carabas mussels and lentil soup

the other day i went out to dinner at carrabs on the black horse pike in turnersville. to be served as my entree, i ordered the mussels and a bowl of the sausage and lentil soup.  first things first, the mussels were divine!!  they were perfectly cooked and were not chewy.  they came in a wonderfully blended white wine and garlic sauce.  the taste and texture of the sauce was quite rich due to the heavy amount of butter the cook used.  i am fairly certain i tasted some thyme in there as well.  the sauce was so tasty i soaked up whatever was left with the warm loaf of bread the waitress gave me.  Next, i had the sausage and lentil soup which is a staple on their menu.  inside the soup were chunks, not pieces, of sausage the size of an infants fist.  the lentils were prepared so well that i could feel their slightly course texture on my tongue.  the soup has quite a kick as well.  nicely spiced with pepper and other seasoning giving it a delayed spicy-ness.

2 and a half hell yeahs 

Victory Hop devil

for my first posting i wanted to talk about a beer that i've loved and raved about for the past year.  i am talking of course about victory brewery's hop devil.  this beer is a wonderful blend of spices and power.  a very malty beer with a high alcohol content (7.2%) that is smooth and warming.  this beer is not for the faint of heart however.  if you r the type of person that like carbonated urine in a can (aka coors light) then this beer is not for you. if you are the type that is open to new tastes then by all means, pick up a six and enjoy.
hop devil receives 3 out of 3 oh yeahs