Beer and Food
Not only do we like to make beer, we like to drink beer. But not all food goes with every type of beer. So we've put together this chart of beer and food pairings to help us enjoy our hobby even more. If you have any suggestions or recommendations email the webmaster at the address below.
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Here are the basics of Beer and Food Pairing, from Examiner.com:
•Lighter beers are best paired with lighter foods.
Likewise, heavy beers are a perfect match for rich and decadent foods.
Similarly, sweet beers should be served with sweet dishes and tart beers
with tart dishes.
•Beer should never be served with wine or liquor infused dishes.
•If the meal is infused with a beer, that beer should be served
with the meal.
•Hoppy (bitter) beers should be paried with meals that won't be masked
by the beer's intense flavor.
•Spicy foods should be paired with malty beers to help cut the heat.
•Robust beers and dark chocolate are a classic pairing.
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Colors are not the max, but on the high end of range |
Beer & Food Matching Chart | The
Brewmaster's Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real
Food |
Tasting
Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink |
BeerAdvocate.com | ||||||
1A Light American Lager
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Cuisine: Barbecue, Curried, Indian, Latin American, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Pan Asian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern | |||||||||
1B Standard American Lager
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Cuisine: Barbecue, Indian, Latin American, Thai, Pan Asian; Cheese: peppery (Monterey / Pepper Jack); Meat: Shellfish |
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1C Premium American Lager
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Cuisine: Indian, Latin American, Pan Asian; General: Apéritif | |||||||||
1D Munich Helles
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Lighter food: salad, seafood, pork; spicy Asian Cajun, Latin; Wisonsin butterkäse or other soft mild cheese; light desserts: blueberry trifle, cranberry-apple cobbler | bread: sandwiches, panini, falafel; light fish, shellfish; mild sausages; pork; hefty salads; eggs Benedict | lighter foods: chicken, salads, salmon, wiesswurst | Cuisine: German; Cheese: buttery (Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss); General: Salad; Meat: Pork, Fish, Shellfish | ||||||
1E Dortmunder Export
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Lighter food: salad, seafood, pork; spicy Asian Cajun, Latin; Wisonsin butterkäse or other soft mild cheese; light desserts: blueberry trifle, cranberry-apple cobbler | bread: sandwiches, panini, falafel; light fish, shellfish; mild sausages; pork; hefty salads; eggs Benedict; spicy dishes: Thai, Vietnamese, Indian food, Jamaican food, Mexican food; shellfish (but not scallops), seafood, caviar; ham, Gruyère and ham sandwich; mixed hor d'oeuvres; Tex-Mex; wurst and ham | pork, spicy Asian, Cajun, Latin | Cuisine: German; Cheese: buttery (Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss); General: Apéritif; Meat: Pork, Poultry, Fish, Shellfish | ||||||
2A German Pilsner (Pils)
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lighter foods: chicken, salads, salmon, bratwurst; mild white Vermont cheddar; light desserts: lemon shortbread, fresh berries with sabayon | spicy dishes: Thai, Vietnamese, Indian food, Jamaican food, Mexican food; shellfish (but not scallops), seafood, caviar; ham, Gruyère and ham sandwich; mixed hor d'oeuvres | lighter foods: chicken, salads, seafood, bratwurst | Cuisine (Japanese, German) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack) General (Apéritif) Meat (Poultry, Fish) | ||||||
2B Bohemian Pilsner
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lighter foods: chicken, salads, salmon, bratwurst; mild white Vermont cheddar; light desserts: lemon shortbread, fresh berries with sabayon | spicy dishes: Thai, Vietnamese, Indian food, Jamaican food, Mexican food; shellfish (but not scallops), seafood, caviar; ham, Gruyère and ham sandwich; mixed hor d'oeuvres | lighter foods: chicken, salads, salmon, bratwurst | Cuisine (Curried, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Pan Asian) Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar) | ||||||
2C Classic American Pilsner (CAP)
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3A Vienna Lager
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Mexican or any hearty, spicy food; chicken, sausage, pork; jalapeño jack; mango or coconut flan, almond biscotti, spice cake with pine nuts | charbroiled steak, Stilton, bernaise sauce; venison; pork; roast chicken and turkey; grilled vegetables; American pizza; burgers; sausages; fried fish; mild crab cakes; smoked trout | Mexican cuisine, spicy food; chicken, sausage, milder cheeses | Cuisine (Latin American, German) Meat (Pork, Poultry) | ||||||
3B Oktoberfest
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Mexican or any hearty, spicy food; chicken, sausage, pork; jalapeño jack; mango or coconut flan, almond biscotti, spice cake with pine nuts | charbroiled steak, Stilton, bernaise sauce; venison; pork; roast chicken and turkey; grilled vegetables; American pizza; burgers; sausages; fried fish; mild crab cakes; smoked trout | Mexican cuisine, spicy food; chicken, sausage, milder cheeses | Cuisine (German) | ||||||
4A Dark American Lager
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hearty, spicy food: salads, seafood, pork; spicy Asian, Cajun, Latin; white cheddar jack, brick; passionfruit bread pudding, pears poached in dopplebock | hearty, spicy food; barbecue; sausages, roast meat; bread pudding | ||||||||
4B Munich Dunkel
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hearty, spcy food: barbecue, sausages, roasted meat; washed-rind Münster; pomegranate tart with walnuts, candied ginger pear cake | pork; German food; venison, dumplings, sausage, wurst of all kind, Italian sausage; roast chicken; brussels sprouts; robust fish in darker preparations; Chinese food: sweet and sour pork, Szechuan, sesame noodles, crispy duck | hearty, spicy food; barbecue; sausages, roast meat; bread pudding | Cuisine (German) Meat (Smoked Meat, Game, Grilled Meat) | ||||||
4C Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
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hearty, spcy food: barbecue, sausages, roasted meat; washed-rind Münster; pomegranate tart with walnuts, candied ginger pear cake | Mexican mole sauces; grilled steak, burgers; blackened food; black-eyed peas, dirty rice, okra, jambalaya, paella; sausage (especially grilled); ham; dark bread | hearty, spicy food; barbecue; sausages, roast meat; bread pudding | Cuisine (German) | ||||||
5A Maibock/Helles Bock
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Spicy food: Thai or Korean barbecue; fried chicken; Emmenthal Swiss cheese;Apple almond strudel, white chocolate sheesecake, honey walnut souflée | venison, moose, duck, goose, wild boar, mushrooms, cooked carrots, pork, potatoes, sausage (except spicy); Mexican food; Tex-Mex; ham | rich or spicy food like Thai; cheesecake, apple strudel | Cuisine (German) | ||||||
5B Traditional Bock
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venison, moose, duck, goose, wild boar, mushrooms, cooked carrots, pork, potatoes, sausage (except spicy); Mexican food; Tex-Mex; ham | rich or spicy foods; Münster or Taleggio | Cuisine (German) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Chocolate) Meat (Game) | |||||||
5C Doppelbock
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Rich roasty food: duck, roasted pork shanks; cured meats; Limburger cheese; German chocolate cake, Black Forest cake, dried fruit (rumtopf) rum tart | venison, moose, duck, goose, wild boar, mushrooms, cooked carrots, pork, potatoes, sausage (except spicy); Mexican food; Tex-Mex; ham; custard; crème brûlée | rich roasty foods: duck; chocolate cake | Cuisine (German) Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss, earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Chocolate) Meat (Game) | ||||||
5D Eisbock
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venison, moose, duck, goose, wild boar, mushrooms, cooked carrots, pork, potatoes, sausage (except spicy); Mexican food; Tex-Mex; ham; custard; crème brûlée | Cuisine (German) Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss, sharp; Blue, Cheddar) General (Dessert, Digestive) | ||||||||
6A Cream Ale
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Lighter food: chicken, salmon, bratwurst; Monterey Jack cheese, brick or similar lilght nutty cheese;light apricot or mandarin cake;lemon custard tart | lighter food and snacks | ||||||||
6B Blonde Ale
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Lighter food: chicken, salmon, bratwurst; Monterey Jack cheese, brick or similar lilght nutty cheese;light apricot or mandarin cake;lemon custard tart | Cuisine (Italian, Middle Eastern) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack) General (Salad) Meat (Fish) | ||||||||
6C Kölsch
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Lighter food: chicken, salmon, bratwurst; Monterey Jack cheese, brick or similar lilght nutty cheese;light apricot or mandarin cake;lemon custard tart | lawn mower beer; salads; delicate fish; lobster, clams, shrimp, crab (not too spicy); brunch: eggs benedict; grilled ham and swiss sandwich; grilled pork chops | lighter foods: chicken, salads, salmon, bratwurst | Cuisine (German) General (Salad) Meat (Pork, Fish, Shellfish) | ||||||
6D American Wheat or Rye Beer
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wheat: very light foods: salads, sushi, vegetable dishes; buffalo mozzarella or Wisconsin brick cheese; too light for dessert, but maybe fresh berries or fruit soup | wheat: great for summer food, salads; very mild fish; brunch: cheese omelette, andouille omelette, chorizo sausage, huevos ranchero, bacon, sausage | wheat: salads; lighter food like chicken or sushi; simple cheeses | wheat: Cuisine (Latin American, German) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Salad) Meat (Poultry) dark wheat: Cuisine (Barbecue, Latin American) Cheese (nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan) General (Chocolate) Meat (Salmon) rye: Cuisine (German) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack) General (Salad) Meat (Pork) |
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7A Northern German Altbier
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Hearty foods: roast pork, smoked sausage, grilled salmon; aged Gouda or crumbly Chesire; Almond or mape-walnut cake, pear fritters, cashew brittle | pork; sausage; burgers; cassoulet; mexican food; pizza; fatty fish: salmon, crab cakes | ||||||||
7B California Common
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charbroiled steak, lamb chops, burrito, shrimp quesadilla | mid-intensity food: roast pork, smoked sausage or salmon, cocunut-breaded shrimp! | Cuisine (Barbecue) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, sharp; Blue, Cheddar, tangy; Brick, Edam, Feta) General (Salad) Meat (Pork, Poultry, Fish, Shellfish) | |||||||
7C Düsseldorf Altbier
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Hearty foods: roast pork, smoked sausage, grilled salmon; aged Gouda or crumbly Chesire; Almond or mape-walnut cake, pear fritters, cashew brittle | pork; sausage; burgers; cassoulet; mexican food; pizza; fatty fish: salmon, crab cakes | mid-intesity foods: roast pork, smoked sausages or salmon | Cuisine (German) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) Meat (Smoked Meat, Game, Grilled Meat) | ||||||
8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter
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roast chicken or pork, fish & chips; Mild English cheese (lancashire or Leicester); Oatmeal-raisin-walnut cookies or some other satisfying basic dish | seafood, fish & chips | roast chicken or pork; classic with curry | Cheese (tangy; Brick, Edam, Feta) | ||||||
8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
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roast chicken or pork, fish & chips; Mild English cheese (lancashire or Leicester); Oatmeal-raisin-walnut cookies or some other satisfying basic dish | seafood, especially salmon, smoked or kippered fish, fish & chips; pork, roasted or fried poultry, red meat, bangers and mash,, shepherd's pie | roast chicken or pork; classic with curry | |||||||
8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
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roast chicken or pork, fish & chips; Mild English cheese (lancashire or Leicester); Oatmeal-raisin-walnut cookies or some other satisfying basic dish | seafood, especially salmon, fish & chips,pork, roasted or fried poultry, red meat, pork chops, game, bangers and mash, shepherd's pie; grilled meats, steak, roasted poultry; spicy food, Cajun food; sandwiches (except tuna salad); pasta with cream sauces; darker flavored seafood, chicken potpie | meat pies; English cheese | Cuisine (Barbecue) Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss, nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan) Meat (Pork, Game) Cuisine (Indian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, sharp; Blue, Cheddar) Meat (Fish, Shellfish) |
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9A Scottish Light 60/-
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salads, roasted meats, lamb, game birds, ham, sausages, pork and chicken, roasted grilled or steamed vegetables | lighter food: simple cheeses, lighter preparations of salmon and chicken | ||||||||
9B Scottish Heavy 70/-
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salads, roasted meats, lamb, game birds, ham, sausages, pork and chicken, roasted grilled or steamed vegetables | lighter food: simple cheeses, lighter preparations of salmon and chicken | ||||||||
9C Scottish Export 80/-
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salads, roasted meats, lamb, game birds, ham, sausages, pork and chicken, roasted grilled or steamed vegetables; venison, fuity mild cheeses, crème brûlée | lighter food: moderately intense cheeses, lighter preparations of salmon and pork | ||||||||
9D Irish Red Ale
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salads, roasted meats, lamb, game birds, ham, sausages, pork and chicken, roasted grilled or steamed vegetables; venison, fuity mild cheeses, crème brûlée | Meat (Pork, Poultry) | ||||||||
9E Strong Scotch Ale
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Roasted or grilled beef, lamb, game, smoked salmon; Aged sheep cheese; Mizithra or Idiazabal (smoked!); sticky toffee pudding or chocolate ship shortbread | salads, roasted meats, lamb, game birds, ham, sausages, pork and chicken, roasted grilled or steamed vegetables; venison, fuity mild cheeses, crème brûlée | sticky pudding and other substantial desserts | Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss) Meat (Smoked Meat, Salmon) | ||||||
10A American Pale Ale
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meat pie, English cheese; great with a burger;Cheddar or Derby with sage cheese; pumpkin flan, maple bread pudding, bananas Foster | Tex-Mex, Mexican food; Thai food; Vietnamese food; burgers; strong, oily fish; shellfish | wide range of food: classic with a burger | Cuisine (Pan Asian) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina, nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan, tangy; Brick, Edam, Feta) General (Salad) Meat (Poultry) | ||||||
10B American Amber Ale
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chicken, seafood, burgers; spicy cuisine; Port-Salut or other lightly tangy chees; Poached pears wuth dule de leche, banana pound cake, pecan lace cookies | pizza, roast chicken; Cajun food; Caribbean Food; stronger oilier fish; cured meats: ham, prosciutto, pastrami | chicken, seafood, burgers; spicy cuisine | Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar) Meat (Beef, Poultry, Fish) | ||||||
10C American Brown Ale
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Hearty foods: roast pork, smoked sausage, grilled salmon; aged Gouda or crumbly Chesire; Almond or mape-walnut cake, pear fritters, cashew brittle | BBQ!; grilled foods; steak; roast beef sandwich; Mexican food | chicken, seafood, burgers; spicy cuisine | Cuisine (Barbecue) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina, nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan) General (Chocolate) Meat (Beef) | ||||||
11A Mild
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cured meat, red meat, barbecue, game, cheese; steak (especially Brown ales); almost any beef dish (including beef stew), milder chili; sweetbreads and scallops, seared foie gras; classic ploughman's lunch; Mexican food; mushrooms | roasted meats and a wide range of hearty foods | Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack) General (Chocolate) Meat (Grilled Meat) | |||||||
11B Southern English Brown
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Hearty foods: roast pork, smoked sausage, grilled salmon; aged Gouda or crumbly Chesire; Almond or mape-walnut cake, pear fritters, cashew brittle | cured meat, red meat, barbecue, game, cheese; steak (especially Brown ales); almost any beef dish (including beef stew), milder chili; sweetbreads and scallops, seared foie gras; classic ploughman's lunch; Mexican food; mushrooms | roasted meats and a wide range of hearty foods | Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina, nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan) Meat (Pork, Grilled Meat) | ||||||
11C Northern English Brown
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Hearty foods: roast pork, smoked sausage, grilled salmon; aged Gouda or crumbly Chesire; Almond or mape-walnut cake, pear fritters, cashew brittle | cured meat, red meat, barbecue, game, cheese; steak (especially Brown ales); almost any beef dish (including beef stew), milder chili; sweetbreads and scallops, seared foie gras; classic ploughman's lunch; Mexican food; mushrooms | roasted meats and a wide range of hearty foods | Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina, nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan) Meat (Pork, Grilled Meat) | ||||||
12A Brown Porter
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roasted or smoked food: barbecue, sausages, roasted meat, blckened fish; cow milk chees (Tilsit, Gruyère); Chocolate peanut butter cookies, toasted cocunut cookie bars | Porter's roast picks up char flavors in grilled food: steaks, burgers, chicken and pork, even vegetables; ribs, and meatloaf; Rueben sandwich, pumperknickle bread; Mole Poblano; game; chocolate desserts, souflée and mousse, light chocolate cakes | roasted and smoke food; barbecue, sausages; chocolate chip cookies | Cuisine (Barbecue, Latin American) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Chocolate, Dessert) Meat (Beef, Shellfish, Smoked Meat, Grilled Meat) | ||||||
12B Robust Porter
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Porter's roast picks up char flavors in grilled food: steaks, burgers, chicken and pork, even vegetables; ribs, and meatloaf; Rueben sandwich, pumperknickle bread; Mole Poblano; game; chocolate desserts, souflée and mousse, light chocolate cakes | roasted and smoke food; barbecue, sausages; chocolate chip cookies | Cuisine (Barbecue, Latin American) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Chocolate, Dessert) Meat (Beef, Shellfish, Smoked Meat, Grilled Meat) | |||||||
12C Baltic Porter
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Porter's roast picks up char flavors in grilled food: steaks, burgers, chicken and pork, even vegetables; ribs, and meatloaf; Rueben sandwich, pumperknickle bread; Mole Poblano; game; chocolate desserts, souflée and mousse, light chocolate cakes | roasted and smoked food; barbecue, prime rib; chocolate cake | Cuisine (Barbecue) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) Meat (Beef, Smoked Meat, Game, Grilled Meat) | |||||||
13A Dry Stout
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Hearty, rich food: meat pie, steak; oysters; Irish cheese (Dubliner cheddar); chocolate soufflé, tiramisu, mocha marscapone mousse | Mussels, lobster, crab, clams, scallops and calamari, tuna and salmon; ham (prosciutto, pancetta, Serrano ham), corned beef, pastrami; steaks (preferably covered in black pepper, coarse salt and olive oil), burgers, guinnes stew | hearty rich food: steak, meat pies; oysters | Cuisine (Barbecue) General (Chocolate, Dessert) Meat (Beef, Pork, Smoked Meat, Game) Cuisine (Barbecue, Latin American) General (Chocolate) Meat (Smoked Meat, Grilled Meat) |
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13B Sweet Stout
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Rich spicy food like barbacued beef; Oaxacan mole or Szechuan dishes; buttery, well-aged cheddar; chocolate espresso cake, cream puffs, profiterôles | beef, venison, lamb with savory sauces; chocolate based sauces (like mole); squab and qood pigeon; chocolate desserts ("Stouts are a perfect match for chocolate desserts.") | hearty rich food: steak, meat pies; oysters | General (Chocolate, Dessert) | ||||||
13C Oatmeal Stout
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Rich spicy food like barbacued beef; Oaxacan mole or Szechuan dishes; buttery, well-aged cheddar; chocolate espresso cake, cream puffs, profiterôles | beef, venison, lamb with savory sauces; sweetbreads and seared scallops; chocolate based sauces (like mole); squab and qood pigeon; chocolate desserts ("Stouts are a perfect match for chocolate desserts.") | hearty rich food: steak, meat pies; oysters | Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Chocolate, Dessert) Meat (Shellfish, Smoked Meat) | ||||||
13D Foreign Extra Stout
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Mussels, lobster, crab, clams, scallops and calamari, tuna and salmon; ham (prosciutto, pancetta, Serrano ham), corned beef, pastrami; steaks (preferably covered in black pepper, coarse salt and olive oil), burgers, guinnes stew | hearty rich food: steak, meat pies; oysters; chocolate | General (Chocolate, Dessert, Digestive) Meat (Smoked Meat, Grilled Meat) | |||||||
13E American Stout
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charbroiled steak (think "Porterhouse"); bbq; pulled pork; cured meat; Mexican food: mole negro; Cajun food; smoked and roasted chiles; shrimp; chocolate desserts, fruit desserts, vanilla ice cream, stout float | hearty rich food: steak, meat pies; oysters; chocolate | American Imperial: Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss) General (Chocolate, Digestive) Meat (Beef, Smoked Meat, Game, Grilled Meat) | |||||||
13F Russian Imperial Stout
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Overpowers most main dishes, but stand up to foie gras, smoked goose; long-aged cheese: Gouda, parmesan or Cheddar; dark choclate truffles, chocolate raspberry mousse cake | venison in sour cherry sauce, game sausages; deep choclate desserts, stilton cheese; Arturo Fuente Opus X cigars | hearty rich food: steak, meat pies; oysters; chocolate | General (Chocolate, Dessert, Digestive) | ||||||
14A English IPA
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Stong spicy food (classic with curry); bold, sweet deserts like carrot cake; Gorgonzola and Cambozola cheese; caramel apple tart, ginger spice cake, persimmon rice pudding | grilled meats, steak, roasted poultry; spicy food, Cajun food; sandwiches (except tuna salad); pasta with cream sauces; darker flavored seafood, chicken potpie | strong, spicy food; bold sweet desserts like carrot cake | Cuisine (Curried, Indian) Cheese (nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan, sharp; Blue, Cheddar) Meat (Shellfish) | ||||||
14B American IPA
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Tex-Mex, Mexican food; Thai food; Vietnamese food; Indian food; burgers; strong, oily fish; shellfish | wide range of food: classic with a burger | Cuisine (Curried, Thai) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) Meat (Poultry, Fish, Shellfish, Salmon) | |||||||
14C Imperial IPA
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Smoked beef brisket, grilled lamb; chicken fried steak; American bleu cheese; very sweet desserts like carrot cake, caramel cheese cake or crème brûlée | very rich food; gorgonzola; carrot cake | Cuisine (Barbecue) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) Meat (Game, Grilled Meat, Salmon) | |||||||
15A Wiezen/Weissbier
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lighter foods: salads, seafood, sushi, wiesswurst; chère goat cheese or herbed spread (Boursin); strawberry shortcake, fruit trifle or other very light dessert; key lime pie | Mexican dishes, including mole poblano; Indian food; Mediterranean food; Chinese food; weisswurst, cheese omelet and other egg dishes, sausages; salads; German food; prok, venison, lamb | lighter foods: seafood, weisswurst | Cuisine (German) Cheese (tangy; Brick, Edam, Feta) General (Salad) Meat (Poultry, Fish, Shellfish) | ||||||
15B Dunkelwiezen
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substantial salads, roast chicken or pork, hearty sausage; soft-ripended goat or smoked Gouda; sweet potato tart, peach pecan strudel, banana creme pie | Mexican dishes, including mole poblano; Indian food; Mediterranean food; Chinese food; weisswurst, cheese omelet and other egg dishes, sausages; salads; German food; prok, venison, lamb | lighter foods: seafood, weisswurst | Cuisine (Curried, German) Cheese (nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan) General (Digestive) Meat (Salmon) | ||||||
15C Wiezenbock
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roast pork, beef, smoked ham or game dishes; aged Provalone or Spanish Manchego cheese; pine nut torte with dried fruit, and banana souflée | duck and venison | big desserts | Cuisine (German) General (Chocolate, Dessert) Meat (Grilled Meat) | ||||||
15D Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
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Cuisine (German) Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar) General (Salad) Meat (Pork) | |||||||||
16A Witbier
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lighter seafood dishes, and is classically paired with steamed mussels; marscapone or herb cheese spread on crackers; banana orange crepes, blood orange sorbet, and panna cotta with lemon | salads, as long as the dressing isn't verly sweet, and vinaigrettes; goes well with egg dishes (even grilled cheese and ham sandwiches!), and bacon and sausage goes well with witbier, too. Oliver adds that witbier goes well with sushi, sashimi and smoked salmon, and any fish dish prepared with citrus. He also suggests witbier with Mexican and Thai dishes, which pairs well with the coriander in the witbier. Even Indian food can pair with witbier. But witbier doesn't stand up to anything spicy | mussels, salmon, and chicken | Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, tangy; Brick, Edam, Feta) General (Salad) Meat (Poultry, Fish, Shellfish) | ||||||
16B Belgian Pale Ale
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cheese, mussels, chicken, spicy dishes | IPA: Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger, tangy; Brick, Edam, Feta) General (Salad) | ||||||||
16C Saison
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almost everything; steaks, salmon steaks, shrimp salad; stronger fish, fried fish, calamari; sausages (Italian, merguez, chorizo, seafood, Toulouse, bratwurst, venison, boudin noir), pork shops; Thai food; Vietnamese food | substantial salads, chicken, richer seafood; bloomy-rind cheese. Earthier versions: goat cheese | Cuisine (Curried, Thai) Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina, nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) General (Salad, Apéritif) Meat (Poultry, Fish, Shellfish) | |||||||
16D Bière de Garde
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French food; cassoulet; lamb chops; roast turkey, Thanksgiving dinner; washed-rind cheese, Livarot, Münster | hearty rich food; steak, roast pork, beef stew; simple desserts | Cuisine (Indian, Middle Eastern) Cheese (nutty; Asiago, Colby, Parmesan, tangy; Brick, Edam, Feta) General (Salad, Apéritif) Meat (Fish, Shellfish) | |||||||
16E Belgian Specialty Ale |
(Orval) great aperitif; aged prosciutto, fish; gamy sausages; mushrooms | |||||||||
17A Berliner Weisse
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depends on the syrup used: raspberry or lemon with sailads; lemon with citrus based fish dishes or egg dishes, Thai food | the lightest salads and seafoods; a mild cheese | Cuisine (German) Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss, sharp; Blue, Cheddar) General (Salad, Apéritif) | |||||||
17B Flanders Red Ale
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shellfish: lobster. shrimp, crab, oysters, moules frites; omelettes, eggs Benedict; Gruyère and ham sandwich; fish; | Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina, sharp; Blue, Cheddar) Meat (Grilled Meat) | ||||||||
17C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin
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shellfish: lobster. shrimp, crab, oysters, moules frites; omelettes, eggs Benedict; Gruyère and ham sandwich; fish; meat dishes: carbonnade flamande, beef stew; pork; duck; venison | tangy cheese; rich meat; fried dishes; light fruit tart | Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Chocolate) Meat (Grilled Meat) | |||||||
17D Straight (Unblended) Lambic
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lighter foods; cuts fat nicely; | Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) General (Apéritif, Digestive) | ||||||||
17E Gueuze
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seafood (mussels with fries), escargot, oysters, oily fish (salmon, bluefish, sardines and mackerel), ceviche; tangy farmhouse cheese (Stilton); sausages and salads | Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss, sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) | ||||||||
17F Fruit Lambic
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tart lambics pair well with savory foods: duck and goose, venison; goat cheeses; mole sauces sweet lambics with chocolate desserts, not fruit desserts; sweet cheese: marscapone, telem and stracchino |
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18A Belgian Blonde Ale
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sausages, pork, pork chops, Cajun-style pork dishes, roast pork, breaded cutlet,; roast chicken and turkey; white fleshed fish ( snapper, cod, monkfish, flounder) | |||||||||
18B Belgian Dubbel
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barbedue, meat stews, steak, rib roast; washed-rind abbey-type cheese or French Morbier; milk chocolate, butter truffles, chocolate bread pudding | gamey red meats, lamb, duck, foie gras, sweetbreads, steak, beef stew, rabbit stew; sausages, venison, wild boar, roast chicken, | hearty food: barbecued ribs, abbey cheese, tiramisu, chocolate cake, medium intensity desserts | Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) General (Chocolate) Meat (Beef) | ||||||
18C Belgian Tripel
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Spicy Cajun food, crab cakes, pheasant, roast turkey; triple-crème (St. Andre or Explorateur); non-chocolate desserts; apricot-amaretto tart, baklava, Linzer torte | sausages, cassoulet, game birds, gamy hams (prosciutto); Mexican food; anything with a pesto; basil; stronger, oilier fish, fried fish, seared scallops; cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus | roast pork, rich seafood like lobster, creamy desserts like crème brûlée | Cuisine (Mediterranean) Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) Meat (Pork, Poultry) | ||||||
18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale
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Spicy Cajun food, crab cakes, pheasant, roast turkey; triple-crème (St. Andre or Explorateur); non-chocolate desserts; apricot-amaretto tart, baklava, Linzer torte | salty, fatty snacks; Italian pasta, pesto; Indian food; all fish; Thai food | salmon, chicken, spicy food, Thai food | General (Apéritif, Digestive) Meat (Game, Salmon) | ||||||
18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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gamy venison, pâté de campagne, duck, goose, squab; short ribs, oxtail | very hearty food; strong cheese; chocolate | Cuisine (Barbecue) Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) Meat (Beef, Grilled Meat) | |||||||
19A Old Ale
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roast beef, lamb, game, grilled or roasted; Double Glouscester or other rich moderately aged cheese; spiced plum-walnut tart, classic cannoli, toffee apple crisp | foie gras, duck, lamb, venison, wild boar, mushrooms; classic cheddars, aged Gruyère, goat cheese, Stilton; crème brûlée, crêpes with dulce de leche, vanilla ice cream | big, intense dishes such as roast beef and lamb; stands up to rich deserts | Cheese (buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss) General (Digestive) | ||||||
19B English Barleywine
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Overpowers most main dishes-best with strong cheeses or dessert; Stilton and walnuts; Rich sweet desserts; chocolate hazelnut torte, toffee caramel cheesecake | foie gras, duck, lamb, venison, wild boar, mushrooms; classic cheddars, aged Gruyère, goat cheese, Stilton; crème brûlée, crêpes with dulce de leche, vanilla ice cream | very intense food but better with dessert; Stilton cheese | Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) General (Digestive) | ||||||
19C American Barleywine
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Overpowers most main dishes-best with strong cheeses or dessert; Stilton and walnuts; Rich sweet desserts; chocolate hazelnut torte, toffee caramel cheesecake | stronger cheese: blue cheese, goat cheese | big food; aged cheese; intense desserts | Cheese (sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) General (Dessert, Digestive) | ||||||
| 20 Fruit Beer | dry: salads semisweet: meat served with fruit sauces: venison, wild boar, duck, pork chops sweet: chocolate and dairy desserts, |
salads and lighter foods; lighter desserts | General (Salad) | |||||||
| 21A Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer | Pumpkin ale: roast turkey and gingerbread | chile: Cuisine (Barbecue, Latin American) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack) Meat (Fish, Smoked Meat) pumpkin: General (Dessert) Meat (Poultry) spice: General (Dessert, Apéritif, Digestive) vegetable: General (Salad) |
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| 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | ||||||||||
22A Classic Rauchbier
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pork; bbq; smoked food; bacon, ham; Chinese food; roast chicken; Mexican food | Cuisine (Barbecue, German) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, sharp; Blue, Cheddar) Meat (Beef, Smoked Meat, Game, Grilled Meat, Salmon) | ||||||||
| 22B Other Smoked Beer | Cuisine (Barbecue) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, sharp; Blue, Cheddar) Meat (Beef, Smoked Meat, Game, Grilled Meat, Salmon) | |||||||||
| 22C Wood-Aged Beer | huge, rich desserts and Stilton cheese |