Burger/beer pairings

[Howard]

What do you like to drink with your burger?

 

[Bee4945]

A&W Rootbeer

 

[brainhulk]

I don't really pair the beer I'm drinking. The only thing I prefer is it being draft. Then I choose usually choose a belgian or a hef

 

[ichy]

Guinness!

 

[dougp]

Depends, but something that I find more "refreshing" since sometimes you need to wash down a bite of the burger or fries. Either a session ale/lager, pale ale (not IPA) or ESB are the best pairings I've found. It also depends on your burger toppings as well.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Depends on the Joint. At a bar or chain, Coors Light. At a fancier restaurant, with better quality meat, a nice porter.

 

[Uppsala9496]

All depends on what is on my burger. I prefer an IPA with a bacon & bleu cheese burger.
A spicy burger and I prefer something lower on the ibu chain.

 

[KeithTalent]

I had this:

with this:

A couple of weeks ago and it paired together very well. The beer is fantastic.

Then I had this:

with this:

Last week and it was good too, though I think I preferred the first pairing. I have purchased both beers on their own so I do like them both.

KT

 

[Sentrosi2121]

Any good Hefeweizen with a burger = win

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Any good Hefeweizen with a burger = win

This. Generally a burger is going to overpower most flavors of a hoppier or darker ale, so IPAs, stouts and porters are generally not a great pairing, and I want something that will be refreshing with the sheer quantities of grease I'm eating. Hefeweizen is great for that. I'll even turn to a pisswater lager with a burger just for something to drink quickly for refreshment's sake.

 

[vi edit]

This. Generally a burger is going to overpower most flavors of a hoppier or darker ale, so IPAs, stouts and porters are generally not a great pairing, and I want something that will be refreshing with the sheer quantities of grease I'm eating. Hefeweizen is great for that. I'll even turn to a pisswater lager with a burger just for something to drink quickly for refreshment's sake.

Yep. Definitely lean towards something like a wheat or a pale ale or lager for burgers. I just want a lighter drink that's not malt heavy since the burger is heavy enough on it's own.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Stouts & lagers for burgers.

 

[Yourself]

I typically order/buy the most bitter IPA I can find to pair with burgers. No way a burger overpowers some of the IPAs I drink.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Usually just a good ole' Yuengling.

 

[ChopperDave]

Usually just a good ole' Yuengling.

Yuenling isn't bad but I think it's really overrated.

For burgers I like a stout if I'm really hungry and have plenty of room otherwise a Hef. Hefs are really refreshing with a good burger.

 

[SirStev0]

I don't do beef, but for barbecues I find that nothing is better than Stone's Chipotle beer.

 

[KeithTalent]

Any good Hefeweizen with a burger = win

It really depends on the burger for me. I actually like a darker beer with many of my burgers; something smooth and with a bit of bitterness.

A hef can be great with a lighter burger, but I find the wheaty/lemony flavour distracting sometimes.

KT

 

[Sentrosi2121]

Thread is reminding me that I need to stop at Brew City and pick up a 12-pack of Hacker-Pschorr. Now to go get some chuck and grind.

Speaking of hamburgers, anyone ever tried to add some of that liquid smoke to the burger before grilling?

 

[xavier es]

bacon cheeseburger w/green chilies and a couple negra modelos make me happy camper.

 

[Anubis]

A&W Rootbeer

this

or

Moxie

 

[BurnItDwn]

It depends on the burger ...
http://www.bulldogsgrill.com/menu.html

If I'm eating a "double d" (bacon double cheese burger), then usually I go for a wheat beer (Goose Island 312 perhaps), or a hefeweizen.

If I'm eating a "hangover burger" (cheeseburger with fried egg), then I'll go for a stout or porter.

If I'm eating "Chillihead burger" (cheeseburger with chilli), then I'll go for an IPA

 

[NuclearNed]

I don't drink much beer at all, but there is a burger place on a local lake that doesn't serve liquor, so I get a dark named "Southern Pecan"

http://lazymagnolia.com/ourbeer.php

To a true beer connoisseur it probably tastes like dishwater, but I like it.