Years ago, Yenugling Brewing offered a line of sauces that were pretty good. One was what was billed as a lager sauce and the other two were a hot and mild wing sauce. I liked all three of them. The lager sauce was like a thin finishing sauce for BBQ meats. The wing sauces were good as well. But, unfortunately, they mysteriously disappeared from the grocery store shelves. I tried to recreate the lager sauce and came pretty close. But, it wasn't the same. A few weeks ago as I was cruising the BBQ section at the store, I saw that Yeungling sauces are back on the market. This time, with the two wing sauces and a new BBQ sauce in place of the lager sauce. So, I picked up a bottle of the BBQ and ran home to give it a try.
As you can see from the label, it really does contain Yeungling lager, although it is halfway down the ingredient list. I opened the bottle a gave this new sauce the finger test. Somewhat sweet, somewhat tart, this sauce does have a nice balance. Did I taste beer? Yeah, a bit. Not overpowering and perhaps I would have liked a bit more of that malty flavor. For the true test, I made some pulled chicken and sauced the meat for some chicken sandwiches.
I brined a fryer overnight and lightly seasoned with Oakridge Secret Weapon Pork and Chicken rub, then smoked with pecan at 350 F until 160 F internal. About two hours.
I placed in a pan and tightly covered with foil to rest for 30 minutes before pulling.
After pulling, I lightly sauced the pulled chicken with about 1/3 cup of the sauce. We served on white buns with diced onion and dill pickle chips. How was it? Well, the reincarnation of the Yeungling lager sauce as a BBQ sauce is ok. Compared to other bottled BBQ sauces, this offering is slightly above average. But, when compared to their thinner lager sauce from the past, it is a bit lacking. The past sauce had more of a vinegar bite and malty flavor. The new product is sweeter and lacks a malty backbone. I will buy more in the future. But, if there is another sauce that catches my eye, I just might try something else as well.
Thanks for stopping by,
Bill
As you can see from the label, it really does contain Yeungling lager, although it is halfway down the ingredient list. I opened the bottle a gave this new sauce the finger test. Somewhat sweet, somewhat tart, this sauce does have a nice balance. Did I taste beer? Yeah, a bit. Not overpowering and perhaps I would have liked a bit more of that malty flavor. For the true test, I made some pulled chicken and sauced the meat for some chicken sandwiches.
I brined a fryer overnight and lightly seasoned with Oakridge Secret Weapon Pork and Chicken rub, then smoked with pecan at 350 F until 160 F internal. About two hours.
I placed in a pan and tightly covered with foil to rest for 30 minutes before pulling.
After pulling, I lightly sauced the pulled chicken with about 1/3 cup of the sauce. We served on white buns with diced onion and dill pickle chips. How was it? Well, the reincarnation of the Yeungling lager sauce as a BBQ sauce is ok. Compared to other bottled BBQ sauces, this offering is slightly above average. But, when compared to their thinner lager sauce from the past, it is a bit lacking. The past sauce had more of a vinegar bite and malty flavor. The new product is sweeter and lacks a malty backbone. I will buy more in the future. But, if there is another sauce that catches my eye, I just might try something else as well.
Thanks for stopping by,
Bill
You are such a good cook, I bet the chicken would taste good with ketchup. This sauce and beer is an East Coast item. I doubt we will see it around here. Slightly above average is not a good marketing term.There are a lot of bbq sauces on the market.
ReplyDeleteWell, ketchup is pushing it. But, this pulled chicken makes a killer chicken salad.
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