Chocolates are the first love of any person, and people have preferences for chocolates. Some may like bitter ones, others may like milky or nutty one; there is a great variety to pick from. Besides chocolate, one thing on which everyone will agree upon is the love for beer. It is a tribe, a culture, a party where many of us belong. When suggested to pick a side with the top Indian beer brands, which one would you choose? Chocolates? Most of you would hesitate but let us tell you some mouthful chocolate options to pair with beer to make it a cosmic combination.
Fruit Beer: The fruity flavours of beer go well with chocolates, and they can be best paired with dark chocolates. Try a chocolate lava cake with any fruit beer of your choice or pair chocolate and beer of same fruit flavour to relish citrus fruity hints.
Ales: Crisp and light white ales with less to moderate sharpness should be paired with chocolates with citrus flavour. This balances the acidic nature of light ales as acidic notes in ale does not go good with chocolate.
Lager: With a variety in Lager, medium to dark chocolate goes well with all its types. Pairing chocolate with lager is more of an experimental thing. You can try different flavours of chocolates with different types of lager to satiate your taste buds.
IPA: IPAs are heavily hopped and therefore have high bitter notes. When paired with dark chocolates, these tastes amazing as the bitterness of beer are balanced with the sweetness of chocolate. This also compliments the bitterness of beer. The dark salty chocolate or dark chocolate with spice notes are best bets for IPA.
Stout and Porters: These are dark beer with strong flavour with notes of coffee or chocolates. Dark chocolates with nuts, caramel, spice, or toffee flavours can be well paired with stout and porters. Milk chocolate with coffee zest can also be a great option to be paired with oatmeal stout.
Quick TipsFollow cleansing beer procedure to enhance the flavours and take beer first and then chocolate. Reverse the order to experience the difference.
Do not serve chocolates directly from the refrigerator as it suppresses the taste.
If you are to serve different types of beer, start with light flavours proceeding to strong beer.
Pairing chocolates with beer is a great option and completely experimental with one’s preferred flavours. Chocolates with citrus flavours, berries, and toasted nuts are the options that can never go wrong with any of the most popular beer brands in India. Don’t hesitate to be experimental to find the best chocolate-beer combination for self and enjoy making each time a new experience.
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