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Beer is a widely cherished alcoholic drink, dating back to 4000 B.C. It became an everyday essential in ancient Egypt. Evidently, the passion for beer, given the numerous beer varieties today, has only amplified. Its global admiration equals its best food match: pizza. The perfect flavor blending of pizza and beer is not only promoted by Italians, known for their stringent food rules, but pizza and beer pairing also boasts a scientific backing.

undoubtedly, pizza is arguably the world’s go-to comfort food, Yet, it might pose challenges during digestion. Here, beer steps in. Being a fermented yeast drink, beer fosters beneficial bacteria in your gut, enhancing your gut microbiome, as well as the carbonation in beer aids in digestion during and after pizza consumption.

Besides, the carbonation effect presents notable benefits to digestive wellness. Starting with the bubbles’ stimulating impact on the esophagus, enabling easier swallowing. One apparent advantage of carbonation is the belching it induces —an immediate remedy for a stomach full of pizza, or a stomach upset resulting from overeating pizza. Lastly, fizzy water studies demonstrate that carbonation stimulates digestive circulation. As such, beer, as much as it helps you eat pizza, it aids pizza’s exit from your digestive tract. This all merely validates a well-accepted taste match. That said, perhaps you’ll choose an exceptionally carbonated beer for your pizza night now.

Learn more: 30 Popular Frozen Pizzas, Ranked Worst To Best

Beer is carbonated, but its countless varieties offer a diversity of carbonation levels, to say nothing of wildly different tasting notes. So, which beer makes the best pairing for pizza? That depends on the pizza in question. Tasting Table provides an in-depth guide to the best beers to pair with pizza with help from a certified cicerone and numerous national and local beer breweries. Suggestions include a bitter, crisp pilsner to cut through the fattiness and spice of a pepperoni pizza, a yeasty, fruity, and sweet yeast beer to pair with pineapple on a Hawaiian pizza, and a hops-filled American pale ale to balance the creamy richness of a white pizza.

Whichever beer you choose, make sure it’s ice cold as lower temperatures enhance carbonation. If you aren’t a beer fan, try a fizzy dry cider, hard seltzer, or any of a selection of dry sparkling wines, such as prosecco or brut rosé. Of course, carbonated beverages don’t have to be alcoholic; sparkling water or your favorite soft drink can satisfy the digestive requirements for a pizza pairing that’s also kid-approved.

Read the original article on Tasting Table.

One of Bellingham’s most popular waterfront summer spots, The Portal Container Village, is opening for its summer season Friday, May 3, and has new features this year.

The Portal is known for a beloved beer garden, Kulshan Brewing Co.’s Trackside, that was named “The Raddest Beer Garden in the Pacific Northwest,” by Forbes magazine, according to a news release from the brewery.

Along with Trackside, The Portal also is full of food trucks, a bike pump track, Portal Putt mini golf, Sun-E-Land Bikes rentals, restaurants and an ice cream shop. The Portal also has added a second shipping container storefront that welcomes rotating artists, entrepreneurs and businesses this year.

Back in June 2023, The Portal announced it would be adding two new shipping containers to its village: Bin 13 Wine Bar and Zeek’s Pizza.

Bin 13 Wine Bar will not open May 3, but plans to open as soon as possible with exciting offerings, according to owner Ryan Aarstol.

We will have great wines, wine cocktails, ciders/squeeze and some beers. We will have service at the container, with seating around the container, within our fenced area. We are in the permitting process for the deck above the container which we think will be very popular for folks,” Aarstol wrote in an email to The Bellingham Herald.

Bin 13 Wine Bar updates will be posted on the business’ Facebook page.

If you’re looking for a bite to eat, Zeek’s Pizza, Our Kitchen, The Selkie Scoop Ice Cream and Rain or Shine Riviera Club will have their own shipping container restaurants, along with five food trucks at The Portal. Whether you’re craving fish and chips, tacos, sandwiches or pizza, The Portal will have something for everyone.

The Portal announced its food truck lineup back in March:

▪ New Public Creative Vegan Food Truck

▪ Galley2Go Fish and Chips

▪ Incredi-Bowls

▪ Curries N Things

▪ Ah Chihuahua Taco Truck

Kulshan Brewing is also bringing new events to its Trackside beer garden this season, starting with a season-opening celebration Friday. The event includes live music from “Mackinaw Cruiser” at 6 p.m., followed by a live DJ from 8 to 10 p.m. The event is open for all ages and is dog friendly.

Kulshan Brewing is also hosting its “Beer Prom” at Trackside this year, a ticketed event and fundraiser for Lydia Place, a nonprofit striving to end family homelessness. The 21-and-over event will take place June 1 and includes beer collaborations, a live big band, live DJ, costume context, food trucks and photo booth. Tickets cost $30 and can be purchased online in advance.

The Portal also announced a new Pike Place-inspired market is in the works, hoping to be open year-round starting spring 2025.

The many businesses at The Portal have differing operating hours. Kulshan Brewing Trackside will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday until Memorial Day, May 27. After May 27, Kulshan will be open daily.

The Portal Container Village is at 296 W Laurel St. in Bellingham.

There’s more to drink at the Derby—and around Louisville—than mint juleps.

We all know that Louisville, Kentucky is the land of bourbon, and the mint julep is the drink of choice for the Kentucky Derby, which is having its 150th anniversary on May 4 at Churchill Downs. But the city is also known for some great breweries. In fact, it was once a great beer city known for a special type of beer called Kentucky Common, a dark ale style that’s rarely brewed today. If you are looking for Kentucky Common in Louisville, Apocalypse Brew Works in Louisville occasionally makes one of the original recipes and will have it on draught, and Dreaming Creek Brewery from Richmond, Kentucky makes a Kentucky Common that can be found at local Total Wine retailers.

If you’re visiting Louisville for the Run for the Roses or any time throughout the year, check out these breweries and beer bars that celebrate great craft beer.

Against the Grain’s Public Houses have two locations- one downtown and one near the Original Highlands section.

One of the most well-known breweries in Louisville is Against the Grain (AtG for short). With wacky labels and some in your face names like “Citra Ass Down,” AtG has two tasting rooms in Louisville: one near the Original Highlands area and one downtown. Their beer is widely available throughout Louisville and out of state as well.

Mile Wide sells a huge variety of beers to suit all tastes from dark lagers to sours to a plethora of hoppy options so there’s something for everyone. Started by three friends and housed in an old biscuit factory, Mile Wide’s tasting room also has board games and classic arcade games plus pinball machines to keep the good times rolling. The brewery is conveniently located between downtown and the Original Highlands neighborhood.

While Monnik Beer Co’s focus is on European styles, they also brew a bunch of hoppy options. There is an on-site restaurant as well.

Monnik Beer Co., located in the Schnitzelburg neighborhood, makes some excellent European-inspired beers. A brewing friend of mine raved about their saison and Italian pilsner. Monnik is the Dutch word for “monk,” and they also have an on-site restaurant.

Shippingport is a brewery solely owned by women, which was inaugurated in the year 2021, in the Portland region of Louisville. The brewery is highly community-driven, boasting over 100 five-star Google reviews. The Beer list in the taproom includes a vast selection of beer types ranging from German style kolsch to West Coast pilsner and even hard kombucha. Furthermore, Sandwiches are also prepared on-site at Shippingport.

The second tasting room of Atrium, located in Prospect, KY, is an ideal ensconce for anyone looking to avoid the tumult of Louisville.

Atrium Brewing operates a spirited tasting room in the Germantown area of Louisville, notable for fine hazy IPAs, hype fruited sours, and crispy lagers. Established in September 2020, Atrium has grown to construct a second tasting room outside the city borders in Prospect, Kentucky.

Although not a brewery, Holy Grale maintains an impressive beer list along with delicious food, emphasizing on using local products. Located just one mile from AtG’s Original Highlands public house, the Holy Grale has had its roots since 2011 in an erstwhile Unitarian church. The amenities at Holy Grale include pleasant outdoor seating and a dining room previously the choir loft. Moreover, Holy Grale has a Bed and Breakfast with a café on the ground floor, opened in 2014, just down the street.

If you are looking for one of the best eclectic beer lists in town, head over to Sergio’s World Beers in the Butchertown section of town. Currently on draught they have a list chock full of European classics from breweries like Cantillon, Chimay and Fantome. The food menu puts world food on display with dishes from Chile, Brazil, Greece, Germany and more.

There’s good beer everywhere nowadays and Louisville has a lot to offer. Check out the Louisville Ale Trail website for a complete list. Remember to drink responsibly and to always imbibe with people who you care about. Cheers!

STORY: The British government is warning its

soccer fans against ‘stronger’ German beer

ahead of the Euro 2024 championship in Germany

Location: Munich, Germany

Sonny, a British football fan, opines,

“I would say if you’re going to drink German beer it has to be in this glass, (shows stein) it has to be double the size… it just gets you drunk quicker. It’s fantastic. It’s crisp. It’s definitely a bit stronger.”

German beer is served in steins, which are almost twice the size of British pints.

Source: Drinkaware

Average beer strength in Germany is also between

4.7% and 5.4%, while British beer is closer to 4.4%

(Kean, British football fan)

“I mean, I think it’s pretty strong, the German beer. But you still got a few a few percentage like craft ones in London. I mean it’s larger, the steins, obviously are larger, aren’t they? So, drink responsibly, as they say.”

Euro 2024 will take place across

Germany from June 14 to July 14

A popular local brewery is opening a new location in Whatcom County, serving fresh beer, homemade pizzas, wings, salads and even dessert pizza.

District Brewing Co., a brewery and restaurant, first opened in 2020 in Mount Vernon serving pizzas named after well known movies such as “Top Gun,“ “Lilo & Stitch,” “Casablanca,” “Mamma Mia” and “Field of Dreams.” The in-house brewery also produces its own lagers, porters, IPAs, ales and hefeweizen, and its pub ale, “Buzz Lightbeer.”

The brewery’s Ferndale taproom opened in 2022, bringing Whatcom County a taste of the local brewery.

Now, District Brewing Co. is opening a new location in Lynden on Wednesday, May 1, according to a new release.

The brewery will have 24 taps featuring beer from the Mount Vernon brewery and other cider, kombucha, seltzers, and non-alcoholic options such as root beer and orange cream. The restaurant will serve pizzas, salads and appetizers.

District Brewing Co. is owned by Mark and Amy Shintaffer, who have local ties to Whatcom County. Mark Shintaffer graduated from Ferndale High School and lived in Everson for over 20 years.

The local entrepreneurs will feature local sports memorabilia in the Lynden restaurant.

“We’re going to be a fun place for families and friends to gather,” Mark Shintaffer wrote in the news release.

The new taproom and restaurant will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday at 6912 Hannegan Rd. in Lynden.

The Ferndale location of the District’s is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at 2000 Main St.

The Mount Vernon location and brewery of the District’s is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at 520 S. Main St.

The craft beer industry in New Jersey has seen a significant boom over the past ten years. Today, breweries serve as a fantastic spot to unwind and try the local brews.

A newly opened brewery in Farmingdale offers the ideal environment for such an experience.

Having hosted their grand opening in December, Tall Oaks Farm and Brewery might be newcomers to the game, but their bustling clientele and friendly staff certainly doesn’t give that impression.

Visitors have the options of sampling their beer in a homely tasting room or taking their drinks outside to the outdoor section of the premises.

There are fire pits that you can reserve to sit around and chat with friends. If you’re still chilly even with the fire, they offer blankets to keep you warm.

How cute is that?!

We’re not just brewing beer; we’re crafting and cultivating a unique experience for you.

Tall Oaks is not only kid-friendly (when I was there, there was a birthday party for a baby in their outdoor pavilion), it’s also dog friendly, as long as your pup remains leashed and in the outdoor area.

Join us on this journey as we redefine standards and bring a fresh perspective to the world of craft beer in our beautiful state of New Jersey.

🍺 Monday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
🍺 Tuesday: Closed
🍺 Wednesday: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
🍺 Thursday: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
🍺 Friday: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
🍺 Saturday: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
🍺 Sunday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.

You can check out their current beer menu here.

Gallery Credit: Charlotte Barnett

Gallery Credit: Meg Dowdy

The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5’s Kylie Moore. Any opinions expressed are Kylie’s own. You can follow Kylie on Instagram.

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Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest retail, business and restaurant activity in and around Whatcom County:

Living Pantry, an eco-friendly and natural product store, is moving its current Bellingham location and is opening next door to Trader Joe’s.

“We are looking to open as soon as possible but as with most things it is dependent upon some parts out of our control; therefore at this time, we don’t have a set date,” an email from the business stated.

Living Pantry will move from 2400 Yew St. to the new store at 2410 James St. in Bellingham. Living Pantry also has a location in Blaine at 264 H St.

The Holiday Inn Express at 4160 Meridian St. has filed a permit with the city for an interior and exterior remodel, with an estimated cost of $4 million. The permit was filed April 18 and had not been approved as of April 19.

Bellingham Beer Week, the 11-day-long beer festival and celebration, runs for a few more days. The festival is put on by 15 participating breweries and nine taprooms. It includes block parties, new beer releases, live music, brewery tours and other events.

Here’s a few events you won’t want to miss:

• Floral IPA Beer Release on Saturday, April 27 at Structures Brewing Old Town, 601 W Holly St. in Bellingham.

• April Brews Day, Bellingham’s biggest and best beer festival, runs from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the corner of Granary Ave & Chestnut St. in Bellingham.

• Hangover Helper Brunch, a brunch to conclude Bellingham Beer Week at 10 a.m. to Aslan Brewing’s Depot. The event will include a live DJ and brunch menu. Aslan Depot is at 1322 N. State St. in Bellingham.

Bellingham is full of local events, markets, festivals and other events during April. Here’s your guide to this month’s events, trivia nights, live music and more.

This curated weekly newsletter is a roundup of what’s new and exciting to help you live joyfully in Bellingham and Whatcom County. Click here to sign up. In your inbox every Thursday.

Pictures by Wojtek Radwanski. Video by Damien Simonart

Poland unfurled an art exhibit on Friday in honor of its singular Van Gogh painting, a remarkable early landscape revered in millions that was once peddled by a merchant for the equivalent of a pint of beer.

The piece “Country Huts Among Trees” hails from 1883 when the penniless Dutch artist was honing his painting craft amid the bucolic surroundings of The Hague.

The diminutive oil painting, alternatively titled “Farmhouses Among Trees,” is “worth noting for its humility and for showcasing an entirely dissimilar perspective of Van Gogh,” commented Agata Smolnicka, co-custodian of the Warsaw exhibit.

He painted it with a limited palette, and not many who are familiar with his ‘Starry Night’ French phase are aware of his Dutch phase,” she declared to AFP.

“Works from The Hague are relatively rare,” Teio Meedendorp, an expert at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, which authenticated the unsigned work, conveyed.

“He created approximately 75 pieces there but only one-third survived. The majority were either lost or destroyed over the years,” he explained to AFP.

The canvas was found in a carpenter’s loft, along with a collection of Van Gogh’s other early works, after he relocated overseas.

The carpenter eventually sold “that junk” — as he called them — for a song to a hawker who peddled the pictures from his handcart.

“He brought the works to a cafe… Anyone who bought him a round of beer received a Van Gogh,” exhibition consultant Juliette van Uhm wrote in the show’s catalogue.

“Some canvases were given to children to play with; they tied them around their waists as if they were aprons,” she added.

Many were saved by a discerning tailor who tried to buy them all up. They were later exhibited and sold, with the Polish Van Gogh ending up in Switzerland.

Charles Zbigniew Carroll-Porczynski, a Polish collector stationed in Britain, made a purchase of the artwork in 1987 and subsequently gifted it to the Catholic Church in his home country.

A fresh exhibit at the Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszynski in Warsaw delves into distinct aspects of the masterpiece.

The painting was described as “Van Gogh in the stage prior to becoming the renowned Van Gogh” by Stefania Ambroziak, one of the co-curators. She observed that Van Gogh was at this time in the process of mastering oil paint and experimenting with color applications.

Van Gogh, by this juncture, had already invested substantial effort in perfecting his sketching skills, even though experts believed that he was not a natural talent such as Picasso or Toulouse-Lautrec.

“When you see juvenile work by Vincent, it’s a big surprise he became an artist,” Meedendorp said, laughing.

“Because he was not very good. I mean he had no natural feel for perspective and proportion.”

What he did have was speed, which is evident in the painting on show in Warsaw.

“You can distinguish the hand of a very quick painter, working wet-on-wet very quickly. And this is a wonderful example of it,” Meedendrop said.

Though the Polish painting’s palette is less vibrant than the brilliant shades often linked with Van Gogh, Meedendorp remarks that it evidences his inherent talent for colour.

“His talent in colour mixing and contrasting, particularly with the reddish and green tones, was exceptional,” said Meedendorp.

“Van Gogh was a natural colourist. However, it wasn’t until he truly studied and absorbed colours in Paris, did he evolve into the exceptional painter we know,” added Meedendorp.

The exhibition entitled “Van Gogh. The Stories of One Painting” will be on display in Warsaw until the end of December.

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Madison Beer continues to embrace contemporary classics. She released the video for her single “Make You Mine” on April 24, which showcases her in a reimagination of a noteworthy thriller scene.

The track itself sees Beer expressing a fresh obsession.

Lyrics of the chorus, “I want to feel the rush / I want to taste the crush / I want to get you going / I want to lay you down / I want to string you out / I want to make you mine,” are sung over a captivating, rhythmic beat.

In the visual representation, Beer takes on the personas of Jennifer Check and Needy Lesnicky, roles originally portrayed by Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried in the 2009 film, Jennifer’s Body. As these characters, Beer reconstructs a number of scenes from this movie, featuring the famous hallway walk, the scene at the pool, and the dance sequence.

In a recent interview with Billboard, Beer declared “Make You Mine” as her top favorite song she’s ever crafted.

“It’s just so exhilarating, extremely feel-good song,” Beer voiced. “It’s alluring, it’s irresistible. Every single person I’ve played it for started dancing and felt an immediate boost in their mood upon listening to it, and that’s the kind of reaction I always aim for.”

The video for “Make You Mine” can be seen above.

I confess, I was raised on bland meals and never nurtured a fondness for spicy food. Despite this, my spouse, kids, and companions, who enjoy spice in numerous forms, delight in provoking me to sample various dishes, usually assuring me with “It’s not excessively hot! You’ll manage.” However, I never actually do.

In my childhood, when I dared to try spiced dishes, my mother used to hand me a glass of milk to alleviate the burn I felt. I never understood why, but it seemed to do the trick. Thankfully, I found the same relief in certain beers. The right brew not only enables me to bear spicy meals but also almost savor the ordeal. And for those who already delight in the heat delivered by chili peppers, this combination is absolute perfection.

Whether you’re a spicy food veteran or a timid beginner, here are some recommendations for coupling beer with spicy meals while keeping your sanity (and hopefully without crying).

Here’s a daring suggestion: I don’t believe IPAs pair well with spicy meals. While numerous beer aficionados argue that IPAs go well with spicy dishes, they only heighten the sensation of heat. The elevated alpha acids in hops, notably prolific in IPAs, can mix with capsaicin (the active component that gives chile peppers their spiciness), forming a vicious cycle that intensifies the heat. Whether it’s the heat from habaneros or some other source, a hop-dominant beer only amplifies the spiciness.

Indeed, a cold drink provides temporary relief from the heat of spicy food. However, as your mouth warms up, the spiciness returns. This is because capsaicin, the molecule responsible for spicy heat, does not dilute in water, and beer is mostly water. Capsaicin is neutralized by fats and alcohol, explaining why milk is often recommended.

For a lasting solution, you can consider several strategies. It’s worthwhile to note that spiciness is not a flavor but a sensation, although it can combine with various flavors. Therefore, try to either pair strong with strong where suitable, or balance matching or similar tastes. Additionally, think about how sweetness or fizziness can influence the pairing.

In my experience, malt-rich and sweet beers counterbalance spiciness quite well. Therefore, I find Märzen, amber lagers, or Vienna lagers superior to IPAs. Their sweetness doesn’t conflict with the potent flavors and provides a lasting sweetness layer in your mouth.

I’d suggest pairing foods with smoky chili like chipotle or ancho with a stout, preferably one with chocolate undertones. Generally, stouts go well with hot foods. Oatmeal stouts and sweet/milk stouts are especially fitting. Oatmeal stouts derive their smoothness from the oats used in their brewing, while sweet or milk stouts are brewed with malt sugars or lactose. While not traditional milk, it neutralizes spiciness much the same. For complementing smokiness, opt for a roasted malt beer such as a brown ale.

Dark beer varieties such as black lagers, schwarzbiers, and dunkels are perfect complements to spicy dishes for several reasons, with Death and Taxes, a San Francisco-style black lager from Moonlight Brewing, being perhaps the most well-suited among them. Notably, many of such beers bear caramel undertones that further elevate their compatibility with spicy food.

Beers with high residual sugar content, including Belgian specialty ales, saisons, barley wines, and lambics, effectively neutralize the heat of capsaicins. Hazy IPAs with low bitterness also serve the same purpose.

Alternatively, some recommend countering spicy flavors with carbonated drinks. Some researchers argue that the bubbles might stimulate more pain sensors, potentially worsening the burning sensation depending on your tolerance and the spiciness of your food. However, I find bubbly drinks rather helpful in dealing with spice. If you would like to test this hypothesis, try out a Kölsch, saison, witbier, hefeweizen, biere de garde, tripel, or sparkling ale.

The art of pairing beer and food typically abides by universally accepted guidelines. However, pairing spicy food with beverages is a unique case. Some people find appeal in spicy food precisely because of the burning sensation it elicits. Thus, feel free to experiment and discover the combination that suits your preferences. If you relish the spicy thrill, opt for an IPA.

Contact Jay R. Brooks