Serves: 4 Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients • 1 1/2 cups milk • 1 1/2 cups Hoyne Dark Matter • 3 tbsp butter • 4 tbsp flour • 1/2 tsp salt • 1 tsp garlic powder • 1 […]
RECIPE: Beer mac and cheese with Hoyne Dark Matter
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New release alert: Granville Island Mocha Porter, Powell 4th Anniversary Ale, Gladstone Black Braggot
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