Meg Goes Nom Nom

Very recently, a new artisan sausage and jerky shop opened in Ann Arbor called Biercamp.

Friday night we hosted a party. For 2 people. (That would be myself + huz). Yessss. I guess our excuse was that it was in celebration of the huz’s recent promo, and we both just wanted a chill evening after a long week. ..And also needed to re-watch HP7: Part I one more time in preparation for Saturday night’s viewing of HP7:  Part II in IMAX3D (booyah).

After work we drove down to State Street to purchase a bounty of meat from Biercamp. The shop was quite cute inside – I liked it. Mason jar lighting, brick walls, interestingly-patterned ceilings – lots of character!

Long summer days = freaky shadow face:

Our bounty!:

We came home with:

• Quatro Crazy beef jerky
• Italian Ricotta meatballs
• Michigan Maple beef jerky
• Biercamp Jerky Pate
• Hot Italian Sausage
• Sweet Onion, Cheddar, and Asparagus Bratwurst

Back at home, I cooked up half of the Sweet Onion, Cheddar, and Asparagus Brats in a skillet. These were incredibly delicious, and the favorite item of both the huz and myself. Super flavorful!!

I also cooked the Italian Ricotta Meatballs on the stovetop. These were good, I’d say even very good, but not my very favorite. I think the seasonings could use a little tweaking. I dipped these in pizza sauce (yes, I keep pizza sauce as a condiment in my fridge – don’t ask), which was an excellent combo.

To go with our meat-filled dinner, we picked up a few accompaniments on the way home, including a loaf of Pizza Bread from Great Harvest.

So cheesy and moist!

We also picked up a block of Tillamook Sharp Cheddar and I cubed up some Swiss Cheese I had on hand.

We created quite the spread! Clockwise, we have:

• Cubed Sharp Cheddar and Swiss
• Red Grapes
• Michigan Maple Jerky <- nice and smoky, good texture, but needs more flavor!
• Quatro Crazy Jerky <- awesome! very hot!
• Italian Ricotta Meatballs
• Sweet Onion, Cheddar, & Asparagus Brats <- our fave
• Jerky Pate (+ chips for dipping) <- my second fave. Swoonworthy!!!
• Sliced Great Harvest Pizza Bread

Meatballs + Brats.

Clearly I need to host more parties. Look at this amazing spread.

Dessert!:

All in all, we were very pleased with our Biercamp purchases! The prices seemed reasonable, everything we tried was delicious, and I look forward to trying more items in the future. I will be using the Hot Italian Sausage in a recipe later this week and let y’all know how it is. This was a fun dinner, and a relaxing way to spend an evening.

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UPDATE: Read about our second trip to Biercamp here!!