jcarruthers
John Carruthers
jcarruthers
Proprietor of a bootleg pizza shop located in an alley. Beer writer by day and author of three cookbooks. Jean jacket enthusiast.

There’s no brewer in the world (with the possible exception of some Belgians, and the maybe the folks making Bigfoot) who clear a beer for packaging and say “This will be really at it’s peak a year or two from now when some rando I don’t know stores it in whatever way I have no control over.”
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There’s a grocery store near my place that has a great craft section, but the shelves are literally in front of floor-to-ceiling windows. It’s not the best idea but someone probably thought it looked great.  Read more

Some of the biggest beer snobs I know are some of the biggest beer slobs I know. One can truly have it all.  Read more

This actually came into play with Allison. She said that while that may have been true years back, bottle caps are designed to protect against this now. Read more

That sounds more like “How to make specifically the kind of pizza Chris makes” advice. You can make a lot more styles of pizza (and amazing bread) on a steel. Cast Iron doesn’t heat nearly as uniformly. Read more

Hey thanks! They are indeed shishitos. It’s a nice pepper for some variety.  Read more

I gots to get P A I D, man. The ‘tizer’s gain is my eventual gain. Read more

Yeah, sure thing. The biggest thing is go easy on the cheese. Like 6 oz. or less for a 14" pie. That’s for a lot of reasons (I really don’t enjoy over-cheesed tavern pies), but to your point, to keep the cheese/toppings from escaping on the first bite.  Read more

It really is. I wish I could order less than a case at a time. I’d have it in the fridge perpetually.  Read more