I love beer! There, I said it! But what does it have to do with this post? Ahhhh…this post is about one of the best things to go with beer – Dill Pickles. And not just any dill pickles, homemade ones.

Ever since I can remember myself my favorite type of dill pickle was the homemade one. Other than the fact that it tastes so delicious and garlicky I always loved eating the pickles when they’re not quite pickled yet, just half way. That stage when they are semi sweet and semi salty – yum!

So every year when I feel spring has sprung and the days are getting warmer, I pickle something. Could be carrots, cabbage, cauliflower or tomatoes, but I love pickling. I add a lot of garlic and put it aside. The really hard part about making pickles yourself is the wait, because you have to wait a few days before you can consume them 🙂 and that my friends, is hard.

I made a big jar of pickles last week and yesterday we opened it and had a few with our hot dogs. Mmmmm hot dog with homemade pickles, ketchup, mustard, soft bun, I couldn’t ask for anything better. Of course that regardless, I had to have my beer with a side of something salty – pickles duh.