There's going to be candy tonight, and there's beer erry night. Thus, why not put them together? The staff of DCBeer came up with the following beer pairings:
Chocolate and dark beer
- Porter and Snickers
- Milk Stout and malted milk balls
- Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- Bruery Chocosaurus Rye and Mounds
- Maui Coconut Porter and Almond Joy
- Ballast Point Victory at Sea Imperial Porter and Krackle
- Denver Brewing Graham Cracker Porter and Charleston Chews
- Bell's Black Note or Expedition Stout / Flying Dog Mint Chocolate Stout with York Peppermint Pattys
Chocolate and brown/amber beer
- Sierra Nevada Tumblr and Kit Kats
- Old Speckled Hen and Twix
Candy and golden/yellow beer
- Stillwater Stateside Saison and Airheads White Mystery
- Dogfish Head Midas Touch and Grape Laffy Taffy
- Allagash Interlude and Hot Tamales
- 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon and Skittles
The sours
- Kriek or framboise and chocolate truffles
- Dogfish Head Festina Peche / Perennial Peach Berliner Weisse and Skittles
Miscellaneous
- Marzen and Payday
Or, you could just drink a DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter or a Southern Tier Creme Brulee Stout. Those beers already taste like beer and candy.
Cheers, and be safe out there tonight.
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