Cowboy Coffee Porter

Sometime ago I was over at my brother, Gene’s house for supper. I was asked if I wanted a beer.  Since it was close to a meal time, I asked, “What are we having?” Sister-in-law Krista was surprised at my question. So, I explained, “Not everything goes well with beer.”

Krista asked, “What doesn’t go with beer?”

I thought for a moment and could only come up with one thing on the spot. “Pancakes.” I said.

That night Krista served me chicken and a beer. But every once in a while since then I’ve thought about this notion: Can beer go with pancakes? Today at brunch I found the right beer for that task.

Cowboy Coffee Porter has the rich dark malt flavor with sufficient hop bitterness to pair satisfyingly with a meal that, for me had previously been lacking.

The question, “What doesn’t go with beer?” is getting harder and harder to answer.