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Craft Beer and Food Pairing Guide – Planning Your Party Menu

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Are you hosting a craft beer party? It won’t be complete without some food. Before heading out to the beer store in Vancouver to buy your craft beer, find out first which craft beers will go with which food. Try the ideas below: Pale Ale   Pale ales differ from one craft brewery to another, but you can always count on it to have a nice balance of malt and hops. Check to see if the craft beer has some floral notes or boasts of fruity accents. It should have a nice bitterness to it as well to work with a variety of food including cheeses, salads, shrimps, burgers, chicken, Asian noodles, pies and puddings.  Pilsner  Since Pilsners are generally very hoppy with loud floral notes and hints of spiciness, you need to pair it with lighter-flavored foods such as cheddar, apples, chicken, salmon and sausages like Bratwurst. It also is a good pairing for delicate desserts like angel cake and shortbread.  Stout This beer goes best with red meats and foods with heavy

3 New Liquor Trends to Try in 2019

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Still buying the same old stuff at your local liquor store in Richmond? There’s nothing wrong with that but if you want to broaden your liquor knowledge, going outside the box might open up your world to a lot more options. You never know what you might discover.  You might want to watch out for these liquors when you go to a liquor store in Richmond like West Coast Liquor Company as they are generating a buzz this ear:  1. Subcategorized sour beers. Sour beers are no longer just this big category of beers people deem funky. Expect the beer industry to have subcategories of these beers soon – from fruited sour beers to kettle sours, there is going to be a proliferation of these sour beers in the market pretty soon. 2. Hybrid drinks  Move over cocktail drinks because hybrid drinks are here to stay. We’re starting to see a lot of crossovers when it comes to liquor types. Just take a look at the Rosé sour beers or the wines aged in bourbon barrels out there.