Beer can easily be paired with food!

Wine is fine with food, but pairing food with beer can be just as satisfying.

Typically with wine, the philosophy is contrasting flavors,wine doesn't have the ability to have similar flavors. Beers have so many diverse flavors to bridge that flavor gap.

Historically, wine has been viewed as the beverage of choice for fine meals. Beer, on the other hand, has been viewed as a beverage you enjoy with pizza, barbecue and chips.But, that's not accurate. Beer has an advantage over wine because of the numerous ingredients you can use and the flavors that you can get from different ales and lagers.

Beer can be paired with goat cheese, steaks and everything in between and can be paired with food using similar or contrasting flavors.

As craft beer is growing in popularity, more and more chefs at fine restaurants are beginning to recognize their advantages, both in food pairings and cooking.It doesn't make sense that restaurants carry the finest of wines, and only offer mass-produced American lagers for beer.

When pairing food with beer, Lopez said people can do two things -- after you cook a dish, think about what beer can go with it, or pick a beer and craft a dish to it.

 

Post by Joanne Vanderhoef
Marketing and Media Specialist

 

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