Beer and Food

Intro...


I’ll be posting some notes regarding beer and food. A common conception is that wine is the ultimate pairing beverage with food. While some wine does pair nicely with certain dishes, beer provides more variety, style and breadth of pairings than does wine. This is due to several reasons; carbonation, varying alcohol levels, wide selection of ingredients, and water content, to name a few.

The first post in this series introduces the flavors beer offers from style to style to help understand why beer pairs well with food. Future posts will focus more on specific pairings, hopefully one post per week.

Beer Ratings 301-350

03-06-2007
Ommegang (Abbey Ale)
Brewery Ommegang
Dubbel
A- / 4.1

03-07-2007
Union Jack
Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery
English Strong Ale
B- / 3.4

03-07-2007
Bell's Special Double Cream Stout
Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Milk / Sweet Stout
A- / 4.15

03-09-2007
Chocolate Stout
Fort Collins Brewing
American Stout
B+ / 3.8

03-09-2007
Titan IPA
Great Divide Brewing Company
American IPA
A / 4.45

03-09-2007
Steam Engine Lager
Steamworks Brewing Co.
California Common / Steam Beer
B- / 3.45

03-12-2007
Obsidian Stout
Deschutes Brewery
American Stout
A- / 4.1

03-12-2007
Siberian Night Imperial Stout
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
Russian Imperial Stout
A / 4.45

03-14-2007
Trappist Achel 8° Blond
Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse
Tripel
A- / 4.1

03-15-2007
Ipswich Oatmeal Stout
Mercury Brewing Company, Inc.
Oatmeal Stout
B+ / 3.95

03-15-2007
Shark Bite Red Ale
Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port
American Amber / Red Ale
C+ / 3.1

03-16-2007
Stone 06.06.06 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone Brewing Company
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
A- / 4.25

03-17-2007
Black Hawk Stout
Mendocino Brewing Company
American Stout
B / 3.65

03-18-2007
Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue)
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont)
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
C+ / 3.2

03-18-2007
Chimay Première (Red)
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont)
Dubbel
A / 4.35

03-19-2007
Pat's Stout
New Belgium Brewing Inc.
Belgian Dark Ale
B / 3.75

03-20-2007
Hop Wallop
Victory Brewing Company
American Double / Imperial IPA
B- / 3.4

03-21-2007
Founders Centennial IPA
Founders Brewing Company
American IPA
A / 4.5

03-22-2007
Gritty McDuff's Black Fly Stout
Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
Irish Dry Stout
A- / 4.15

03-26-2007
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Great Lakes Brewing Company
American Porter
B+ / 4

03-26-2007
Temptation
Russian River Brewing Company
American Wild Ale
C+ / 3.1

03-26-2007
D. Carnegie & Co. Stark-porter
Carlsberg Sverige (formely Pripps Bryggerier)
Baltic Porter
A / 4.35

03-26-2007
Rogue Ten Thousand Brew Ale (Brew 10,000)
Rogue Ales Brewery / Brewer's on the Bay
American Double / Imperial IPA
B+ / 4

03-26-2007
Maharaja
Avery Brewing Company
American Double / Imperial IPA
A / 4.5

03-27-2007
V-Twelve
Victory Brewing Company
Quadrupel (Quad)
B / 3.6

03-28-2007
Wostyntje
Brouwerij De Regenboog
Belgian Strong Pale Ale
C- / 2.75

03-29-2007
Oatmeal Stout
Golden City Brewery
Oatmeal Stout
B+ / 4

03-30-2007
The Abyss
Deschutes Brewery
Russian Imperial Stout
A+ / 4.6

04-01-2007
Avatar Jasmine IPA
Elysian Brewing Company
American IPA
B+ / 3.85

04-01-2007
Summit Maibock
Summit Brewing Company
Maibock / Helles Bock
C- / 2.6

04-01-2007
Arcadia London Porter
Arcadia Brewing Company
English Porter
A- / 4.15

04-01-2007
Alpha King Pale Ale
Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub
American Pale Ale (APA)
A- / 4.2

04-01-2007
Hoppus Maximus
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
American Amber / Red Ale
B+ / 3.95

04-01-2007
Epiphany Ale
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
American Amber / Red Ale
A- / 4.05

04-03-2007
Molson Canadian Lager
Molson Breweries Of Canada. Ltd.
American Adjunct Lager
C / 2.9

04-03-2007
Chocolate Raspberry Stout
Golden City Brewery
American Stout
A / 4.3

04-06-2007
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Fruit / Vegetable Beer
C+ / 3.15

04-06-2007
Black & Blue
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Fruit / Vegetable Beer
C- / 2.75

04-08-2007
Old Viscosity
Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port
American Strong Ale
A- / 4.15

04-08-2007
Breckenridge Summer Bright Ale
Breckenridge BBQ & Brew Pub
American Pale Wheat Ale
D- / 1.8

04-08-2007
Royal Oil
Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery
English Barleywine
A / 4.45

04-08-2007
AleSmith Horny Devil
AleSmith Brewing Company
Belgian Strong Pale Ale
B / 3.7

04-08-2007
Stand Up Double IPA
Golden City Brewery
American Double / Imperial IPA
A+ / 4.8

04-08-2007
Heritage
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
Scottish Ale
C+ / 3.1

04-08-2007
Russian Imperial Stout
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Russian Imperial Stout
A- / 4.15

04-08-2007
Old Chub - Scottish Style Ale
Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery
Scottish Ale
A- / 4.2

04-08-2007
Ten FIDY
Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery
Russian Imperial Stout
A+ / 4.8

04-09-2007
Mojo Risin' Double IPA
Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub
American Double / Imperial IPA
A- / 4.2

04-09-2007
Abbaye Des Rocs [Brasserie Des Rocs Brune]
Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs s.a.
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
A / 4.3

04-10-2007
Abbaye Des Rocs Grand Cru Belgian Special Brown
Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs s.a.
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
A- / 4.1