Beer that pair with

Clams

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Dry Irish Stout

30 dishes

Stouts & porters

Roasted coffee, slight bitterness, creamy mouthfeel.

Why it works

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

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German Pilsner

30 dishes

Lagers & pilsners

Crisp, noble-hopped, bone-dry.

Why it works

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

Works with Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa +26 more Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa · Fried Clams · Pasta Clams · Razor Clams · Sauce Clams · Stuff Clams · White Clams · Clams Casino · Clams Casion · Creamy Clams · Smoked Clams · Clams Chorizo · Clams Oregano · Clams Veloute · Pacific Clams · Steamed Clams · Stuffed Clams · Clams Linguine · Clams Linguini · Garlicky Clams · Pork And Clams · Clams In Garlic · Clams Oreganata · Pork With Clams · Wellfleet Clams · Pasta With Clams · Stone Crab Clams

Witbier

29 dishes

Wheat beers

Coriander and orange peel. Brilliant Belgian-style wheat.

Why it works

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

Works with Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa +25 more Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa · Fried Clams · Pasta Clams · Razor Clams · Sauce Clams · Stuff Clams · White Clams · Clams Casino · Clams Casion · Creamy Clams · Clams Chorizo · Clams Oregano · Clams Veloute · Pacific Clams · Steamed Clams · Stuffed Clams · Clams Linguine · Clams Linguini · Garlicky Clams · Pork And Clams · Clams In Garlic · Clams Oreganata · Pork With Clams · Wellfleet Clams · Pasta With Clams · Stone Crab Clams

Gose

28 dishes

Wheat beers

Salty, sour, coriander-tinged.

Why it works

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

Works with Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa +24 more Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa · Fried Clams · Pasta Clams · Razor Clams · Sauce Clams · Stuff Clams · White Clams · Clams Casino · Clams Casion · Creamy Clams · Clams Chorizo · Clams Oregano · Clams Veloute · Pacific Clams · Steamed Clams · Stuffed Clams · Clams Linguine · Clams Linguini · Garlicky Clams · Pork And Clams · Clams In Garlic · Clams Oreganata · Pork With Clams · Wellfleet Clams · Pasta With Clams

Gueuze

25 dishes

Sours & lambics

Dry, complex, champagne-like funk.

Why it works

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

Works with Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa +21 more Clams · Raw Clams · Baked Clams · Clams Zuppa · Fried Clams · Razor Clams · Sauce Clams · Stuff Clams · White Clams · Clams Casino · Clams Casion · Creamy Clams · Clams Chorizo · Clams Oregano · Clams Veloute · Pacific Clams · Steamed Clams · Stuffed Clams · Clams Linguini · Garlicky Clams · Pork And Clams · Clams In Garlic · Clams Oreganata · Pork With Clams · Wellfleet Clams

Imperial Stout

Stouts & porters

Massive: chocolate, espresso, often bourbon-barrel-aged.

Why it works with Smoked Clams

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.

Milk Stout

Stouts & porters

Lactose sweetness softens the roast.

Why it works with Smoked Clams

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.

Porter

Stouts & porters

Lighter and more cocoa-driven than stout.

Why it works with Smoked Clams

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.

Tripel

Belgian & trappist

Strong, golden, dry-finishing despite richness.

Why it works with Stone Crab Clams

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

West Coast IPA

Craft IPAs

Resinous, piney, assertively bitter.

Why it works with Smoked Clams

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.