Mug Shots: Portland's Beer Scene
Tastes like chicken
Column by Mark Organ
Issue date: 9/17/09 Section: Student Life
Typically in beer reviews the reviewer drinks the frosty beverage and raves about the qualities of the brew. Having done much research on a wide variety of beers and even making a few myself, I have been able to enjoy many different kinds of beers from around the world. But, there some that have remained elusive through my search…
I have decided that this first edition of Mug Shots should pay tribute to the diversity of opinions and preferences that can be found at Pacific University as well as to honor what our drunken masters of the past have created and enjoyed. I would like to tell you, my friends, about a beer I have never tried. This beer is called Smashed Cock Ale.
I know what you are thinking, and you are wrong. The Center for Gender Equity has not diversified into brewing.
Instead, think Widmer meets B Street. The recipe is taken from a book published in 1899 called The Flowing Bowl.
Beer is typically made with only four ingredients: water, barley, hops and yeast. However, the author, Edward Spencer decided to incorporate another crSweetucial ingredient into the mix. A smashed cock.
The ingredients for Smashed Cock Ale are as follows:
1 well-aged cock (male chicken), defeathered and smashed
2 quarts of sack (Spanish white wine)
3 lb. bag of raisins
Mace and cloves to taste
1 barrel of half-aged beer
Take the smashed cock, raisins, cloves and mace and stuff them with the white wine into the barrel and finish brewing as required. Yummy!
If you have trouble locating this beverage and the bartender will no longer serve you because of the strangeness of your request; it may be time to re-create this recipe or others with your friends. Beer kits can be procured for very little and the enjoyment that you and your friends will receive from your creations will last as long as the beer does. Stay tuned for the next edition for the porter face-off. Cheers!
I have decided that this first edition of Mug Shots should pay tribute to the diversity of opinions and preferences that can be found at Pacific University as well as to honor what our drunken masters of the past have created and enjoyed. I would like to tell you, my friends, about a beer I have never tried. This beer is called Smashed Cock Ale.
I know what you are thinking, and you are wrong. The Center for Gender Equity has not diversified into brewing.
Instead, think Widmer meets B Street. The recipe is taken from a book published in 1899 called The Flowing Bowl.
Beer is typically made with only four ingredients: water, barley, hops and yeast. However, the author, Edward Spencer decided to incorporate another crSweetucial ingredient into the mix. A smashed cock.
The ingredients for Smashed Cock Ale are as follows:
1 well-aged cock (male chicken), defeathered and smashed
2 quarts of sack (Spanish white wine)
3 lb. bag of raisins
Mace and cloves to taste
1 barrel of half-aged beer
Take the smashed cock, raisins, cloves and mace and stuff them with the white wine into the barrel and finish brewing as required. Yummy!
If you have trouble locating this beverage and the bartender will no longer serve you because of the strangeness of your request; it may be time to re-create this recipe or others with your friends. Beer kits can be procured for very little and the enjoyment that you and your friends will receive from your creations will last as long as the beer does. Stay tuned for the next edition for the porter face-off. Cheers!
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