123 Beer - A clean, light, delicately hoppy golden ale for the discerning Rapture citizen - Unwind after a hard days work at at Eves Garden, kick back and order a refreshing 123: you’ve earned it.
This is the second Bioshock Beer I’ve made now, a third is being brewed tomorrow to celebrate Bioshock Infinte launching next month!… I packaged up some and sent it in to 2K International, it seemed the right thing to do. Sorry 2k America! I can’t afford to ship overseas… See the recipe below if you want to try it for yourself though!
123 Beer Recipe
This is for a 21L batch, BIAB
- 3.5 kg Maris Otter
- 250g Crystal Malt (60L)
- 20g Northern Brewer Hops 60 min
- 25g East Kent Goldings 20 min
- 30g East Kent Goldings 2 min
- S-04 Yeast (Fermented at 17C)
60 Minute mash at 66C
OG: 1.037
FG: 1.010
IBUs: 28
SRM: 6.6
Straight from Gourmet Gaming comes everyone’s favorite illusive cake. But as you can see, the cake’s reality is not a lie and it is quite delicious.
I had my elite baking friend (pictured holding her work of art) create the reward all participants at Aperture Labs were promised upon consent. Thankfully, we got to make and eat the cake without GLaDOS hovering about patronizing us.
For those who have escaped the bowels of Aperture and seen, but not tasted their prize, I highly recommend it. The recipe is thorough, easy to follow, and can be found in the backlogs of Gourmet Gaming’s tumblr.
Despite the heavy ingredients listed, the cake turned out a lot lighter and less filling than imagined. The cream cheese frosting holding the layers together was a perfect taste contrast to the cake and the ganache, bringing out the subtleties of the chocolate flavors in each. The cake itself was fluffy and moist, and the chocolate taste complemented the darker chocolate of the ganache in a way that showed the full delicious spectrum of the ingredient. After eating the cake, it occurred to me how good it would be with a red wine, preferably one from 8-bit Vintners just to keep the gaming food theme going.
Thanks to Maura Paxton for applying her expertise to the creation of this treat! Without her, this cake would not have turned out as picture-perfect and delectable as it did. Below is a short bio on Maura and a link to her cooking-writing blog:
Maura Paxton is in her final quarter at UC Santa Cruz. Her great loves are baking and writing, and you can read all about that on her blog: heartkneads.tumblr.com
