Beer and Cider - Matching Food and Wine

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I've been conscious for a while of a growing interest in matching beer and food so have created a new section where you can easily find the articles I've published, together with ones on cider and perry. You can find plenty more suggestions in my book An Appetite for Ale which I wrote with my son, Will!

Recent articles

Stichelton (or Stilton) with Maury 1974 and Bristol Beer Factory Glenlivet-cask stout Dec 19, 2011: Two matches for the price of one this week - both killer pairings at our Christmas Cheese School last week

Top wine (and other) matches for sausages Nov 2, 2011: As it’s both Bonfire Night and British Sausage Week this week there’s a fair chance that you’ll be eating bangers of some kind, so what’s the best pairing? As always it depends on the sausage but I personally find that beer and cider are often just as good partners as wine

Top wine and beer matches for game Oct 19, 2011: We Brits have always had a reputation for liking our wines old and our game high but times have changed. Today the key factor in matching game tends to be not how ‘gamey’ it is but how it’s cooked and what is served with it.

Top food matches for cider Sep 28, 2011: Cider seems to be on the verge of going through the same quality revolution as beer did a few years ago. In the last 12 months I’ve tasted more interesting ciders than I have in the last 12 years. There are many different styles, obviously but here are the type of foods I think suit cider best and some avenues that I think might be worth pursuing

Celebrate your own Oktoberfest! Sep 9, 2011: I still remember my visit to the great Oktoberfest in Munich, the world’s biggest beer festival. Mysteriously it’s not held in October at all - or rather it doesn’t start in October but in September - next weekend to be precise.

5 great matches with IPA Aug 4, 2011: Belatedly remembering that today is the first International IPA (India Pale Ale) day I thought I'd quickly post my favourite matches with what I think is probably my favourite style of beer.

Hawksmoor hot dog and Seven Barrels Red Rye IPA Aug 1, 2011: I know I said I was going to make a riesling my match of the week but given that I've already written about it and that it's the Great British Beer Festival this week I'm going for this great combo at my son's restaurant Hawksmoor. (Blatantly nepotistic, I know. Apologies.)

The Saturday Kitchen beer campaign Jul 9, 2011: A group of beer enthusiasts and bloggers have decided to put pressure on the popular Saturday morning programme Saturday Kitchen to feature beer as well as wine with food by posting their own recommendations on Twitter

How to match beer and food Jul 6, 2011: And how it differs from wine

Best match for a barbecue? Jul 1, 2011: Should it be wine or beer - or even a cocktail? Last year I asked the Twitter community what their favourite barbecue bevvy was and this is what they came up with . . .

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