CRAFT BEER PAIRINGS

Perfect pairings food and beer

AMBER ALES

Flavor reaction: Pairs with a wide range of food Beer flavors: Citrus, fruit, pine, caramel Local beer suggestions: . Old Oak Amber Ale by Carver Brewing Company . Lizard Head Red by Steamworks Brewing Company . Pinstripe Red Ale by Ska Brewing Company . Boxcar Red by Animas Brewing Company

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Barbecue, burgers, chicken, seafood Cheese: Medium cheddar, Port-Salut Dessert: Poached pears with dulce de leche

BROWN ALES

Flavor reaction: Pairs with hearty foods Beer flavors: Bitter, caramel, chocolate, toast Local beer suggestions: . Colorado Trail Nut Brown Ale by Carver . Fisherman’s Brown by Animas . Bear Track Brown Ale by Mancos Brewing Company . Poor Richard’s Brown Ale by Pagosa Brewing Company

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Grilled meats or salmon, roast pork, smoked sausage Cheese: Aged gouda, Cheshire Dessert: Pear fritters

DARK LAGERS

Flavor reaction: Interacts with heart, spicy food Beer flavors: Chocolate, bread, biscuits Local beer suggestions: . Night Train by Steamworks . Munich Dunkel by Carver . Schnorzenboomer Amber Dopplebock by Main Street Restaurant & Brewery . Holy Schnitzel Doppelbock by Riff Raff Brewing Company

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Spicy barbecue, sausage, roasted meat and vegetables Cheese: Munster Dessert: Candied ginger pear cake

IPAS

Flavor reaction: Pairs best with bold, spicy foods Beer flavors: Citrus, tropical fruit, pine, bread Local beer suggestions: . Third Eye P.A. by Steamworks . Twilight Peak by Carver . Modus Hoperandi by Ska . Class IV by Animas

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Spicy curry, barbecue burger Cheese: Gorgonzola, cambozola Dessert: Carrot cake, caramel apple tart

LIGHT LAGERS

Flavor reaction: Subtle flavors accompany light foods Beer flavors: Bread, toasted barley Local beer suggestions: . Lightner Creek Lager by Carver . Mexican Logger by Ska . Eternal Bliss by High Trestle Brewing Company . Rear View Mirror Light American Lager by Lauter Hause Brewing Company

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Samosas, salmon, chicken salad Cheese: Colby, Monterey Jack Dessert: Baklava

PALE ALES

Flavor reaction: Pairs with a wide range of food Beer flavors: Citrus, caramel Local beer suggestions: . Nugget Fresh Hop Ale by Steamworks . Jack Rabbit Pale Ale by Carver . Euphoria Pale Ale by Ska . C3PA Pale Ale by Animas

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Cheeseburger, meatloaf, pasties Cheese: Medium cheddar, Derby Dessert: Bananas foster

PILSNERS

Flavor reaction: Great with lighter foods Beer flavors: Sweet, bready Local beer suggestions: . Mancos Gold Pilsner by Mancos . La Plata Pilsner by Carver . Pagos-ah Pilsner by Riff Raff . Scaramouche Bohemian Pilsner by Main Street

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Shellfish, salads, salmon, bratwurst Cheese: White cheddar Dessert: Shortbread cookies

PORTERS

Flavor reaction: Interacts with roasted and smoked foods Beer flavors: caramel, cocoa-like sweetness Local beer suggestions: . Pagan Porter by Mancos . Purple Cliffs by Animas . Plebian Porter by Riff Raff . Power House Porter by Carver

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Blackened fish, chicken mole, roasted meat, sausage Cheese: Smoked gouda Dessert: Butterscotch blondies

STOUTS

Flavor reaction: Flavor overpowers most main dishes Beer flavors: Chocolate, cocoa, coffee Local beer suggestions: . Backside Stout by Steamworks . Low Flow Nitro Stout by Animas . Soaker’s Stout by Pagosa . Imperial Stout by Carver

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Foie gras, smoked goose Cheese: Parmesan, cheddar Dessert: Dark chocolate truffles

WHEAT BEERS

Flavor reaction: Subtle flavors pair with light foods Beer flavors: Wheat Local beer suggestions: . Rockwood wheat by Bottom Shelf Brewery . Raspberry Wheat by Carver . Crystal Wheat by Main Street . Wolf Creek Wheat by Pagosa

PAIRINGS

Entrées: Steamed mussels, sushi, salads Cheese: Chevre, marscapone, Vermont cheddar Dessert: Blood orange sorbet