Beef and Beer, Armen's Epic Carne Asada

Beef and beer.  They go together like freedom and happiness.  If you've ever wanted to combine the two, listed below is one of my favorite recipes.  Ensure you have some beer on hand to enjoy while cooking, because it helps to make things better.

Armen’s Epic Carne Asada

Serves 10-12

Marinade

1/2 large onion diced

1/4 cup garlic diced

1 kiwi peeled

4 jalapenos chopped

2 serrano peppers chopped

1/4 cup chopped scallions

Grated zest and juice of 1 orange

Grated zest and juice of 2 limes

1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

1/4 cup New Mexican chili powder

2 tablespoon ground cumin

1/4 cup mirin

Good pinch of salt

1 tablespoon clove honey

12 oz of beer

The beers listed below, have all been used with great success for this recipe.

• Green Flash Brewing Mosaic Session IPA
• Ska Brewing Mole Stout
• Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard

3 pounds skirt steak

Combine the marinade ingredients in a blender and puree.

Put the steak in a gallon ziplock bag and pour the marinade in until the meat is covered.

Place in fridge from 1 hour to 2 days

Now you are ready to grill.

After you have finished grilling, cut the beef into small pieces.

Eat the meat.

Drink some beer.

Be happy.

2014, A Year of Amazing Adventures

2014 was another year filled with amazing adventures, from attending concerts, visiting new breweries, beer events, and of course drinking delicious beers.  Listed below are just a few of my highlights from 2014!

Favorite Events

1.  Sabroso Craft Beer and Taco Festival
Drinking beer while watching luchadores in a picturesque setting, this event was so much fun!

2.  Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest  
Of course, once again, my favorite beer event of the year and one I always look forward to all year long!

Favorite Beers

1.  Ska Brewing's Mexican Logger
A great beer for a warm summer day, I love how light and refreshing this beer tastes!

2.  Firestone Walker's Oaktoberfest
A beer that until last year was only available on draft, so happy to be able to get it in bottles at my local grocery store!

Favorite Shows

1.  Pixies
A year when the Pixies tour is a good year indeed.  Seeing them at Humphreys by the Bay in San Diego was fantastic.  

2.  Weezer
Seeing one of my all-time favorite bands was so much fun, loved that they played both old favorites as well as their new album in it's entirety!

Additional Highlights

1.  Bottle Logic Brewing
Who would've imagined a brewery opening in February winning a medal at the Great American Beer Festival in October?  Pretty amazing if you ask me!  It's been exciting to see Bottle Logic Brewing's success in less than a year's time.  I can't wait to attend their first anniversary celebration!

2.  Bootlegger's Brewery
So excited that the first brewery that introduced me to craft beer won not only one, but two medals at the Great American Beer Festival!  

3.  A Visit to Club 33 and Le Salon Nouveau
Craft beer inside Disneyland?  Luckily, I was able to drink a local favorite, Bootlegger's Brewery's Rustic Rye thanks to a kind friend.

I had such a great 2014 and look forward to many more fun-filled adventures in 2015!

November Adventures!

The Red Trolley at Disney California Adventure is all decked out for Christmas!

To say that November has been a busy month would be a huge understatement!  I can't believe it's already coming to an end and that December will be here in a few days.  I've been lucky to hang out with some of my favorite friends, drink some amazing beers, gone to a couple of rad shows, and of course gone to some pretty cool places.  One of my favorite events during November is San Diego Beer Week, although it isn't just one event, but numberous events throughout the week.  I was so happy that I was able to attend both the World's Biggest Bottle Share, located at various locations along 30th Street in North Park, and Ballast Point's Victory at Sea event at Hamilton's Tavern.  

Snazzy booklet to go along with the Weezer show!

WEEZER!

Beachwood is one of my favorite spots to meet up with friends!

     

Sharing Beach City Brewery's PCH at SDBW World's Biggest Bottle Share

One of the signature tastings at SDBW World's Biggest Bottle Share

SDBW World's Biggest Bottle Share, Polite Provisions

   

Mike Hess Brewing is RAD, so glad I finally got to visit!

  

One of my favorite SDBW events, Victory at Sea, Hamilton's Tavern

   

Viva Navidad at Disney California Adventure is SO much fun!

Sometimes, getting stuck on an attraction isn't such a bad thing.

I beat the bots and can't wait to see the Foo Fighters next year!

It's the most wonderful time of the year, Disney California Adventure

  

One of my favorite beers, Pliny the Elder, Toronado, San Diego

A perfect beer for Thanksgiving, Ska Brewing's Euphoria!

August Adventures, 8/3-8/10

This past week I was able to visit a few of my favorite places, and of course, drink some yummy beers!  

A Very Merry Unbirthday to You!

Cheers to Mickey and his Fun Wheel!

Happy 45th birthday to the Haunted Mansion!

19 innings of baseball, thank goodness for beer and that the Angels won!

Mexican Logger is such a great beer for a hot summer day.