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Homebrew queen Debbie Cerda: What’s in Your Fridge Friday?
By day, Cerda is a drinking water quality specialist for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which means she has a mean palate and a passion for safe drinking water. She started homebrewing in Houston (they have a homebrew club, Foam Rangers, similar to the Austin Zealots) and after moving to Austin in 1993, she dived even further into the craft brewing scene, eventually founding the Austin Womens Beer League last year.
You can bet great beer will be on tap on Sunday as Cerda and fellow co-op members celebrate Black Star Co-op’s birthday with a beer circus from 4 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse E. Segovia St. (Admission is $5 in advance, or $7 at the door. Free admission for children under 12.)
It’s a busy beer weekend. Tonight and tomorrow you can check out the winning entries of the Dogfish Head Brewing Off-Centered Film Competition at Alamo Lake Creek. The winners have already been announced, and Christopher Rose of Austin took first place.
And if you just can’t get enough of beer, wine and spirit news and events, check out the newest Austin360 blog, Liquid Austin. Beer columnist Patrick Beach is its blogmaster, but restaurant critic Mike Sutter and I will be chiming in.
What three things are always in your fridge? Enjoying good beers impacts caloric intake, so I balance my diet with healthy foods and try to incorporate organic fruits and vegetabless. Our fridge is always stocked with egg substitute, Jimmy Dean turkey sausages, and Kashi blueberry waffles.
What’s your favorite condiment? As Tasting Tent Coordinator for the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, it is difficult not to say “salsa!” since we have a stockpile in our fridge. I love Sgt. Pepper’s Tejas Tears habanero sauce for extra kick to eggs. However, hands down my favorite condiment is Frontier Foods organic Adobo seasoning. I love to sprinkle this MSG-free seasoning on fresh cut tomatoes, avocado, scrambled eggs (substitute).
If you could only drink one kind of beer for the rest of your life, what would it be? I have a fondness for Texas beers, especially Real Ale Rye Ale, Saint Arnold’s Elissa IPA, and Independence Bootlegger Brown Ale. I especially like that (512) Brewing is focusing on sourcing local and in season for their beers, including the pecans in their Pecan Porter and eventually peels from Texas grown grapefruit for the Belgian style Wit. However, I have to confess my true love for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale as the beer I’d drink for the rest of my life. I’m a sucker for the hoppiness of this beer, nicely balanced but not a hop bomb.
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By Jodi
April 3, 2009 11:34 AM | Link to this
Debbie - you are awesome!! Wish I could come to the celebration this weekend but will be in Houston. I will surely come to some of the future events that you organize. Go grrl!
By Emily Barrett
April 3, 2009 10:13 PM | Link to this
How neat to see Debra Cerda on one of my favortie blogs! Go TCEQers! I’ve been gone 2 years now but still route for the TCEQ contingent whenever possible! EB