The variety of beer snacks is great. And there are even more varieties and brands of beer. Their mutual combination depends both on the taste of both, and on individual preferences. And sometimes from lack of time to cook or find a suitable snack. But if you are in no hurry, check out in practice the combinations recognized as classics all over the world.
Instructions
Step 1
Be guided by the principle: sweet with sweet, bitter with bitter. But choose your snacks so that the bitterness (or sweetness) of the beer doesn't completely drown out the flavor. However, there is an exception to this rule: a combination of classic chocolate with strong hoppy beer.
Step 2
Pair a delicate beer with a delicate snack and a rich beer with a hearty meal. The intensity of the taste of the drink is made up of factors such as strength, hop bitterness, sweetening, and malt character. That is why, when choosing a snack, always consider the sweetness, bitterness, carbonation, richness and pungency of the beer taste. Consider what time of year you choose to treat yourself to a beer with the right snack. In hot summer, it is better to give preference to both light drinks and light snacks, and in winter - more abundant food with strong varieties.
Step 3
By experimenting with flavors, you can also favor contrast. If you still want the beer to muffle the taste of your food, combine light beer with fatty foods. Combine the taste of Birmix type beer with a chocolate note with dessert chocolate. You can create contrast by pairing lager beers with hearty grilled snacks.
Step 4
Try tried and tested combinations. The viscous porter goes well with stews, baked meat or grilled chicken. Go with oysters or Roquefort cheese (as well as any other spicy cheese, not necessarily with layers of mold). Pilsner or lager type beers go well with grilled sausages or baked pork. Lager can also be eaten with seafood (shrimp, squid). Ordinary salted fish, preferably fatty varieties, will do.
Step 5
Combine fruity beers or lambic with light dessert dishes for consistency. At the same time, baked fish or poultry can be prepared for such beers.
