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What many people don’t know is that craft beer actually offers a broader range of flavors and textures than wine, which makes it easier to pair with a particular food. When pairing beer and food, this means understanding what flavors will stand out in a dish and using the appropriate beer to complement, contrast or balance out the flavors of the meal.

For example: A lighter beer, such as Dortmunder Gold, may pair well with pretzel chicken or a perch sandwich. But if a special chicken entrée was prepared that featured hot Cajun spices, Dortmunder would not hold up to the dish. Instead, Eliot Ness Amber Lager, a maltier beer that can stand up to the spice rather than be overwhelmed by it, would make for a better pairing choice. Sometimes, a beer and food pairing is the result of how a dish is prepared rather than just the spices. Anytime an entrée is prepared with a certain beer, it is safe to assume that serving the dish with that same beer will tie the two components of the meal together nicely.