For those of
you who aren’t wine drinkers, I thought I would follow up with some interesting
information about beer. One thing I have
always been curious about is the coupling of beer and food. Supposedly, the correct combination can make
both taste better. To quench my thirst
and curiosity I read Duane Swierczynski The Big Book O' Beer: Everything
You Ever Wanted to Know about the Greatest Beverage on Earth.
In the book Duane suggests some very obvious
combinations, like drinking light beer with lighter foods and heavy beer with
heavier foods, and some more interesting suggestions, like matching cuisine
with a beer from the same country.
Birra Moretti with Italian Food
Singha with Thai food
New Castle Brown Ale with English Food
Negro Modela with Mexican Food
Other good combinations are:
Singha with Thai food
New Castle Brown Ale with English Food
Negro Modela with Mexican Food
Other good combinations are:
- Porter with chocolate desserts
- Wheat beer with fried foods
- Pilsner with hamburgers, hot dogs, or pizza
- Ale (Irish or American) with Pork
Finally, Duane Swierczynski explains the ultimate
coupling of beer and food, the Beer Can Chicken. Basically, you take a 12-ounce aluminum beer
can with no seams, drink half of it and cut off the top third of the can. You then added a 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper,
and 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce. The can
is then placed up a chicken’s backside and placed on the grill. After about an hour of cooking, the beer
has evaporated and flavored the bird
with your beer of choice.
So If you're curious (and over 21), try one of these beer-food combinations and leave a comment saying how it was and If you're brave, give the Beer Can Chicken a try.
