Peachy the Magazine October/November 2013 | Page 55

ENTERTAINING

Don’t Fear
the Beer
WRITTEN BY Tamberlyn Dobrowski
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Taylor Mathis

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While my friends and I typically prefer wine with our meals, I thought it
would be fun to trade the usual white,
red and bubbles for something new, a
beer tasting dinner. First I needed an
education, so I headed to Good Bottle
Company in Charlotte, NC, and spoke
to Chris Hunt, owner. Armed with an
idea and a few recipes, he lead me into
the world of craft beer and pairings.
I read that with beer you do not have
to go light to dark or light to heavy.
You can mix it up. There are no hard
and fast rules, but the advice most

helpful was to keep sweet with sweet,
and tart with tart. Try to keep your beer
sweeter or tarter than the sweet or tart
food being served. Most importantly,
have fun tasting the selections and
deciding what to serve with your meal.
I found that tasting 2 or 3 different beers
with each course was perfect for finding the best pairings. The real fun of the
meal were the discussions after each
course and at the end of dinner. A great
time was had by all and I will definitely
host another beer dinner and put the
wine on the shelf for another night.

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