Food and Beer pairings

Padre,
I've tried a couple of IPA's but definitely not a conisuer. I head out your way every summer for a couple of weeks in July. I always try to hit up this greasy pizza joint in Ocean Beach that has a couple hundred taps hanging from the ceiling. They change out their kegs once a week and always seem to have allot of local flavors on tap. Can't remember the name of the place but the pizza is not to bad.

Pizza Port. They have a couple of other locations too. Solana beach, Carlsbad, and P.B. One of my favorite spots.

Don't know about beer pairngs for BBQ. I like to keep the beer light in flavor to let the Q shine through.

Love beer though... I'm not a hoppy guy, don't like bitter beer.

Fan of German and Tapist beers. Latest is "Gulden Drakk" which has a little of a honey finish and is almost 11% alcohol.

I have had Gulden Drakk. I love Belgians. Like wine, I believe beer has it's pairing qualities. I think the Q can be inhanced by the right beer. Lots of spice or heat? A nice pale ale or lager. Lots of sweetness, perhaps a belgian or IPA. Of course there is the Friday night ritual at my house. Rib eye steak an imperial stout, and a cigar.

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Originally posted by Padrefan98:
... Rib eye steak and an imperial stout, and a cigar.

You SURE you can't make the CS Reunion, you could do a session on Food/Beer pairings?

That would be fun! I really wish I could go. My "guy" trips have grown the last few years with my love of good beer and motorcycles. If I tried to add a BBq "guy" trip I might just find myself single and broke.

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Originally posted by Padrefan98:
That would be fun! I really wish I could go. My "guy" trips have grown the last few years with my love of good beer and motorcycles. If I tried to add a BBq "guy" trip I might just find myself single and broke.

Broke would be hard to handle

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Originally posted by Cook One:


Broke would be hard to handle

I heard the mac and cheese forums are popular.

Well, I just got home from the office, the wife's out, and I'm having a warmed up leftover pulled pork sandwich with a with a bottle of 3 Floyds Alpha King. Don't know if others would consider it a perfect pairing, but it sure works well for me.

Cheers!

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Originally posted by Padrefan98:
That would be fun! I really wish I could go. My "guy" trips have grown the last few years with my love of good beer and motorcycles. If I tried to add a BBq "guy" trip I might just find myself single and broke.

I must have a really good wife cause mine told me if I had a friend that wanted to go with me she was happy to stay home and let us go????

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Originally posted by dls:
Well, I just got home from the office, the wife's out, and I'm having a warmed up leftover pulled pork sandwich with a with a bottle of 3 Floyds Alpah King. Don't know if others would consider it a perfect pairing, but it sure works well for me.

Cheers!

Alpha King!! One heck of a beer!