"Given the longstanding love affair between beer and grilled and barbecued meats, you could be forgiven for overlooking a less-talked-about pairing opportunity. And I'm not talking about pizza, burgers, hot dogs or even cheese, all of which are beer matches made practically in heaven. I'm talking about beer and salad. OK, so it's not the most obvious choice, but beer is extremely versatile, and can be paired wonderfully with"
"Creamy dressings In the United States, the most popular salad dressing is ranch, which in the 1950s was first pioneered in California by Steven Henson for his Hidden Valley Ranch steakhouse near Santa Barbara. Ranch, alongside other creamy dressings, such as Caesar, Thousand Island and Green Goddess, pair nicely with hefeweizens, weissbier and other wheat beers, where the smoothness from the added wheat keeps them from overwhelming the salad."
Beer is versatile and can pair with delicate first-course salads by complementing multiple ingredients and bold dressings. Lighter-bodied, nuanced beers best preserve subtle salad flavors while heavy beers can overwhelm them. Creamy dressings such as ranch, Caesar, Thousand Island and Green Goddess pair well with hefeweizens, weissbiers and other wheat beers because added wheat smoothness prevents overpowering the salad. Hoppy pilsners, red ales, amber lagers, blonde ales and spicy rye beers also suit creamy dressings. Tangy blue-cheese dressings can stand up to darker beers like doppelbock or dunkelweizen, and meat-heavy salads match hazy IPAs or Belgian tripels.
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