Date: November 2000
Dubbel Vision
Dubbel Vision Step-by-step recipes for recreating six legendary Belgian beers. As I write this article, the summer air is cooling, the trees are beginning to show fall colors and the great annual
Belgian Tripel
OG = 1.065 to 1.095; FG = 1.013 to 1.020; IBU = 20 to 35; SRM = 3.5 to 6 Belgian tripel is a pale to deep gold beer with good clarity.
Fall Spice Metheglin
If you like pumpkin pie, then you may want to try this Fall-spiced metheglin. This is meant to brew up a 1-gallon (3.8 L) batch, but feel free to scale the recipe up.
Royal Metheglin
We’re not sure if the metheglin served to royalty was any better than a peasant’s variety, but we’re sure the spices make this mead fit for a king.
Hobgoblin Gingerbread
This holiday dessert is spicy, moist and delicious!
–Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Maltose Express in Monroe, Connecticut.
Chocolate Pecan Hobgoblin Pie
Make your own crust or purchase them ready-made and frozen.
–Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Maltose Express in Monroe, Connecticut
Hobgoblin Stuffing
This is our basic turkey stuffing recipe. Feel free to use some of
the options that we list below — or substitute your own favorite
ingredients. We love to put hot Italian sausage in ours!
–Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Maltose Express in Monroe, Connecticut
Hobgoblin Gravy
Mmmm… giblets
Recipe by: Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Maltose Express in Monroe, Connecticut
Hobgoblin Turkey
This is one of the most delicious recipes you will ever make. We use
a Cajun injector, available at Metal Fusion (800-783-3885) for $6.45.
They also are sold at Walmart and K-Mart stores. This is optional, but
it’s a great way to have a butter (and beer) basted turkey. If
available, purchase a natural, free-range bird. Don’t count on many
leftovers from this turkey!
–Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Maltose Express in Monroe, Connecticut
Sweet Potato Hobgoblin Biscuits
When our children were little, this was the only way we could
convince them to eat sweet potatoes. If you want to maintain the
tradition of sweet potatoes on the holiday table, try these delicious
biscuits (just don’t tell the kids what’s in them). These are quick and
easy to make. Just boil and mash the potatoes the day before. Makes 12
biscuits. This recipe can easily be doubled.
–Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Maltose Express in Monroe, Connecticut
Rocky Mountain Red Metheglin
We found that hummingbirds loved Celestial Seasonings’ Red Zinger tea. Once we tasted this metheglin, we knew why!
Lindeman’s Lambic clone
Lindemans was founded in 1822 and has a solid reputation as a blender and brewer of traditional, authentic lambics. The brewery produces four fruit lambics: kriek (cherry), cassis (black current), peche (peach) and framboise (raspberry). This same basic recipe also can be used to emulate other fruit lambics, from fraise (strawberry) to druiven (muscat grape).
— Brouwerij Lindemans, Vlezenbeek
