Beer that pair with

Pickled

Across 30 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Helles

10 dishes

Lagers & pilsners

Bavarian sessionable lager.

Why it works

Hop-cut and oak-sweet pours scrub fat and stand up to charred beef and melted cheese.

Works with Pickled Pork · Pickled Trout · Pickled Shrimp · Pickled Lobster +6 more Pickled Pork · Pickled Trout · Pickled Shrimp · Pickled Lobster · Pickled Pork Terrine · Pork With Pickled Apple · Asian-style Pickled Shrimp · Breaded Pickled Trout With Crabneat · Pickled Trout Fillets And Vegetable Char · Salmon Burgers With Pickled Ginger And Coriander

American Wheat

6 dishes

Wheat beers

Cleaner and more neutral than its German cousin.

Why it works

Hop-cut and oak-sweet pours scrub fat and stand up to charred beef and melted cheese.

Works with Pickled Egg · Pickled Trout · Pickled Vegetables · Breaded Pickled Trout With Crabneat +2 more Pickled Egg · Pickled Trout · Pickled Vegetables · Breaded Pickled Trout With Crabneat · Pickled Trout Fillets And Vegetable Char · Salmon Burgers With Pickled Ginger And Coriander

Imperial Stout

5 dishes

Stouts & porters

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

Why it works

Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.

Works with Pickled Asparagus · Pickled Mushrooms · Sweet Pickled Herring · Arepas With Pulled Pork And Pickled Onion +1 more Pickled Asparagus · Pickled Mushrooms · Sweet Pickled Herring · Arepas With Pulled Pork And Pickled Onion · Grilled Smoked Veal Tongue And Pickled Beetroot

Double IPA

Craft IPAs

Big hops, big alcohol, big food.

Why it works with Indian-spiced Pickled Vegetables

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Mexican Lager

Lagers & pilsners

Light, neutral, lime-loving.

Why it works with Oysters With Cucumber And Pickled Ginger Salsa

Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.

Quadrupel

Belgian & trappist

Big, rum-raisin, deeply complex.

Why it works with Pickled Asparagus

Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.