# What do you drink with your Steak Dinner? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 2, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054 "2005-02-02T21:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/21 "2005-02-02T23:32:30Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > Uh, so you don’t take your dates to steakhouses do you? Hehe, I would be a little taken aback by that kind of order. Screw it, why lie? I’d be like, “Wtf, I gotta get outta here, what kind of person drinks milk with steak???” > > I mean, other than that you seem cool. 😃 What kind of person drinks milk? The kind of person who never, ever orders alcohol. My date, to whom I am married, doesn’t mind it in the least. She doesn’t drink, either. And as far as she’s concerned, I _am_ cool. Hers is the only opinion on the subject that matters to me. Got any more insults you’d like to toss out? ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/22 "2005-02-02T23:39:52Z")
Dos Equis ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/23 "2005-02-02T23:51:29Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I’m not a big fan of the taste of alcohol and generally only drink to get drunk so I avoid beer and liquor with my meals and usually drink tea\* with steak. > > \*With sugar, ice, and lemon. Sorry, **owlstretchingtime**. I’m with ya here, honey. Except I’ll take my tea unsweetened, lemon optional. My hubby has hot tea with cream , and that gets some weird looks. He once asks for some milk for his tea and the server brought out a huge, 16 oz tankard. ---
**Author:** ![WCOT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e5b9ba/32.png) [@WCOT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCOT)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/24 "2005-02-03T00:05:02Z")
> [@](#): > > For me, the only real thing to drink with steak is a big, robust kick-in-the-balls South Australian Shiraz. Good call, either that or an ice cold glass of 2%. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/25 "2005-02-03T00:10:26Z")
For me it would depend a little on how the steak was prepared, and my mood, and the sides, etc. Either a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Cabernet Franc, a Syrah/Shiraz or a Sangiovese. ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/26 "2005-02-03T00:32:00Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > The proper questions is: > > What kind of steak do you eat to complement your beer? Man, I just really don’t get the taste of anything with beer. I just hate it. And the worse the beer is the worse it is almost always. But red wine with steak is another story. They just compliment each other so well. I never really thought much of it until I tried it and MAN I was impressed! ---
**Author:** ![Cherry2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/27 "2005-02-03T04:50:57Z")
> [@Kilt-wearin' man](#): > > If given the option, I’ll drink a nice Irish or Scottish beer (Harp or Belhaven, to be exact) and follow the meal with a nice Single Malt Scotch or an Irish whiskey. Wow…a man after my own heart! Please say the steak is a nice, thick filet…cooked no more than medium rare. I’m a good Celtic lassie myself. I wonder if we have similar tastes due to some strange genetic predisposition? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/28 "2005-02-03T12:56:29Z")
Red wine: Chianti , an oaky Cabernet, Rioja; something big and beefy. If I was adventurous maybe a Hungarian Bull’s Blood or something Argentinian. Beer: A nice pint of Guinness, not cold-flow, only in Ireland, and not from a can or bottle (I’m a Guinness purist). If it HAD to be non-alcoholic, probably water…but I’ve been having wine with my steak since I was about 14, so it would be very weird for me. Once you’ve eaten _Bistecca Fiorentina_ in Tuscany with a good Chianti Classico you won’t want it any other way from then on. Italians do wonderful things with slabs of meat! ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/29 "2005-02-03T13:20:11Z")
Water. I’m not a fan of drinking alcohol with my meals. The old adage of “eating’s cheating” is still adhered to by myself. If you want to drink then drink, don’t make a mess of it by eating something. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/30 "2005-02-03T13:56:03Z")
Casual steak dinners can be accompanied nicely with a good sangria. Especially the way I make it, with a good bit of Grand Marnier mixed in. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/31 "2005-02-03T14:43:10Z")
> [@Arch Trout](#): > > Water. > > I’m not a fan of drinking alcohol with my meals. > The old adage of “eating’s cheating” is still adhered to by myself. > > If you want to drink then drink, don’t make a mess of it by eating something. In my experience, not eating anything when you drink tends to lead to more of a mess… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/32 "2005-02-03T16:16:08Z")
Saturday night I had a delightful 22oz Porterhouse Au Poivre. Drink of choice, vodka martini. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/33 "2005-02-03T16:17:04Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > What kind of person drinks milk? The kind of person who never, ever orders alcohol. My date, to whom I am married, doesn’t mind it in the least. She doesn’t drink, either. And as far as she’s concerned, I _am_ cool. Hers is the only opinion on the subject that matters to me. Got any more insults you’d like to toss out? My comments were made in jest, in case you didn’t see the smiley. I thought good-natured ribbing was still an accepted practice. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/34 "2005-02-03T16:35:05Z")
Hugh Porterhouse, m-rare, Baked Spud…butter,Chives & Becks Dark! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/35 "2005-02-03T16:35:44Z")
Anchor Porter. Mmmmm, chocolatey. If I’m going non-alc, I drink milk. Every meal, if I can. I’m gonna have bones of steel when I’m 80. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/36 "2005-02-03T16:44:02Z")
Poisoned white wine with the fish, poisoned red wine with the meat… ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/37 "2005-02-03T18:35:02Z")
> [@Cherry2000](#): > > Wow…a man after my own heart! Please say the steak is a nice, thick filet…cooked no more than medium rare. > > I’m a good Celtic lassie myself. I wonder if we have similar tastes due to some strange genetic predisposition? 😉 You’ve pretty well called it - medium rare at the most and nice, tender and thick. At a restaraunt, I have to order “rare” just to get a real medium, so I come up with creative descriptions like “whisper a scary story about fire to it, then bring it to me…” Must be in our blood… ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/38 "2005-02-03T18:45:52Z")
No, there is no alternative to good wine. And the best for a steak dinner is a wonderful Californean Zinfandel, preferably Rombauer. This is perfection. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/39 "2005-02-03T18:47:42Z")
A nice Australian Merlot, or a good cab. I don’t like spending more than $15 on a bottle of wine, and the Aussie’s make great reds in that price range. I like to stick with the McWilliam’s, Jacob’s Creek or Lindeman’s. Beer fills me up and makes me burp; When the plate is full of nice food and I am eating with nice people this is just not pleasant. Besides, I heard on a show called, “Wine Basics”, that the tannins in the wine will remove the fatty deposit that steak will leave behind on the tongue. Which after three or four bites will build up enough to diminish the taste of the steak. So, in the end, the wine is a scientifically proven necessity to enjoy steak! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054/40 "2005-02-03T19:21:03Z")
Mr. Goob and I are on the same wavelength. I particualrly enjoy a Grey Goose Vodka Martini, Rocks, 2 olives. Makes my steak taste yummy! Of course like everyone else, if the table’s drinking red, I’ll drink that instead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-drink-with-your-steak-dinner/288054.md?page=3)