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Midwest Beer And Food Pairing Guide

Diners and chefs across the world are beginning to realize what smart beer connoisseurs have known all along: food tastes better when paired with the appropriate craft beer. And some of the best food and beer in the world is being made right here in the Midwest. Use the Beer Dorks’ Midwest Beer And Food Pairing Guide to find that perfect combination of Midwest craft brew and delectable dish.

Select a dish below to find the best beer pairings, or search by beer style Abbey Dubbel Abbey Tripel Altbier Amber Ale American Pale Ale American Strong Ale American Wheat Barley Wine Belgian Ale Belgian Strong Ale Belgian White (Witbier) Berliner Weisse Bière de Garde Bitter Bock Brown Ale Doppelbock Dortmunder Helles Dry Stout Dunkel English Pale Ale Flemish Sour Ale Framboise Fruit Beer German Hefeweizen German Kristallweizen Imperial Stout Imperial/Double IPA India Pale Ale (IPA) Kölsch Lambic—Fruit Lambic—Gueuze Oktoberfest/Märzen Old Ale Pilsener Porter ESB Saison Schwarzbier Scotch Ale Smoked Spice/Herb/Vegetable Stout Sweet Stout Weizen Bock Wheat

Select a dish below to find the best beer pairings.

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"Duluth" and "premier destination" actually used in the same sentence. Finally, something to do this weekend: Cincinnati Beer Week. I thought they said it was a "beer" tasting?? The Big Day hype begins... Just when you thought beer marketing couldn’t get any fucking dumber: “Chick Beer.” Creative, strong brews and the Mad City go together like Canadians and soft rock. "Hip NEW(??) trend"...where the heck have they been? Coors Light is now the second most popular beer in America behind Bud Light. A New Zealand woman gets banned from a home brew contest because it’s for “blokes only.” Assholes. Indianoplis breweries are hoping all the non-football fans coming for the Super Bowl drink local.