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am a bit of a heretic when it comes to pairing beer and food, namely I am not sure that I enjoy many beer and food pairings. Those that I do enjoy typically involve a session beer with only one or two dimensions of flavor. Bigger/More Complex beers seem to really stand on their own and demand my full attention. Sure I can drink a big Belgian Strong with some food. But I always enjoy it more alone rather than paired with food.
Then came a recent discovery of mine. It is amazing how well big, complex, beers pair with trail mix. A good trail mix is fairly complex in itself, containing various dried fruits, nuts, and sweets (usually chocolate). I was totally floored by the pairing of Trader Joe’s Anti-Oxidant Trail Mix and Loterbol Bruin. The Loterbol already exhibits a lovely blueberry character but the trail mix, which contains lots of dried blueberries, really elevated it to divine status for me. I would go so far as to say that it is was the single best pairing of food and beer that I have ever had.
This epiphany of mine was reached about two weeks ago (I waited for the emotions to die down before coming out) and since then I have been trying various trail mixes with various beers. Most results are positive.
Call me crazy but I think that these two are a perfect match.
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that sounds about as good as nuts and gum...
no doubt I will try it sometime
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i now it sounds insane but it is really good. the Trader Joes Antioxidant mix contains:
almonds, dranberries, raisins, blueberries, cashews, raspberries, and walnuts.
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