561588 Wed Oct 01 10:51:50 -0700 2008 13 36 Spirits 0 4074621 A good friend is kindly removing an air conditioner for me on Friday - I've promised to make Dark & Stormy's and I'm looking for suggestions of some light food to go along with them. Maybe something caribean in flavor? I'v got the Goslings, Fenitmens Ginger Beer and limes all ready! Thanks! Wed Oct 01 10:51:51 -0700 2008 20274 llinza 1 4074869 The ginger pairs well with chinese and other SE asian foods. Wed Oct 01 12:33:27 -0700 2008 4074621 65531 lgphil 1 4074886 Conch stew, very spicy Wed Oct 01 12:39:22 -0700 2008 4074621 71113 Delucacheesemonger 1 4075219 guacamole and coconut fried shrimp Wed Oct 01 14:49:10 -0700 2008 4074621 13161 barleywino 1 4076522 Jerk chicken! That said, I had one in the same vicinity as a fried okra appetizer last weekend. Wasn't thinking of the pairing, but I enjoyed both. Thu Oct 02 07:17:39 -0700 2008 4074621 12626 ted 2 4367159 I completely agree! Jerk chicken is amazing with a Dark & Stormy! Wed Jan 28 15:55:12 -0800 2009 4076522 169678 foodieseattlelady 1 4077908 Sorry I can't offer a rec. of what food to eat w Dark and Stormy's. Actually, when I'm drinking them I'm usually just concentrating on the liquid refreshments. In any case, I have a question about ginger beer. Lately here in northeast Ohio I haven't been able to find ginger beer. None of the local grocery stores carry it anymore nor does the local liquor store that used to be my back up. He tells me the distributor has stopped carrying the stuff. Do you or anyone else have a clue as to what gives here? Thanks Thu Oct 02 15:31:20 -0700 2008 4074621 18057 Jambalaya 2 4077952 maybe you can make a substitute using Canton ginger liqueur? Thu Oct 02 15:52:44 -0700 2008 4077908 13161 barleywino 2 4078912 Try health food stores. For whatever reason, ginger beer is a regular offering at pretty much all of them around here. Failing that, you can always find it online. Fri Oct 03 06:28:49 -0700 2008 4077908 10996 JK Grence the Cosmic Jester 3 4079063 Thanks to all of the great food suggestions! I really love the idea of coconut shrimp and jerk chicken. Spicy Conch stew sounds great but I think the conch would be hard to locate. I've had a hard time finding ginger beer in NY as well. Fentimmens is quite good (but stupidly expensive) and tends to be carried near/with microbrew beers. I've found it at Dean & Deluca as well as a deli in Astoria that carries a big microbrew selection. Whole Foods or Wild by Nature would probably carry a selection as well. Stewarts makes a really spicy ginger beer that I haven't been able to find lately. I've found a brand called Regatta that is very good at random higher end grocery stores but not on any regular basis. I've heard that Goya made a good ginger beer but I'm not sure if they still do. Fri Oct 03 07:34:20 -0700 2008 4078912 20274 llinza 2 4079162 www.beveragesdirect.com has Barritt's Ginger Beer (the original dark and stormy ingredient along with the gosling's rum) available. Fri Oct 03 08:09:13 -0700 2008 4077908 65531 lgphil 3 4080652 I know Barritt's is the brand if you want to keep it pure, but I prefer Regatta. The taste is cleaner and they use cane sugar, not HFCS. Fri Oct 03 19:37:42 -0700 2008 4079162 123694 RI Swampyankee 4 4085511 Sounds good. Where can you get it? I've never been able to get Barritt's reliably here, so would love to learn of a better, more reliable source. Mon Oct 06 11:12:48 -0700 2008 4080652 65531 lgphil 4 4089381 I get mine at People's Warehouse Liquors in Warwick. Tue Oct 07 18:19:35 -0700 2008 4080652 123694 RI Swampyankee