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HANUKKAH DRINKS & DESSERTS<\/h2>\n

Todd \u2013 Alright, well how about this? I\u2019ve got\u00a0Sufganiyah<\/strong><\/a>, and that\u2019s fairly traditional.<\/p>\n

Chad \u2013 That\u2019s very hard to find\u2014you have to go to a Jewish bakery.<\/p>\n

Todd \u2013 This is obviously intensely sweet. I have a sweet tooth. So, fruited beers might be the way to go if you\u2019re aiming for complementing flavors, but I don\u2019t know if I can handle any more sweetness. If we\u2019re going to contrast flavors, where are we going with this?<\/p>\n

Chad \u2013 You\u2019re gonna want something that\u2019s going to cut through that, and that\u2019s going to be where beer is actually more versatile than wine. Beer has carbonation and carbonation acts like little scrubbing bubbles on your palate so it can cut through some of that sweetness. It essentially just cleanses the palate.<\/p>\n

For Sufganiyah, a\u00a0Saison<\/strong>\u00a0would work, but it depends on\u00a0what kind of Saison<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0you have. Saison DuPont would be great. A\u00a0Flemish Brown Ale<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Flemish Red Ale<\/strong>\u00a0would be incredible. It may add too much sweetness, but they also have some of the tartness and acidity from being a blended sour, so that could actually be a really cool pairing.<\/p>\n

Todd \u2013 I think an\u00a0Oatmeal Stout<\/strong>\u00a0is actually super killer because it\u2019s got enough roastiness that makes me forget that I might need to go to the doctor after eating this donut. The roastiness is cutting through some of the sweetness because the Stout is a little dry on the back end.<\/p>\n

Chad \u2013 And that\u2019s a medium-bodied stout, too, so it\u2019s not super filling.<\/p>\n

Todd \u2013 What would you consider a dessert beer, or an after-dinner beer?<\/p>\n

Chad \u2013 You could go for something like\u00a0Lindemans Framboise<\/strong><\/a>, a fruited Lambic. You could also go with something with more complexity, like a\u00a0Barleywine<\/strong>. If you think about it, some people drink port after dinner, and that\u2019s a fortified wine.<\/p>\n

Todd \u2013 Also, depending on the dinner, the after-dinner beer might change. If you have one of those massive, massive winter feasts, then I think a little bit of something really complex and higher and ABV is nice. If you have a light summer dinner, there is nothing wrong with reaching for a light Lager. But I think in essence, most of the time we\u2019re going for something with a higher ABV, more complexity and in smaller quantities.<\/p>\n

We said something you can think about is contrasting flavors, right? Well, if you\u2019re eating a chocolate dessert, that means you\u2019re probably ready for something sweet, right? You\u2019re already having the dessert, so it may be interesting to fully go the other way with something like a\u00a0Vienna Lager<\/strong>. That\u2019s something that will not cut the sweetness, but it\u2019s going to really bring out the chocolate flavor and get into some coffee flavors. You don\u2019t need to go the whole other way.<\/p>\n

Chad \u2013 Well, you can also think of food that have different flavor components in them\u2014like a chocolate raspberry cake. If you have a Framboise Lambic with some chocolate, it\u2019s going to recreate those resonating flavors. That\u2019s when the magic happens, like the magic of Hanukkah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n