Vegetarian Dumplings with Silvius

In honor of Chinese New Year, Boom Island Brewing's Co-Owner Qiuxia Welch shares an amazing recipe for Vegetarian Dumplings, paired beautifully with Sylvius. Vegetarian Dumplings Yield: 35 to 40 dumplings Time: About 1½ hours 1 tablespoon sesame oil ¼ cup tablespoon canola or peanut oil 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 3 scallions, thinly sliced 3½ …

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Speculaas (Belgian Spice Cookies) paired with Silvius Pale Ale

Prettig sinterklaasfeest! Happy St. Nicholas Day! Enjoy the fest with these traditional Belgian spice cookies. Usually folk enjoy them with a cuppa tea or coffee, but we felt Silvius was a little more festive.   Recipe adapted from NPR (http://www.npr.org/2012/12/12/166961539/belgian-sweets-not-just-for-sinterklaas) by Samantha Haddow yields about 3 dozen small cookies Ingredients 1 c unsalted butter, softened …

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Boom Island Pairing No. 2: Stuffing & Silvius

Not only do we enjoy pairing our beers with our favorite dishes, we also love to cook with them! The earthy sage, sweet apple and slight sourness from the sourdough work incredibly well with Silvius' lightly toasted malt backbone and subtle peppery finish. recipe developed by Samantha Haddow serves 10-12 Ingredients: • 12 cups dry …

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