As you might imagine, Ryan and I were a bit focused on the beer used in chef Mitch Prensky's Dock Street Pancakes, which feature Dock Street Brewing's Porter as a key ingredient. I also got a chance to pair it with a Cigar City Maduro, as you can see:
The use of porter really added a nice roastiness to the pancakes, augmented by the Maduro.
One of the coolest things about it was that we all got a very good chance to hang out with Mitch and talk with him about everything from being trained by Bobby Flay to the use of beer in fine cuisine. Apparently they use beer for braising and other moistening even more than they use wine now. his cooks often have squirt bottles of Yuengling (he admitted to once trying to cook with Pabst, but the novelty wore off quickly) they use for cooking.

Some news and links:
- In his contribution to the Session, Jay Brooks writes about Reading Premium, a beer once made in the town I now live that was there when Jay was a kid and was brought back by Legacy Brewing - now Ruckus Brewing.
- Saint William Brewery would like you to help pick a slogan.
- Iron City is now owned by a private equity firm.
- Brady Walen gives a long and in-depth rundown on the best uses of social media by craft breweries.
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