Evan George and Alex Brown are Los Angeles based beer and food fanatics, cooks and bloggers that share their hipster culinary exploits on the popular blog called Hot Knives. Recently, they teamed with beer expert Alex Macy to make an extreme, truly one-of-a-kind homebrew. Good thing for us is...they filmed the whole thing!
Home-brewed in Echo Park, "F*** the FDA Porter" (censored by The Beer Chicks who don't want to make the FDA mad!) is in the style of a traditional Vanilla Porter, but with tonka beans substituted instead.
Hot Knives and Macy decided to use tonka to ensure that they were brewing a beer that had almost certainly never been made before. Tonka beans are a South American seed pod that boast a sweet, nutty taste not unlike marzipan. Though harmless in moderate doses, the federal Food and Drug Administration does not recommend tonka beans for human consumption because of a chemical compound found in them that can thin the blood. However, the seed has long been popular among French pastry chefs for its sublime cinnamon-like flavor.
The video home brew exploit is like car camping meets experimental chef José Andrés. We can't wait to try what promises to be a very interesting and delicious beer.
(Warning: This video contains adult language and beverages.)
CLICK HERE to watch Homebrew from Hot Knivez on Vimeo.
