Pretzels sound pretty freaking awesome right now. The fresh soft kind of course.
I think its less that everything goes with beer…more like beer goes with everything.
Although there are some foods that pair more readily with non-beer beverages in my view. With chocolate chip cookies, milk leads the way. With many mediterranean and Italian dishes, beer will work but wine pairs better. And some kinds of Thai dishes I foolishly order so unbelievably spicy that cold water or milk are about the only option for me!
I think I am the only person in the world that doesn’t like pizza and beer together. I love each on their own but not together. I’ll drink beer with about everything else though.
February brewclub meeting (yeah, its the week of Valentines day) one of our members is doing a presentation on beer and chocolate with pairings.
“Honey, look at all this wonderfull beer I have for tonight!”
Yes, I will have a fresh batch of BVIP for him to use as he sees fit
Though I am biased beer really does go so much better with food.
Sadly, the general public may never be educated on this to the level that they should be.
Lately, when we do get the chance ( kids are 4 and 7) to go out to eat I look for beer menu first.
Just made 5 dozen pickled eggs last night; 5 cans of beets with their juice mixed with distilled vinegar and sugar to taste, added half a pint of pickled sliced jalepinos. ;D They go great with an IPA.