Monday, October 26, 2015

Sprecher Beer Flavored Kettle Chips


Guten Tag or should I say Gluten Tag since this a food blog and I don't care how bad my jokes are. Oktoberfest may be over since it mostly happens in September (because if it was in October they would call Novemberfest) but that won't stop me from reviewing these chips. Beer and potato chips go together so well there's even a song about it, but what happens when you combine Essen Vergnügen with Trinkgenuss (eating and drinking enjoyment if Google translation is to be believed)? Is it Wunderbar or so bad they have to have a convention in Geneva? Wurst case scenario I could always try to kill the taste with sausages. Turns out none of that is necessary because these are really good. It really does taste like beer, because it's actually made with dried beer. This is the first time dried beer was good for anything other than making your feet stick to the floor in bars. They have just a hint of sweet (honey is another ingredient, so is yeast), which gives the saltiness something to shine against. Kettle chips were an excellent choice to showcase this flavor,  the crunch and the wholesomeness of the potatoes bring everything together.  Truly the total package. The only real question left is if I eat the entire bag in one sitting does it count as an eating problem or a drinking problem?

Found at World Market

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Combos Sweet & Salty Chocolate Fudge


Sweet and Salty, its a taste that has gotten popular lately, although not one that applies to people if my love life is any indication. Chocolate covered pretzels have been around for a while, but this is the first time I've seen pretzel covered chocolate. If anything I think the label has it backwards, they should be called Salty and Sweet. The little bit of fudge acts like tiny life preserver in a lake of saltiness. Don't misread me these are pretty good, I like the salt, it's just that I'm used to a hint of salt to bring sweetness into focus, where this uses a hint of sweet to dull the sharpness of the salt. It's a very interesting interaction. If you remove the fudge from it's chitinous pretzel shell  (maybe with a tiny crab mallet?) you'll find the fudge is rich and creamy. If you don't (perhaps you broke your mallet at the last crabathalon) you'll barely notice it. Very good, but I do wish they had a little bit more fudge.

Donated by Grant and Pat
Found at 7-11