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4 Best Food And Beer Pairings in Salt Lake City

Learn how to pair beer with food from some of Salt Lake City’s best entrees.

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PBR goes great with pizza, everyone knows this. But do you know what goes even better with not just pizza but Este Pizza from Downtown or Sugar House? Uinta Brewing Company’s Cutthroat Pale Ale. If you are still eating Dominos Pizza with PBR, its about time you upgrade. Sure there is a time and a place for Dominos and PBR, but only if you are cash strapped and under 25 years-old.

If you are new to pairing food and beer a primer course is available which helps us to understand the basics: craftbeer.com makes sense in their statement, “The sweetness of malt reduces the heat of spicy food. Try it out. Sip a malty brown ale with a spicy Thai dish or try a Scotch Ale with some spicy Mexican food.”

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Thai Siam offers a variety of spicy dishes that would go down great with a Red Rock Nut Brown Ale, or a dark porter such as King’s Peak.

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Gracie’s curry burger pairs well with Uinta Cutthroat or a strong IPA like Hop Rising.Hops bitterness cuts through the fat in food thus lessening the dense heavy feeling in your mouth.”

Curry Burger from Gracies located in downtown SLC at 326 South West Temple

Bratwurst pairs very well with either a Vienniese Amber or classic Pilsner. Bohemian’s Pilsner is on tap at Beerhive Pub. Check out Craftbeer.com for much more on this topic including an excellent chart for pairing more entrees with beer.

Bratwurst paired with Uinta's King's Peak Porter from Vienna Bistro located at 132 South Main Street
Vienniese Lager with pirogies, brats and kraut from Bohemian Brewery located at 94 East 7200 South

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For more information visit this sites :

http://beeradvocate.com

http://utahbeer.blogspot.com

http://www.craftbeer.com

http://www.epicurious.com

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