Affiliate, Pairing Beer With Food

Hi Affiliate,

Well, we have learned a little about pairing
wine with food, but how about pairing beer with food?

If a restaurant has a great beer menu, then
the waitstaff needs to know that beer menu inside and out.

More importantly, they must know how to sell it.

If the waitstaff knows information, such as below,
it makes everything easier, more fun, leading to a better dining experience!

Here is an interesting article by Paul Heingarten, a beer expert.

It is featured on my articles pages at:
http://www.topserveconsulting.com/articles/beverage/how_to_pair_beer_with_food.html

Pairing Beer With Food

While the variations of beer may not be as cut and dry as they are
for wine (red, white, etc), the beverage has several distinctive
styles and you can certainly create a more favorable food
combination if you are interested in that sort of thing. If you
have any experience with pairing wine with food, think of the
distinctions between dishes served best with red wine and those
better served with white wine. Whether you are familiar with wine
and food pairing or not, consider the different types of beer from
lighter taste to the darkest varieties as the spectrum of types.

Starting from the lighter end of the spectrum are your pilsners and
lagers. I find these work better with seafood, as the taste is
lighter and won't overpower the flavor of the food. In New Orleans,
a boiled crawfish is best washed down with a light pilsner from any
of the megabreweries.

Moving along on the beer styles, we come to your pale ales and
ambers. As these are a little heartier, they can be paired with
similar food. Try having Chicken and Pork dishes with ambers for a
great match up.

Next we come to the so called "dark side of the beer". I refer to
stouts and porters when I refer to dark beer. These are among the
heaviest regarding taste and alcohol, so you can pair them up with
the heartiest foods like steaks, ribs, and similar dishes.

Beyond those basic distinctions of beer are some specialties like
barley wines. Barley Wines are higher in alcohol content and in my
honest opinion don't really match up with any food in particular.
The alcohol is just too strong to blend - imagine eating food with
straight vodka. Does that sound like a good idea to you?

The key to deciding on which beer to pair with your food is to find
a combination where the overall flavor is not overpowered by any
one item. A little prior planning can give you a pleasant meal.

Bon Appetit!

Paul has been an avid beer nut since 1990 and a beer homebrewer
since 1998. Check out his blog at
http://www.prhsolutions.com/brewsletter
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Paul_Heingarten

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