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Boonies Southern Soul Now Open

Saturday, June 26th, 2010 | Beer, Food and Recipes, Review | 7 Comments

About a year ago I posted about a restaurant called Boonies BBQ & Soul Food that was located in the Cloverdale curling rink.  Bonnie, the head chef and proprietor, quickly outgrew the curling rink as his reputation for delicious BBQ and comforting soul food grew larger than the curling rink could handle.  Boonie has recently relocated to Langley and with a larger location and a full menu – including beer and southern classics such as Jambalaya, black-eyed peas, red beans and rice, cornbread and more.  This new restaurant is aptly named Boonies Southern Soul.

Boonie and his wife Tina realized that Southern food and beer belong together and invited Chris and me to make a few food and bee paring recommendations.  Chris had a hard time justifying a flight out to Vancouver just for this, so I went in solo.   I helped put together a list of four different ales from local craft brewers that will all compliment different menu items.

Boonies Southern Soul is the real deal and I would encourage anyone with a passion for good food to go and check it out.   Here is a sample of the current beer menu.

Amber Ale
The best match for this beer would be the pulled pork sandwich but it also pairs wonderfully with a good portion of the menu.  Amber Ales tend to have a sweet malty flavour with a medium hop bit, which will work with the sweet and spicy flavours in many of the dishes.
Tree Brewing Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale

Pale Ale
Pale Ale is hoppier (citrusy, pleasant bitter flavour) than an amber ale and works well with spicy foods, but can also match earthier flavours, such as jambalaya.   It would also work nicely with the BBQ Smoked Ribs, Cajun Chicken and the Hot Link Bites.
Tree Brewing Cutthroat Pale Ale

Nut Brown Ale
Nut Brown Ale is brown coloured ale with a mild hop flavour and a medium roasted malt flavour.  This would work great with less spicy dishes such as BBQ Chicken or a Burger.
Dead Frog Brewing Nut Brown Ale

Stout
A Stout is a classic partner with smokey BBQ. A dark ale with mild hop flavour but tons of roasted malt flavour and has an almost sweet, smokey molasses flavour.  This beer would work great with Burgers, Cheese Steak and would be wonderful with the BBQ Smoked Ribs!
Nelson Brewing Blackheart Stout

Cheers,

Erik

Tags: Boonies Southern Soul, Cutthroat Pale Ale, Dead Frog Nutbrown, Nelson Brewing Black Heart Stout, Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale, Tree Brfewing