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Grilled Steak and Down Under Stout

© Richard T Curtin

Fire up the "barby" we're grilling out with a simple but flavorful steak recipe and some Cooper's Best Extra Stout .

This award winning beer is the product of Australia's Coopers Brewery originally established in South Australia in 1862. Coopers is Australia's only remaining family owned brewery. Best Extra Stout is a hearty brew that is not for die hard "lager lovers". This ale is a good example of an Imperial Stout. Imperial stouts are extremely dark brown to black in color. They tend to have an extreme malty, roasted flavor and the bitterness is medium. Imperial stouts have alcohol levels that typically can exceed 8%. Coopers Best Extra lists their alcohol level at 6.8%.

Best Extra Stout is a bottle conditioned ale. Bottle conditioned beer is not pasteurized. The yeast is still alive and kicking in the bottling process and as a result fermentation will continue and more flavor will develop as the beer ages. Some bottle conditioned beers can be kept for years like fine wines. These beers will tend to have a small amount of sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Pour them carefully and you should have no problems.

The flavor profile is very nice. Coopers Best has a stronger chocolate taste and aroma than most stouts. It pours with a head notably darker and thicker than other stouts in it's class. It has a pleasant bitter finish. This beer is well balanced and goes very well with grilled or smoked foods. It's a great winter warmer!

I had my first Coopers Extra Dry Stout at Charley's Steakhouse in Orlando, Florida. Charley's was selected as one of the Top Ten Steak Houses in the United States The restaurant's has a huge, wood-burning grill, which leaves a distinctive flavor on the meat, but produces a less crusty exterior than gas grills. One of the hardwoods used to grill the steaks is citrus which has it's own unique flavor.

Try pairing your Coopers with a
"Rubbed BBQ Sirloin"

4 "Grill Size" Sirloin Steaks

1 cup stout

2 shallots, chopped

3 small cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons coarsely cracked peppercorns

Rub

1 Tbl Salt

1 Tbl Sugar

2 TblBrown Sugar

2 Tbl Ground Cumin

2 Tbl Chile Powder

2 Tbl Freshly Cracked Black Pepper

1 Tbl Cayenne Pepper

1 Tbl Garlic Powder

2 Tbl Paprika

1/2 Tsp Curry Powder
Mix all ingredients together, makes about a cup of Rub.

1. Combine stout, shallots, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and peppercorns, in a food processor. Transfer to a large re-sealable plastic bag or glass baking dish and add steaks, turning several times so they are well coated. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or preferably overnight, turning several times.

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