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 This past Saturday after an eventful day at the Denver Aquarium to sight see some aquatic life and 4 Tigers at an aquarium. Did not expect that. We decided to stop off at the local liquor store for a CO2 fill up and a six pack of something new and exciting. That something new and exciting was a six pack of Buffalo Bills Brewery’s Orange Blossom Cream Ale. Never have seen or heard of it before, this was something I needed to try.
Popping off the top, the smell was inviting, the orange peel sets itself apart and makes itself known that it is dominant here. Golden color with a semi firm head, it looked refreshing right away. The taste gives way to the orange peel that you can taste, not too strong but enough to let you know it’s there. Little to no aftertaste, this brew is a perfect summer beer on a warm day. In the end, very enjoyable and good tasting.
Pick up a six-pack if it’s available in your area, you will be glad you did.
 Do you like beer? Do you like wing sauce? Do you like cheese? Do you like all of these ingredients blended together for an ultimate taste dipping experience? This is buffalo chicken dip taken to a whole new level, think of it as buffalo chicken dip on steroids. A dip that will satisfy the most hardcore buffalo sauce aficianados out there and after the first dip, they will be dipping their buffalo wings in this stuff, it’s that good. Can I say the word “dip” anymore, geez?
Beer-Wing Dip
A bottle of any good IPA.
A package of chicken breast tenderloins.
Three bricks of cream cheese.
A restaurant-sized bottle of Frank’s Red Hot or Gamedayeats.com Wing Sauce Especial.
Bottle of Tabasco Habanero Hot Sauce or Gamedayeats.com Hellfire Habanero.
Chili Powder.
Garlic Powder.
Paprika.
A bottle of Marie’s Blue Cheese.
A container of crumbly blue cheese.
A package of colby jack cheese.
- Bring a pot of water, flavored with paprika, garlic powder and chili powder to a boil. Dump in half the package of chicken breast tenderloins.
- Once the chicken is done, remove it from the water and shred it like a Stevie Ray Vaughn solo.
- Dump into a saucepan half a bottle of blue cheese and half a bottle of Frank’s Red Hot. Sprinkle in a few dashes of the Tabasco. Not too much, or you’ll burn your mouth. (Unless, you like that sort of thing.)
- Mix in about 3-6 oz. of the IPA. Finish your beer, there’s sober people in Indiana.
- In one of those glass pans you bake brownies in, dump the three bricks of cream cheese (you may break them up if you wish), and the shredded chicken.
- Add the sauce on top. Then sprinkle the crumbly blue and the colby jack on top. Make sure it’s evenly spread out as best as possible, so you don’t have a mound of dip.
- Place in the oven, preheated to about 400 degrees, for 12 minutes. The cream cheese should be melted.
- Serve with Tostitos scoops. Should serve about four, though I’ve been known to house the whole mixture by
 myself.
- Impress your friends and family.
Grab some pretzels, chips or crackers and get dipping, it might blow your head off it’s so good!
 For the third issue of the Gamedayeats.com Buffalo Wing Recipe Series we thought we would stay with the carb meals and go with a little macaroni n cheese, Buffalo Style. An old favorite among many and quite possibly the King of comfort food, we knew it had to be shared with the Gamedayeats.com Community. Mac n Cheese is good enough by itself, but adding buffalo wing sauce to it, talk about a taste explosion and something that just might give you a Spice Heart Attack (made it up). I would say it’s worth it, get your defibrillators ready!
Buffalo Chicken Mac-N-Cheese
1 lb elbow macaroni, uncooked (preferrably the large
variety)
4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
2 1/2 cups low-fat milk
1/4 cup flour
3 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
8 ounces buffalo wing sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup celery, chopped
hot sauce, to taste (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cook the macaroni in a pot of boiling salted water.
- While the pasta is cooking, whisk the milk and flour together in a bowl, then pour into a saucepan, bringing it to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to medium and stir in cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, buffalo sauce and hot sauce (if you are using it). Cook until the cheese melts.
- When the pasta is done, drain it and stir in the cheese mixture and the celery.
- Place pasta mix with sauce in baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
This stuff tastes perfect after a full day of boarding or surfing.
 Continuing on with the Gamedayeats.com Buffalo Wing Recipe Series we have a buffalo wing recipe mixture for you that might knock your taste buds off. We found this recipe on Foodnetwork.com which combines cheese, chicken and buffalo wing sauce in a one handed appetizer. Easy to make and easy to pop in your mouth while watching the game with a cold brew to put out that buffalo sauce fire. It should be called the “bon bon” of the appetizer world. Enough chit chatting, we need to get down to business.
Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls
1 store-bought rotisserie chicken
1/4 cup hot sauce (recommended: Franks Red Hot or yours Truly Gamedayeats.com Wing Sauce Especial)
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 3/4 cups sharp Cheddar
1/4 cup freshly sliced scallions
1 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups panko bread crumbs
Vegetable oil, for frying
Blue Cheese Dip:
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1/2 cup packed blue cheese, broken up
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.
- Pick the meat from the chicken and discard the skin. Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce,
 pepper, cheese, and scallions, and toss to combine. Roll the chicken into 2-ounce balls, about the size of a golf ball.
- Place the flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.
- When the oil is hot fry the chicken balls in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken to paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil.
- To make the sauce, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.
 To kick off this series we wanted to go with a recipe that is not that common in the buffalo food world. I’m talking about Buffalo Wing Poppers, after finding this recipe we immediately thought it would be a perfect fit for this series. Part popper, part buffalo style, this is sure to be a hit at any party before the main event. Spicy, yet tasty and portable, this is a sure fire winner at any party or event. On with the recipe.
Buffalo Wing Poppers
20 jalapeno peppers
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 cup diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup blue cheese salad dressing
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
- Cut peppers in half lengthwise, leaving stems intact; discard seeds.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.
- Pipe or stuff into pepper halves.
- Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 20 minutes for spicy flavor, 30 minutes for medium and 40 minutes for mild.
Get your beverage of choice out, grab a Popper and enjoy the moment!
 I’m a big fan of Sierra Nevada brews such as their Summer Ale, Pale Ale, Celebration Ale and so on, I figured I needed to try this new brew. I’m talking about Sierra Nevada Glissade, a Golden Bock style brew that I needed to try.
I had a feeling I was not going to be disappointed and my gut was right. Right out of the gate, the hoppy smell with a hint of spice gave way to something good about to happen. The taste was pleasant with the blend of European hops that filled the glass. Golden in color with a non-firm head and a light aftertaste that gets you ready for your next sip. Overall a good beer with a subtle unique flavor that adds a bit of a mystery of everything that is in this brew.
Sierra Nevada’s describes the beer as a transition from winter to spring, I’ll go with that. Try it out, it’s good (that’s real selling there).
 Since football season is over and the “Gamedayeats.com Football Apps Series” has come to a close we felt it was  necessary to start up two new series we felt needed to be added for our readers.
The first series is the Gamedayeats.com Buffalo Wing Recipe Series, this is one we’ve been wanting to do for a little while, since our Wing Sauce Especial has been launched and the many uses we have for it, not to mention all the recipes you can make using the “Buffalo” style. Our second series, Gamedayeats.com March Madness Dip and Dunk Series, will feature only dip recipes, from artichoke dips to bacon cheesy dips, you won’t want to miss this one.
We’ll be posting weekly on these topics to make sure you are well covered in the “Buffalo” recipe circle and all set for the March Madness Bracketology to begin.
Stay tuned, these series’ will be starting up very soon, like next week, maybe sooner.
Northern Lights Brewing Co & Pub doesn’t really have an official website but it is official that these folks make good beer. I don’t speak just from the Northern Lights Winter Ale we had last night but from the many times I have had this at beer festivals… there is some good beer brewing going on.
So, for the winter ale, we had to jump in and when we hit, it almost took our breath away. This winter ale started things right with an outstanding fruity nose and nice head. The nose was interesting… I probably sat there and smelled it for about 5 minutes before I actually took a drink. Mango, passion fruit, papaya… all the tropical ones came through and not in a subtle way. A beautiful bouquet of smells kept me breathing deep for a while. After I was past my little sniffing fetish with this one, I moved on to the body and was very surprised to find a wonderfully balanced hoppy ale that wasn’t overpowering but did remind you that this is a 7.5% ABV brew. The hops hit on the sides and back of the tongue and help provide a wonderful, long lasting, complex finish that sticks with you right through to the next drink.
Overall a super solid winter ale that I look forward to drinking again in the near future.
JBB6 Rating: For the Win
Man o’ man am I glad I took the trip to Malt & Vine the other day to get this sweet new release. Every once in a while a beer just takes you by surprise and this is the one. It has probably been a month or two since I have had one hit me like this… so thanks Fish Brewing for your wonderful Old Woody!
This beer kicked off a heck of a night of tasting with the glasses all lined up and ready to try some brews. For the most part it was a great night with all Will Buy Again ratings or better. Of course I should have figured starting off so well. 
So… how was the tasting on this one? The pour was a ruddy red in color, leading to small white and bubbly heads in the four tasting mugs. The nose smelled of sweet malt and caramel, giving me a dilemma on whether I should just keep smelling it or should actually take a drink. My tastes buds finally took over and I had my first swallow of this wonderful malt juice and oh was I rewarded! The nose was right on as the body held sweetness, malts, and a wonderful caramel flavor that made several folks ponder on whether this would be good in a milkshake or over icecream… if I were a betting man, I would bet on it. The oak aging was there but definitely mild, which I think fit this one well as it gave it more of the background character than front end flavor. The cloudy body led to sweetness again in the finish with mild complexity but nice succinctness. Not too much, not too little, especially for 10% ABV.
JBB6 Rating: For The Win
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This past Saturday after an eventful day at the Denver Aquarium to sight see some aquatic life and 4 Tigers at an aquarium. Did not expect that. We decided to stop off at the local liquor store for a CO2 fill up and a six pack of something new and exciting. That something new and exciting was a six pack of Buffalo Bills Brewery’s Orange Blossom Cream Ale. Never have seen or heard of it before, this was something I needed to try.
