So, it turns out that the Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold American Tripel I spoke about in my first review works really nicely in cooking! Or, at least, it does in a particular recipe I tried: Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken. We've been in a slow-cooker phase lately as well as a barbecue flavors phase (since a big road-trip throughout the American south this summer!). At any rate, the strength of this beer held up really well over the long cooking time of the slow-cooker recipe and also stood up to the rich flavors of the barbecue sauce and seasonings. You could still taste the beer's flavor in the final dish. (I will point out that this is the same large bottle I used for my initial tasting. Heresy, I know. But! I did use a vacuum-stopper to seal the bottle, and I will say that lots of hops and lots of alcohol lead to preservation of flavors, as we've seen. So there! Aside from being a little bit flat, the beer's flavors were mostly intact.)
At any rate, I am making it again today and will post pictures when it's ready!
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