Comments on: SAVOR-ing the Best of American Craft Beer with Food http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/20/savor-ing-the-best-of-american-craft-beer-with-food/ Just another Thegazz.com weblog Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Rich Ireland http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/20/savor-ing-the-best-of-american-craft-beer-with-food/#comment-2665 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:09:30 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/20/savor-ing-the-best-of-american-craft-beer-with-food/#comment-2665 Thanks for the comments John... I would have to say you are right on the fact that in general, beer can be more filling than wine due to the carbonation and in most cases a bit more residual carbohydrates in the finish. Desserts are fillings as well and we don't often shun those away from the table. My personal choice would be to drink a good beer or two, eat some great food and skip dessert! We will have to get together on some wine/beer and cheese pairings (How could that turn out to be a bad thing???) Thanks for the comments John…

I would have to say you are right on the fact that in general, beer can be more filling than wine due to the carbonation and in most cases a bit more residual carbohydrates in the finish.

Desserts are fillings as well and we don’t often shun those away from the table. My personal choice would be to drink a good beer or two, eat some great food and skip dessert!

We will have to get together on some wine/beer and cheese pairings (How could that turn out to be a bad thing???)

]]> by: John Brown http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/20/savor-ing-the-best-of-american-craft-beer-with-food/#comment-2663 Sun, 25 May 2008 12:30:33 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/20/savor-ing-the-best-of-american-craft-beer-with-food/#comment-2663 Rich: Excellent post! No question that beer should be considered with food when trying to plan a menu. My problem, though, is probably one that I bet most "regular" beer drinkers have: how to physically accomodate several beers with a multi-course meal and not explode! The beauty of wine is that no matter what you choose - as a beverage - it is always a lighter than beer. We can debate all day which beverage is more suitable to match with Stilton cheese, but the one indisputable fact is that wine is less filling. Your thoughts sir? Rich: Excellent post! No question that beer should be considered with food when trying to plan a menu. My problem, though, is probably one that I bet most “regular” beer drinkers have: how to physically accomodate several beers with a multi-course meal and not explode! The beauty of wine is that no matter what you choose - as a beverage - it is always a lighter than beer. We can debate all day which beverage is more suitable to match with Stilton cheese, but the one indisputable fact is that wine is less filling. Your thoughts sir?

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