Unusual beers, such as fruit beers, are increasing in popularity now that Canadians can try more than the wares from the big breweries. Serve this over any fresh fruit that complements your choice of beer.
In Prince Edward Island, where the world's best mussels are plentiful, this dish is served with melted butter for dipping the mussels and crusty bread for sopping up the juices. Use a Belgian white beer or any wheat beer.
A slightly sweet malt-flavoured autumn-brewed beer, such as a local or European bock beer (for instance, Paulaner-Salvatore), adds terrific flavour to these unctuous ribs. Or use the same beer you are drinking with them, such as a local amber ale. Use large short ribs that are not cut between the bones.
The full-bodied flavour of these chicken thighs comes from a delicious amber beer sauce.
Brining the chops in beer gives you juicy, tender and tasty results. For a more intense flavour, use molasses instead of brown sugar. You can use your favourite beer in place of the dark lager or bock.
The chicken sits on the can of beer while it cooks into tender juiciness. You can also use de-alcoholized beer for a nonalcoholic version.
Minute steaks cooked in a flavourful stock and beer make an economical meal of meat that is tender enough to cut with a fork.
Cheese and beer come in so many varieties and from so many countries that there are a multitude of delicious combinations. Serve this spread with chips, vegetable sticks or bread.
