: Where Beer and Brunch find Love

by Julie White
written by Julie White

Nothing signals my brain “HEY!!! WE ARE ON VACATION!!” quite like a beer for breakfast does. Whether it be a holiday, a family trip to the beach or those painfully early pre-dawn arrivals at the airport, the simple luxury of a beer in the morning is never lost on me. After water, malt is the second largest ingredient in beer. All of that roasty toasty grainy goodness (how’s that for technical?!), truly makes beer a welcome addition to the morning cocktail scene. Bloody Mary’s, Champagne, sure, but beer is such a natural fit from a flavor profile standpoint, that I’m not at all surprised to see it popping up more often on brunch menus. And in my opinion, the best way to fancy a beer up and invite it along to join your lobster huevos rancheros or caviar blinis, is to turn it into a beermosa.

Heighten your beer experience with some OJ and a decadent breakfast

We were first introduced to the brilliant concept of the beermosa back in 2009. Friends from Colorado were visiting and it also happened to be Lance’s birthday. The bottomless champagne brunch at the Renaissance Cafe in Dana Point was absolutely in order. But low and behold, if our friend didn’t order a BEER with his OJ! Honestly, it seemed blasphemous at the time. But after one sip, I was a true believer. At the time we exclusively used wheat beers when making or ordering a beermosa. The Kellerweis from Sierra Nevada was a go-to favorite for a while (and is still a terrific pick). But now that I’m older and more confident in my flavor choices, I find a great Saison to also be a lovely accompaniment to the orange juice. Captain Stardust from Yellow Springs Brewery is my current favorite beermosa beer. Yellow Springs Brewery is just down the road from us here in Ohio, and they brew some terrific beers. And this Saiason of theirs is at the top of that list. Having just joined the canning game, I am looking forward to seeing their beer in more retail locations, as they take their place in the very happening Ohio beer scene.

The Saison from Yellow Springs Brewery is joins the brunch crowd.

Music Pairing

To go along with our beermosa I picked two albums of Jay Bennet’s, The Beloved Enemy and Bigger Than Blue. Both albums came out in 2004 and if you took the best tracks of these two, brought in Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche, Wilco would have had made a great fifth album*!

Neither album stands on their own, but the following selections flow as well as our Captain Stardust Saison this morning.

Reasons for You to Love Me (Cars Can’t Escape) – The crunch guitars and a solid drum beat is the most solid track on this album.

My Little Wicked One – Just Jay with an acoustic guitar. Sad lyrics and key.

It’s Hard – A song about regret, and during this time in his life I’m sure he had plenty!

Charming and Plastic – Upbeat song for this album might have been a throwaway from Summersteeth

Pretty Good Year – Production on this song is very Pet Sounds and is a great ending for The Beloved Enemy.

*Bennett was kicked out of Wilco after Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in 2002 and later passed away. Sam Jones’ I’m Trying To Break Your Heart sheds the breakdown of the band on that awesome album.

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