Which beer to drink with curry?

Answer 1

This is an excellent question. There are two ways in which you could look at this food pairing. One way is to compliment the curry meal with another equally powerful beer with a strong hop profile. The other is to balance (or counterbalance) the spice with a cooling, refreshing beer to smooth out the palate and get it ready for another delicious mouthful of food.

To compliment, Stone Ruination IPA is a double/Imperial India Pale Ale by the Stone Brewing Company in Escondido California. It boasts a strong 7.7% ABV and has a robust 100+ International Bitterness Units measure. This beer can stand next to the most powerfully spiced foods, forming a synergistic relationship with the force of the curry and lifting the soul of one lucky person into exotic euphoria.

To balance, Victory Lager offers an American lager in the style of a German Helles brewed by the Victory Brewing Company in Downington, Pennsylvania. As a quality brew, it showcases Two-Row German Malts and Whole Flower German hops for a more modest alcohol content of 4.8% ABV. As a quality lager, it balances the curry meal by cleansing and refreshing the palate and spices, then taking a back seat. This way, the spotlight shines directly on the curry.

I hope this gives you some good direction, cheers.