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Milk Stout

28 dishes

Stouts & porters

Lactose sweetness softens the roast.

Why it works

Soft sweetness, citrus-edged richness, and coffee-warmth pours match the pastry case without piling on sugar.

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Fruited Sour

25 dishes

Sours & lambics

Raspberry, peach, cherry. The easy entry point.

Why it works

Soft sweetness, citrus-edged richness, and coffee-warmth pours match the pastry case without piling on sugar.

Works with Cakes · Ca Cakes · Cupcakes · Pancakes +21 more Cakes · Ca Cakes · Cupcakes · Pancakes · Cod Cakes · Crabcakes · Fishcakes · Bean Cakes · Crab Cakes · Fish Cakes · Pork Cakes · Tuna Cakes · Honey Cakes · Light Cakes · Salmon Cakes · Salted Cakes · Shrimp Cakes · Lobster Cakes · Risotto Cakes · Couscous Cakes · Zucchini Cakes · Cakes With Mint · Lump Crab Cakes · Potato Pancakes · Savory Pancakes

Witbier

20 dishes

Wheat beers

Coriander and orange peel. Brilliant Belgian-style wheat.

Why it works

Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.

Works with Pancakes · Cod Cakes · Crabcakes · Fishcakes +16 more Pancakes · Cod Cakes · Crabcakes · Fishcakes · Crab Cakes · Fish Cakes · Pork Cakes · Tuna Cakes · Salmon Cakes · Shrimp Cakes · Cod Fishcakes · Duck Pancakes · Lobster Cakes · Risotto Cakes · Scallop Cakes · Lump Crab Cakes · Potato Pancakes · Savory Pancakes · Thai Fish Cakes · Trout Fishcakes

Berliner Weisse

13 dishes

Sours & lambics

Light, tart, often served with fruit syrups.

Why it works

Soft sweetness, citrus-edged richness, and coffee-warmth pours match the pastry case without piling on sugar.

Works with Cakes · Ca Cakes · Cupcakes · Pancakes +9 more Cakes · Ca Cakes · Cupcakes · Pancakes · Bean Cakes · Honey Cakes · Light Cakes · Salted Cakes · Couscous Cakes · Zucchini Cakes · Cakes With Mint · Potato Pancakes · Savory Pancakes

Dry Irish Stout

Stouts & porters

Roasted coffee, slight bitterness, creamy mouthfeel.

Why it works with Scallop Cakes

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Gose

Wheat beers

Salty, sour, coriander-tinged.

Why it works with Scallop Cakes

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Gueuze

Sours & lambics

Dry, complex, champagne-like funk.

Why it works with Scallop Cakes

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

New England IPA

Craft IPAs

Hazy, juicy, soft bitterness.

Why it works with Thai Fish Cakes

Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.

Porter

Stouts & porters

Lighter and more cocoa-driven than stout.

Why it works with Salmon Cakes

Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.