Pairing Beer/Ale with pipe tobacco

PappyJoe

I've been enjoying Erinmore Flake with Abita Blueberry Wheat. The fruitiness of both plays well with each other.

mhajec

LTD Hazelnut or Early Morning Pipe with Lauganitas Brown Sugar (it's also 9.8 abv)

motie2

For me, "there can be only one....."

motie2

Tobacco leaf:

Mellow Body Leaf

  Golden Virginia

  Bright Virginia

  Black Cavendish 

Medium Body Leaf

  Medium Burleys

  Red/Brown Virginia

  Most all Oriental and Turkish

Full Body Leaf

  Dark Burleys

  Latakia

  Perique

  Kentucky Dark Fired

  Most strains of cigar leaf

Pairings:

Mellow Body

  Lager/Pilsner

  Light rums

  Dry white wines

  Gin/Vodka

  Pears or apples

Medium Body

  Amber/red beer

  Ale

  Heavier white wine

  Golden Rums

  Lighter Scotch/Whiskey

  Lighter liqueurs and cordials

  Most mixed drinks (Gin and Tonic, Screwdrivers, Rum and Coke)

Full Body

  Dark coffee

  Dark Rums

  Stouts/Porters

  Peaty Scotch

  Bourbon

  Deep red wine

  Port/Sherry

  

Simple

I had a pint of judgement day by the lost abbey paired with a bowl of petersons Irish flake. The brew is a quad and I smoked the Irish flake shortly after my first experience with Dunhill mm965. I was a little loopy. Not sure if it was from the pint of a quad or the nicotine. Regardless it was a good night.

PappyJoe

@simple - it was the Irish Flake.

mfresa

I also find that a beer and a pipe makes me loopy.  Old age, no doubt....

jim102864

I'm a huge craft beer fan, but I have yet to find anything that pairs better with a pipe or a cigar for that matter than Youngs Double Chocolate Stout served from a nitro can.  It goes with any pipe tobacco I've paired it with to date.

Deadpool57

@PappyJoe have you ever had Strawater by Abita?  

Vanilla Porter by Breckinridge wit Dan Tobacco Sweet Vanilla Honeydew is one of my favorites.

PappyJoe

@deadpool57 - You mean their Strawberry Lager? Tried it a couple of years ago. There are other Strawberry Ales made down here that are better.