Curry and beer?

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Message Pipper beers 325 º places 34 º 14:15 Wed 1/20/2010 Yo just wondering what the general consensus was about curry and a good beer pairing. For some reason I really want to try a sour but that could end up weird. I made a curry with chicken skin sauteed with butter and white wine vinegar so I was thinking a sour might be a nice compliment. Not sure. Thoughts? Cheers, Pipper
Message JAXSON beers 612 º places 4 º 14:29 Wed 1/20/2010 A czech pilsener that’s not too hoppy. Many people will say an IPA pairs best, but I really disagree with that, as the extreme bitterness gets really muddled among all the Indian spices.
Message zdk beers 1917 º places 96 º 15:21 Wed 1/20/2010 I agree that a pilsner works the best. Try this one perhaps, since it’s actually made in India. But I like not too bitter IPAs as well. Could nutty, aromatic brown ales also work?
Message malrubius beers 3502 º places 33 º 15:23 Wed 1/20/2010 Chicken skin?

Message nqualls beers 1452 º places 35 º 15:27 Wed 1/20/2010 I’m going to say something similar to Victory Prima Pils. You need a little hops to cut the spices off your tongue. But I think Garret Oliver is crazy in saying that a hoppy IPA works best...the flavors just muddle together imo. A pils with a little hop backbone works great!
Message afterglow beers 1047 º places 11 º 15:51 Wed 1/20/2010 Munich Helles is damn good with some curry.
Message SoLan beers 1550 º places 12 º 15:55 Wed 1/20/2010 Originally posted by JAXSON A czech pilsener that’s not too hoppy. Many people will say an IPA pairs best, but I really disagree with that, as the extreme bitterness gets really muddled among all the Indian spices. Agreed with the bitterness and spices clashing, I’d even steer clear of a pils, actually. I don’t care for most tripels at all, but that was my first thought. Something with some sweetness up front and dry enough to drink easily. La Rulles should work well.
Message redlight beers 2318 º places 50 º 16:24 Wed 1/20/2010 what about a saison?

Message DalzAle beers 2046 º places 14 º 16:27 Wed 1/20/2010 I had a really good curry chicken dish a few nights ago and it went really well with a Surly Furious!
Message TimE P beers 8459 º places 409 º 16:38 Wed 1/20/2010 IPA IPA and IPA. Garrett is spot on, IMO. I often pair these. Generally avoid overly malty sweet IPAs and stick to something drier. In general IPAs go well with spicy food. A Pils works well too. Saison, why not? Tim
Message puzzl beers 3258 º places 138 º 17:16 Wed 1/20/2010 Originally posted by TimE IPA IPA and IPA. Garrett is spot on, IMO. I often pair these. Generally avoid overly malty sweet IPAs and stick to something drier. In general IPAs go well with spicy food. A Pils works well too. Saison, why not? Tim Hoppy goes great with spicy, but I’d want to avoid something as strongly flavored and bitter as an IPA with Indian food which generally presents a lot of subtle, complex flavors that may be masked by the relative intensity of the beer. I’d prefer to put an IPA with a jalapeno burger or some spicy Mexican food. Honestly, I feel like Indian food is the kind of stuff that doesn’t pair well with any kind of alcohol, just lassi or similar.