Cheers! Pair You Thanksgiving Dishes With The Perfect Beers

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Forget the wine, pair your Thanksgiving meal with beer!

Rob Nowaczyk from Fireman's Brew and Eddie Sell from Firehouse Chefs visited the KCAL9 studios Thursday to show viewers the perfect food and beer pairing tips for the holiday.

Fireman's Brew offers three handcrafted beers made with only the finest of all-natural ingredients to deliver bold flavors and easy drinking refreshment.

These award-winning beers offer a diverse menu of flavors and styles – from lighter beers to more dark/bold flavored beers:

• Blonde – Pilsner Style Lager – it's the lightest of our beers, and is crisp and refreshing so it's perfect for everything from chips & dips to pizza and burgers.
• Redhead – Amber Ale – flavor packed with caramelized malts to give it a rich flavor balanced by imported and domestic hops so it goes perfect with pulled pork, ribs or chili.
• Brunette – Traditional German Doublebock – imported Chocolate Malts gives it a rich texture, and chocolaty mocha taste, but still very smooth to drink.

Food/Beer Pairing Tips

• On the beer side - look to get a selection of a maximum of three different beer styles such as…
  • Lighter Tasting beers, such as a Pilsner style Lager – like our Fireman's Brew Blonde, Heineken or Blue Moon. With a crisper taste & finish - these beers are going to match up really great with appetizers and lighter food dishes plus they won't fill you up as much while you wait for the Turkey to cook!
  • Hoppier, more flavorful beer styles, such as Fireman's Brew Redhead Amber Ale, Stone's IPA or a Dale's Pale Ale - are all versatile enough to pair with almost anything you're making, while their drier/hop profile is really going to accentuate the spices in foods.
  • Darker Beer, such as a Stout, Porter or Fireman's Brew Brunette doublebock, to complement your bolder dishes and even indulgent desserts.
• And one rule of thumb to keep in mind is that when it comes to successfully pairing beer and food you'll want to match flavor intensities (match strength with strength)  – you don't want the flavor of the beer to outweigh the flavor of the food and vice versa.