Best Halloween candy & beer pairing combos?

I drink beer while handing out the candy and that's about it.

 

In the neighborhood that I used to live in people gave out beers to the adults who showed up, usually a mix of basic beers (Bud Light Lime, Corona, Heineken, etc.) and pumpkin beers. I'd occasionally have a Jolly Rancher or gummy bear with the regular beers, but Reese's went well with the pumpkin beers ~ keep in mind I'm fairly against mixing beers and candy but on Halloween after an hour or so of walking around is an exception even I can make.

 

I've yet to this day found a beer that pairs well to my pallet with most foods. I can drink in a restaurant eating a steak or something, but for the most part I drink after the food is digested.

 

I don't do it often but I have enjoyed a Butterfinger with a good stout. The other day I was snacking on the kids candy and noticed this mix was actually very tasty. LOL
So my vote is Butterfinger.

 

Jolly Ranchers and Zima?

 

That made me pee a little.

As to the OP? Chocolate and dark beer, especially stouts and porters, is pretty much a no-brainer.

 

I enjoy a good barleywine (preferably English), with a Snickers. Lots of caramel, nutty, chocolaty goodness.


Just be sure to have a dentist appointment setup for the next day.

 

Rochefort 10 and raisinettes

 

I like something dark, roasty, maybe with coffee to go with something sweet.

 

Funky Buddha’s Butta Cup with Reese’s

 

I've always enjoyed bitter beer with spicy food. So I would imagine a nice high ibu ipa would be nice with those nasty hot tamale candies. I'll have to try it this year if my kid gets any.

 

There's something about the peanut and chocolate combo that makes it work - I've been using peanut M&Ms as a beer snack since my dive bar days. There's also those candy coated 'beer nuts' that don't seem to be too much of a stretch .

But there may be some others in the article worth trying. The saison with gummys strikes me as one.

 

Hardywood Trickery w/ a caramel apple

 

Ummmm....absolutely NO!

 

While I'm sitting in the driveway on Tuesday passing out candy, I'll be drinking some All Day IPAs. If I was to pair candy and beer, Oskar Blues Death by Coconut and a Mounds or Almond Joy

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again: You can't improve on peanut butter and chocolate. Best combo there is. I think Reese's go well with most beers, but it is hard to beat them with ice-cold, fizzy macro-lagers with a decent hop presence (Heineken et al.). They really clean your palate up and allow for maximum candy consumption/enjoyment/eventual diabetes.

 

One of my hometown breweries makes a candy bar stout (McFate Brewing - AZ) Man its amazing.

 

Can I ask what part of PA this was? I am assuming outskirts of Philly or Pittsburgh?

 

Correct, Bala Cynwyd, just across the Philly borderline.

 

Brown Shugga and some butterfingers

 

Sounds like a good time trick or treating. We just moved from Harrisburg to rural PA, so I don't see that happening lol. But, I could see that in Harrisburg for sure.

 

So I was drinking a KBS tonight and my son handed me his Reese's Pieces from his Halloween bag. Man did they compliment each other nicely.

Please share your favorites.

 

This is already in the Beer and Food forum, but I had a Butterfinger with Stegmaier Pumpkin Ale and that was the GOAT!

 

Kit Kats went really well with Modern Time's Black House.

 

Aslin & Any candy

 

Age a Founders Porter for at least 5 months and have with a Nestles Crunch, that's what I dig the most.