I’ve been really getting into craft beer lately, so I’ve been reading a lot of articles and whatnot on beer. Some are arguing that beer actually pairs better with food because beer has a wider range of flavors and it doesn’t have nearly as many unpairable foods as wine does - spicy foods, notably. Of course, conventional wisdom generally dictates that wine is the preferred drink with a meal when eating out or having a fancier meal.
I personally prefer beer, but beer has a few things going against it - restaurants have a small beer selection compared to wine, servers know less about beer than wine, and it isn’t considered proper to have beer with a really fancy meal. Wine is fine, but I have an easier time pairing food with beer. What do you think?
Depends on the food. Depends on the beer. Depends on the wine.
I can generally find a wine to fit just about any food. The problem I find with beer is that while it often goes with a dish, it seldom enhances it. The proper wine, OTOH, can take a dish from the excellent to the sublime. There are exceptions, of course, and YMMV. But as a general rule I think wine pairs better.
I’m still likely to order a Sierra Nevada and to hell with the pairing, but that’s just me.
I think beer pairs better with the cuisines of non-viticultural parts of the world, but for those cuisines that do have a relationship with wine, you’re really missing something by not drinking wine, IMO.
But, you know, drink what you like.
not a fan of sugary drinks, so i would much rather have a beer cleaning my palate than wine. even a coors. i think you could pair most beers with a meal and it would complement the mean just fine. however a good wine, while harder to pair, if done right gives bigger returns.
Both.
But usually beer for hot food.