Lager and Bitter

[the.fee.fairy]

We've got some cases of rubbish lager and bitter that is out of date.
There's only so much that can be used for slug pubs - so any ideas for what to do with the rest of it?

[Stonehead]

We've got some cases of rubbish lager and bitter that is out of date.
There's only so much that can be used for slug pubs - so any ideas for what to do with the rest of it?

It's supposedly good for your hair. From memory, you're supposed to mix it with water and then lather it through your hair, leave it, and then rinse. Hmm, I have an even vaguer memory that you're supposed to add a raw egg to that as well...

[Martin]

"out of date" - probably absolutely fine - use your hooter to tell you if it's "off" or not.................
Far too much good stuff ends up in landfill because the big companies have to cover themselves by putting a "worst case scenario" date on them - I doubt tinned or bottled alcohol would EVER go off!

[the.fee.fairy]

oooh, noooo, its bad lager and bitter!! Not even drinkable when its in date!!

[the.fee.fairy]

We've got some cases of rubbish lager and bitter that is out of date.
There's only so much that can be used for slug pubs - so any ideas for what to do with the rest of it?

It's supposedly good for your hair. From memory, you're supposed to mix it with water and then lather it through your hair, leave it, and then rinse. Hmm, I have an even vaguer memory that you're supposed to add a raw egg to that as well...

oooh, good plan! I'm planning to dye my hair on Sunday, so i'll use a couple of cans on the rinse stage.

[Martin]

well........you could knock up a still.........."Fee's manky beer potcheen"

[the.fee.fairy]

hmm...distilled beer...if it weren't boddingtons and carlesberg, i might think of it! (or that rubbish st austell stuff that you only buy for barbecues...)

[Stonehead]

It's supposedly good for your hair. From memory, you're supposed to mix it with water and then lather it through your hair, leave it, and then rinse. Hmm, I have an even vaguer memory that you're supposed to add a raw egg to that as well...

oooh, good plan! I'm planning to dye my hair on Sunday, so i'll use a couple of cans on the rinse stage.

Well, don't blame me if it goes wrong or you find yourselves surrounded by fruit flies!

[Karen_D]

The bitter you could probably use for cooking in stews, gravies, etc. or for making beer bread

eg:

http://www.recipezaar.com/73440

http://www.recipezaar.com/17171

Wassail

Karen

[lizzymahoney]

Open it all up and splash in a bucket. Some or all of the alcohol will evaporate off after a few hours. Use the rest on the compost or scatter dumped on the garden, with water for a chaser. Lots of nutrients in it.

There are some homemade garden sprays that use beer.

[mrsflibble]

slightly out of date boddingtons does taste a bit wierd... BUT use it as the base of a beef stew and you'll be laughing. I'm told it also works with venison, but as I'm not a venison fan I can't tell you if that's right.

preheat oven to 180, GM 7, dont know fahrenheit and Agas should toast a piece of bread in about 30 seconds I think.... or alternatively, use a slowcooker.

fry off some lumps of cheap stewing beef until brown.
remove from pan but dont turn cooker off, place into a casserole dish (lidded preferably)
chuck some chopped onion into the pan and shuffle round a bit until it goes translucent, but try not to caremelise it.
throw in some mixed root veg
remove from pan once veg coated in beefy goodness.
mix veg and beef together, and coat with Arrowroot powder; this will thicken the sauce without you getting a floury aftertaste.
turn up heat under the pan and pour half of the can of beer into it.
reduce by a quarter. add this to the casserole. if your casserole will take more beer, pour it in now.
crumble on a stock cube or sprinkle in some bullion powder and a good ammount of sage, thyme, rosemary or any other "woody" herb.
stir well
whack lid on and shove in the oven for 3-4 hours. (or if using a slowcooker, 8-9 hours)

check after 2 hours or so and taste. adjust seasoning.

[the.fee.fairy]

oooh, that looks delicious!!

I'll give that a go, still got half a case left...

[hamster]

I once had chicken cooked in beer and it was delicious. Must try your casserole, MrsFlibble.

This recipe looks similar to the chicken one I had, if anyone's interested. http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1739,153 ... 95,00.html

[multiveg]

I remember using Linco Beer shampoo - it was in a little barrel!