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Beer and BBQ
I don’t what’s better, drinking beer while you’re barbequing or drinking beer while you’re eating barbequed food. There’s nothing quite like a hot summer day, standing behind the BBQ grill burning steaks with a beer in hand. I got to admit it’s a toss up, but there’s nothing quite like a great steak with a hoppy bitter Pale Ale or bratwurst with a malty Marzen style Lager. Check out some of our great BBQ recipes and of course we’ll make some suggestions on what type of beer to drink.
Beer and Food Pairing
There does'nt seem to be any rules set in stone as far as what beer goes with what food. Most of the experts agree that in order to find a good pairing, you should find a balance between the food and beer. Balancing beer and food generally means an offsetting flavor.
For example sour would be offset by sweet. There’s not a whole lot of really sweet beers, therefore sour foods generally will not pair well with beer.
Salty foods obviously create thirst. With salty foods a bit of hoppy bitterness in either a Lager of a Pale Ale is usually a good combination. Snack foods like potato chips, pretzels and peanuts are synonymous in America with mass-produced lager beers.
A good balance for bitter foods is a beer with more of a malty character. When I think of bitter foods I tend to think more of certain vegetables like olives, broccoli and pickles. Endive that’s used in salads is another good example of a bitter food that goes good with a malty beer.
With sweeter foods the offsetting rule doesn’t seem to carry a lot of weight. Just the thought of a hoppy beer and something sweet seems repelling. The only thing that comes to mind with anything sweet is possibly a Chocolate Stout. Usually when dessert is served I either pass on desert or stop drinking beer during the desert.
Spicy hot food pairing kind of depends on what affect you want. If you want a balance or something to offset the spiciness you’d want a beer with some malty flavors with a little sweetness to it like a Marzen style Lager would do the trick. If you want the hotness of spicy foods to intensify in flavor try a hoppy beer with a higher alcohol content like a hoppy India Pale Ale (IPA).
Grilling Recipes
The Germans certainly know that beer and
brats are a perfect combination. Learn how to
grill perfect brats. What beer beer would you
suggest?
Succulent shrimp gilled with BBQ sauce.
Hefeweizen is normally what we suggest with
seafood, but not with this savory shrimp!
Chicken is usually grilled using indirect heat.
With this method of grilling direct heat is the
rule, not the exception.
A little bit of Italy, American Style. Suggested
beer, what do you like with pizza?
Cooking salmon on cedar planks creates a
moist and tender filet.Has to be a Hefeweizen
with this one.
Rotisserie's allow the meat to baste in their own
juices for tender and delious chicken.
This rub might seem a little simple, but trust
me this method of slow cooking ribs is oh so
delicious. Has to be a pale ale with this one!
Grilled Vegetables
Ya I know, where all pretty much meat eaters but we do have to eat our vegetables. Click here to get some great methods of grilling vegetables to go with a good steak and great Pale Ale.
Perfecting Steaks
There’s nothing better on a grill than a great steak. The biggest secret to cooking a great steak is to start with a great cut of meat. Read more....
Legal Sea Foods
Unbelievable prices and high quality sea food, you have to check out their web site. They've got fish, lobster, shrimp, scallops, crab, crab cakes, chowder, steak and sea food combinations, meal packages and more. Check em out, you won't be disapponted. .
