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Battered Fish Pairing Challenge – The Vote

As with anything new, I was nervous about turning my monthly Beer Versus Wine Food Pairing column into a reader generated contest complete with a vote and a winner who will take the reins of the column next month.  Would anybody actually participate?  Sure, the posts have always won some comments and suggestions in the past, but participation varies from the wildly popular Thanksgiving Dinner post to the not so popular Chicken…

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Beer Versus Wine – The Perfect Beer Battered Fish Pairing

One of the best things about growing up in a Catholic community (besides being told on a regular basis by my Catholic friends that I was going to hell because I was a Methodist and Methodists aren’t Christians) were the Lenten fish Fridays.  The political argument on the Vatican’s declaration of sustaining from meat to help the fishing industry aside, the move was brilliant.  It produced some amazing varieties of fish as…

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Beer Versus Wine – The Perfect Super Bowl Pairing

If I were President of the United States, the first thing I would do is use my executive order to declare the Super Bowl and the day after a national holiday.  (So maybe that would be the second thing, the first would be to use my executive order to place term limits on Congress.  But I digress…)   It would be a day to celebrate all things American – sports, consumerism, and gluttony…

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Beer Versus Wine – The Perfect Prime Rib Roast Pairing

As a foodie and an admirer of both craft beer and fine wines, I often wonder what the perfect food pairing is.  What follows is a monthly debate on just that.  Once a month I’ll toss out a food for pairing suggestions from my fellow beer geeks and wine nerds.  Some dishes will come with a convention that popular opinion dictates a specific pairing.  Other posts will present a dish that is…

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Beer or Wine – The Perfect Thanksgiving Pairing

As a foodie and an admirer of both craft beer and fine wines, I often wonder what the perfect food pairing is.  What follows is a monthly debate on just that.  Once a month I’ll toss out a food for pairing suggestions from my fellow beer geeks and wine nerds.  Some dishes will come with a convention that popular opinion dictates a specific pairing.  Other posts will present a dish that is…

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Beer Or Wine – The Perfect Chili Pairing

As a foodie and an admirer of both craft beer and fine wines, I often wonder what the perfect food pairing is.  What follows is a monthly debate on just that.  Once a month I’ll toss out a food for pairing suggestions from my fellow beer geeks and wine nerds.  Some dishes will come with a convention that popular opinion dictates a specific pairing.  Other posts will present a dish that is…

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Beer or Wine – The Perfect Philly Cheesesteak Pairing?

As a foodie and an admirer of both craft beer and fine wines, I often wonder what the perfect food pairing is.  What follows is a monthly debate on just that.  Once a month I’ll toss out a food for pairing suggestions from my fellow beer geeks and wine nerds.  Some dishes will come with a convention that popular opinion dictates a specific pairing.  Other posts will present a dish that is…

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Beer or Wine – The Perfect Wiener Schnitzel Pairing?

As a foodie and an admirer of both craft beer and fine wines, I often wonder what the perfect food pairing is.  What follows is a monthly debate on just that.  Once a month I’ll toss out a food for pairing suggestions from my fellow beer geeks and wine nerds.  Some dishes will come with a convention that popular opinion dictates a specific pairing.  Other posts will present a dish that is…

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Beer or Wine – The Perfect BBQ Pairing?

As a foodie and an admirer of both craft beer and fine wines, I often wonder what the perfect food pairing is.  What follows is a monthly debate on just that.  Once a month I’ll toss out a food for pairing suggestions from my fellow beer geeks and wine nerds.  Some dishes will come with a convention that popular opinion dictates a specific pairing.  Other posts will present a dish that is…

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Beer or Wine – The Perfect Chicken Wing Pairing?

As a foodie and an admirer of both craft beer and fine wines, I often wonder what the perfect food pairing is.  What follows is a monthly debate on just that.  Once a month I’ll toss out a food for pairing suggestions from my fellow beer geeks and wine snobs.  Some dishes will come with a convention that popular opinion dictates a specific pairing.  Other posts will present a dish that is…

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