need guide to pairing with beer

[SmokinPhysics]

Originally Posted by Trace63

My love for hops is undeniable

Don't get me wrong, I love I/IPAs, too, I just need some sort of malt backbone

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

I like very few IPA's paired with cigars. The bitterness and hops tend to overpower the cigar. For me, I like German Style Lagers, Barleywines, and Imperial Stouts with my cigars..

Presumably aged barley wines? Fresh, they can be pretty hoppy like IPAs and hot like imp stouts, though the latter doesn't seem like an issue for you.

Originally Posted by SmokinPhysics

Don't get me wrong, I love I/IPAs, too, I just need some sort of malt backbone



Presumably aged barley wines? Fresh, they can be pretty hoppy like IPAs and hot like imp stouts, though the latter doesn't seem like an issue for you.

I like English Style Barleywines, so I tend to drink those more often than American. I also am a fan of Barrel Aged Barleywines, and again those tend to be brewed in the English style.

Originally Posted by SmokinPhysics

Don't get me wrong, I love I/IPAs, too, I just need some sort of malt backbone



Presumably aged barley wines? Fresh, they can be pretty hoppy like IPAs and hot like imp stouts, though the latter doesn't seem like an issue for you.

Yeah, aged barleywines can be really amazing... JW Lees ages great, and I have a pretty big stock of Bigfoot stashed away. One of the few true American style barleywines I enjoy..

[SmokinPhysics]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

I like English Style Barleywines, so I tend to drink those more often than American. I also am a fan of Barrel Aged Barleywines, and again those tend to be brewed in the English style.

I see. I've never had an English barley wine. I know Swamphead/CCB did a collaboration barley wine where one did an English (called Churchill) and the other did an American (called.Roosevelt). Never did get my hands on either while I was in Florida.

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Yeah, aged barleywines can be really amazing... JW Lees ages great, and I have a pretty big stock of Bigfoot stashed away. One of the few true American style barleywines I enjoy..

Stone's Old Guardian is great with a few years on it. I had the 08 release last month at a Stone event in Florida, and it tasted like liquid, boozy bread pudding.

Originally Posted by SmokinPhysics

I see. I've never had an English barley wine. I know Swamphead/CCB did a collaboration barley wine where one did an English (called Churchill) and the other did an American (called.Roosevelt). Never did get my hands on either while I was in Florida.



Stone's Old Guardian is great with a few years on it. I had the 08 release last month at a Stone event in Florida, and it tasted like liquid, boozy bread pudding.

I had a great 2008 Schlafly Reserve Barleywine earlier this year that had notes of marshmellow, vanilla, oak, and creme brulee.

[OLS]

I find that anything other than water just covers over the flavor or the cigar. I DO drink whiskey with them from
time to time, but only because I am smoking in a bar where I can get whiskey. All that said, I HAVE been drinking
an awful lot of beer with cigars lately, but I choose according to my palate, not with a plan towards pairing.

[Trace63]

If its the first time Im smoking a new cigar, its water, 100% of the time. If its something Ive had a few times and I know what to expect, Ill crack open a big beer, wine, or some tequila.

[DonniePaul]

Originally Posted by Trace63

If its the first time Im smoking a new cigar, its water, 100% of the time.

X2

Before gave up beer I loved the Longtrail Double Bag and A NicaLibre Principe. Quick and delicious together.

[icehog3]

Can't stand IPAs myself, for my palate I find that, if I want to drink beer, Imperial Stouts seem to pair best for me...but I more often turn to tequila or rum, quality ones poured neat.

[longknocker]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Can't stand IPAs myself, for my palate I find that, if I want to drink beer, Imperial Stouts seem to pair best for me...but I more often turn to tequila or rum, quality ones poured neat.

And I Thought "Guinness" Was The Answer!

[dwoodward]

I have been drinking Old No. 38 Stout with my cigars lately. Seems to complement them nicely. I think the best answer to a question like this is to forget about pairing in general. Just find a good cigar you like and pick out a good beer you like. You can't go wrong with 2 favorites.

[forgop]

You can't get any simpler than this:

1) Buy beer you enjoy
2) Buy cigars you enjoy
3) Pull any combination thereof out of your humidor/fridge and you can't go wrong.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by forgop

You can't get any simpler than this:

1) Buy beer you enjoy
2) Buy cigars you enjoy
3) Pull any combination thereof out of your humidor/fridge and you can't go wrong.

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.

[ironchefscott]

I am a fan of aged non hoppy barleywines...or dopplebocks. or aged imp stouts with my cigars...or a kolsch can be nice with lighter cigars