What drinks pair best with cheesy chips

alcohol, chips, nablopomo | November 4, 2012 | By

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Cheese and wine? Nah, apparently the new thing is beer with….junk food.

And as much as I want to take it as a joke, this guy talks rather seriously about it:

You might be surprised, but a bit of classic pairing advice actually applies to the junk food example. For instance, most cheese-flavored snacks are vaguely cheddar-like. Things that work with cheddar cheese, such as IPA and stout, also taste good with cheesy (or cheezy) snacks. Beers that you might normally pair with barbecue, like stout or a Belgian dubbel, will elevate your barbecue chips, too.

It’s worth considering texture, too. Puffed snacks dissolve to slime in your mouth. You need a beer with hops or bubbles to clear away the goo. The same is true for Chester Fries, which leave behind a greasy film. Potato chips have a delicate crunch that doesn’t want a heavy beer. Nachos and Sun Chips are coarser and can take a bit of heft.

Then he actually breaks it down with several other chips, too. I can’t say I know anyone who would specifically pair their chips with a style of beer on purpose as opposed to grabbing whatever’s in the fridge, but it’s interesting to see which ones would technically go well together.

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