Timeline for How to Pair for Beer Tastings
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| Nov 3, 2010 at 18:19 | comment | added | mfg | I would expect almost any Russian Imperial would go well with chocolate. What would be repulsive would be something that is heavily hopped (esp. with Cascade hops). For roastier malts I suspect they would blend like coffee. I used Rasputin and Dark Bitter Chocolate as the base for a vegan chili recently and the built off each other very well. Granted, stewing the two flavors together is very different from adding both to the palate; but I did enjoy munching on them together with the peppers as I prepped. | |
| Oct 28, 2010 at 20:51 | comment | added | Michael Natkin | I'll try and remember to mention it here next time I find a felicitous combination. I've found some that I thought were knockouts, but unfortunately lack the discipline to write them down :(. @dmckee, I agree that the darkest beers are the place to look. | |
| Oct 28, 2010 at 0:02 | comment | added | dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten | There are a few--very smooth--dark ales and stouts that I like with chocolate, but for the most part, no. | |
| Oct 27, 2010 at 21:05 | comment | added | Aaronut | I hear this suggestion often but I've always found beer and chocolate to be a detestable pairing despite the flavour characteristics they have in common. There's probably some amount of personal taste factoring into this, but nevertheless, I've always thought of this pairing as an example of where the theoretical model doesn't seem to accurately predict reality... | |
| Oct 27, 2010 at 20:48 | history | answered | Michael Natkin | CC BY-SA 2.5 |