Volume 24 Issue #2 The Weekly Paddle Episode 2 Last of the snow seems to be melting as we come up on the close of February, Spring is on it’s way. 60’s here in Central PA next week! That’s BBQ weather!!! So Many Mullets! It’s been a long time coming, but Jaromir Jagr has finally hung up the skates on his professional hockey career—and our own Tim the Baddest Smoker in the West Shore was there to cover it!!! Back to back championships with the Pens in ’91-’92 and finishing 4th all time in...
over 2 years ago • 2 min read
Volume 24 Issue #1 The Weekly Paddle Episode 1 It’s been a long, long while, I know. I get momentum and then get overwhelmed with life stuff. I’ll try to do better and be more consistent with these newsletters. I do appreciate the growth we’re seeing on all the social media channels, and I hope we can do the same with this. So what’s smokin? Sausage! 120 lbs of Sausage Day!!! We did our annual sausagefest last weekend. 120 lbs of sausage split between chicken bacon ranch, kielbasa, breakfast,...
over 2 years ago • 1 min read
Volume 23 Issue #6 The Weekly Paddle Episode 6 Happy 4th 4th of July Weekend! Independence Day! We celebrate the birth of our glorious Nation with Beer, BBQ, and Explosives! Merica’ Baby! OCMD Beer On The Beach! SP South took to the beach early, hitting up the entire beer scene in OCMD, Dewey Beach, Rehoboth, and nearby Berlin—Burley Oak got it goin’ on! Dewey Beach has a some whacky smoothie “beers” and crispi boi lagers, but when they want to get serious, they can push out some incredible...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
Volume 23 Issue #5 Weekly Paddle Lab Cultured Chicken Has the world gone mad? Of course it has. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared "cultured chicken cell material" made by GOOD Meat as safe for use as human food. Franken-chicken has become a reality: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/good-meat-lab-grown-chicken-safe-to-eat-fda/ Beer Leather If you can turn material into food, why not food into material? Arda Biomaterials in London is converting spent grains from brewers into...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
Volume 23 Issue #4 The Weekly Paddle Father's Day Cheers! Braun took a trip down to the Beer Mountain (aka Asheville NC). While he had many new beers and breweries to tell tall tales of, one recurring theme was coffee-Belgian-triples! Now I’ve had many coffee stouts, and they’re delicious! Founder’s Breakfast Stout is high on the list. But triples with coffee? That’s something new. Coffee Beer Tim is the coffee roasting mad genius of the group. He has the roaster, the super...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
Volume 23 Issue #3 Weekly Paddle June is Beer & BBQ Season... and Hot Peppers too! Cayenne Peppers are starting to redden--Homemade Hot Sauce is gonna happen. We’re kinda of in-between some important dates so I’m going to keep this issue short. let's go! BBQ Showdown 3 Last week Barbecue Showdown Season 3 came out on Netflix. I haven’t binged yet with a new day-job and bunch of high school graduates in the family sucking up my time, but I hear it’s a strong season and will have a report on it...
about 3 years ago • 1 min read
Volume 23 Issue #2 Weekly Paddle Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day grillin, smokin, eatin, drinkin kind of long weekend! I got my flag waiving and my Pit Barrel Cooker rolling smoke with a beef brisket flat! Memorial Day Memories - Secrets Revealed Memorial Weekend has come and gone. Did you get the grill or smoker fired up? The Slowpaddle boys got together Friday and brewed two variations of a fuq-boiz Hazy IPA at the Slowpaddle East location. Tim fired up the Camp Chef pellet grill...
about 3 years ago • 5 min read
Volume 23 Issue #1 Weekly Paddle The Weekly Paddle Has Launched! Happy Memorial Day! Patriotic parades, fireworks, and the unofficial start to Summer and BBQ season is upon us! Time to fire up the grill and get together with family and friends over great food and drink. What better opportunity than this to kick off our inaugural newsletter? That and the fact that I am literally watching the clock wind down on my last few hours of the last day of my current job. Out with the old and in with...
about 3 years ago • 3 min read