Thanksgiving Beers

Thanksgiving preparations are in full swing.  You've planned the appetizers, main course, and desserts.  You have the decorations and the table is set.  What's left?  Drinks!  What drinks will go with your meal?

Whatever meal you have planned, Cafe Mojo can help you pair a fantastic drink. The Pilgrims most likely enjoyed ale with their meal, so here is a guide to choose your brew:

• Traditional Turkey - Amber ale or lager like Oktoberfest, brown ale, or a strong golden ale like triple
• Smoked Turkey- a hoppy brown ale, Scotch ale, or porter
• Ham- Weizen, weizenbock, dubbel or dark lager
• Pumpkin Pie- Spiced ale, winter warmer or old ale

If you're planning on serving a turkey, you can go one step further and use your choice of ale to baste the turkey while it cooks.

• melt one stick of butter
• mix 12 ounces of ale with the butter
• pour over the turkey
• baste with the beer butter approximately every 20 minutes
• about halfway through the cooking time, pour another 12 ounces of ale over the turkey
• continue to baste approximately every 20 minutes

We hope these suggestions add to your delicious holiday meal!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cafe Mojo family to yours!