Snack suggestions for informal beer tasting party?

Invite me over and I'll bring the food! r and am looking for some

Try the most garishly flavored sausages you can find, and very stinky cheese. Also various spicy mustards.

I love bloody steak with stout beer, but that's not a very good party snack. I find chocolate is also an excellent complement for many beers. Make it a fondue party. :)

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If you haven't already, try looking for a copy of _The Brewmaster's Table_ by Garret Oliver. All about pairing beers with food.

I recently did a tasting where I paired beer with various cheeses. I deliberately paired a stilton with a raspbery stout as an example of a mistaken pairing.

You could turn "bloody steak" into party food by searing and roasting a whole filet mignon, then slicing it very thin (a commercial slicer works best but a very sharp kitchen knife will do). If you have a smoker, smoke the filet for 20-30 minutes then do the searing/roasting. Serve the slices of beef on grilled bread with a little bit of horseradish mustard.

-- John

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Ted Goldblatt ( snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com) wrote: : : For this one, I was thinking of Vietnamese spring rolls (steamed, not : fried), samosas, pakoras, or bhajis (these might have a grease : problem), and/or smoked fish (probably dolphin) dip. : : I've looked at my beer books and googled, and have not had much joy. : So... Any comments or suggestions? :

Toastes soybeans and/or toasted Eda Mame as a palate cleanser seems to work for me if you're seriously tasting and rating. More tasty stuff -- well, I like just about any kind of cheese with very plain crackers, olives, pickles, etc. Also did a recent pLambic bottling session (30 gallons of homebrew) with stuffed grape leaves, hummus and pita, spanakopita, chicken sate.

I do something like this, except the filet is marinated in bourbon and pepper, then seared and sliced. Goes on top of a garlic crostini with carmelized onions and horseradish sauce.