CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

When it comes to dining, beer is being given a major push by brewers and beer writers as an accompaniment to food. With the variety of flavours derived from different hop strains and ingredients, different beers are able to contrast and complement a range of different tastes and dishes.

Here are some suggested beer and food matches.

Starters
	Soups	Vegetable	Pale bitters
		Meaty	Malty ales
	Shellfish		Stouts; porters; Belgian wheat beers
	Fish		German lagers; light bitters; Belgian wheat beers
	Pâté		Milds; Strong dark lagers
	Quiches/soufflés		Light bitters
Main Courses
	Beef		Full-bodied bitters
	Pork		Pilsners; Bavarian wheat beers; strong dark lagers
	Lamb		Spicy malty ales; dark lagers
	Chicken		Lagers; wheat beers
	Turkey		Malty ales
	Duck		Kriek
	Game		Malty ales; Trappist ales
	Sausages		Full-bodied bitters; dark lagers, Bavarian wheat beers
	Meat Pies		Full-bodied bitters
	Barbecue		Smoked beers; dark lagers
	Oriental		Wheat beers; ginger / spiced beers
	Curries		Strong IPAs; premium lagers
	Salads		Floral-hopped bitters; nutty, malty ales; wheat beers
	Pizzas		Malty lagers
	Ploughman's		Hoppy, fruity bitters
	Cheeses
		Mild	Light bitters
		Stronger	Full-bodied ales
		Mature / Blue	Trappist ales; old ales; barley wines
Desserts	Chocolate/Coffee		Porters; stouts; Belgian fruit beers
	Red Berry		Porters
	Apple/Banana		Bavarian wheat beers
	Creamy		Stouts
	Spiced		Bavarian wheat beers

*These guidelines have been taken from CAMRA's Good Bottled Beer Guide 4th Edition, by Jeff Evans.

Should you require suggestions or beers to try with specific dishes contact either Louise Ashworth louise.ashworth@camra.org.uk or Georgina Rudman georgina.rudman@camra.org.uk at CAMRA.