Chocolate and IPA

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  1. Chinon01

    Chinon01 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    With all this Halloween candy around the house I decided to revisit pairing IPA w/ chocalate; a combination I had success w/ years ago. So w/ a growler of Subzero IPA from Rock Bottom brewpub (KoP, PA) and bar of Snickers and Nestles Crunch I dug in. Same success. The smooth richness of the chocolate tamed the hop bitterness leaving behind nearly pure citrus on the palate. Really nice. Try it.
    Thanks
     
    #1 Chinon01, Nov 5, 2014
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  2. JerryT

    JerryT Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I'm on board with the beer and chocolate ....but I'll just go with solid dark chocolate ...
     
    #2 JerryT, Nov 19, 2014
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  3. TheDoctor

    TheDoctor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,484) Mar 7, 2013 Canada (QC)
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    As far as I am concerned, beer (pale ales et al., but especially AALs) and really sweet, chocolate-based candy are one of the best pairings there is. Give me some Reese's and a cold PBR and I'll make myself sick hahaha

    As to IPAs, I have found that caramel also goes really, really well with them (especially your less tropical IPAs).
     
    #3 TheDoctor, Nov 19, 2014
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  4. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    The last thing I had that was out of left field that paired with an IPA that was fantastic was some slightly fatty duck prosciutto.

    unreal, still thinking about it... :confused::grinning:
     
    #4 Smakawhat, Nov 19, 2014
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  5. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    I just learned tonight that chocolate and chocolate candy pair really well with IPAs. My friend suggested it a long time ago and I didn't believe him at the time. I like eating the chocolate and then taking a big swig of the IPA. The floral-fruity hoppiness provides a citrus flavor to liven up the chocolate, while the bitterness balances out the sweetness of the chocolate.
     
    #5 HorseheadsHophead, Jan 28, 2016
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  6. woozyblues

    woozyblues Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2016 Hawaii

    Yes! Dark chocolate all the way! Especially with porters and stouts. Maybe ESBs, Belgian grand reserves, and brown dubbels, too.
     
    #6 woozyblues, Feb 11, 2016
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  7. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    I like it with red ipas but nothing else. It just messes with me going from sweet to bitter.
     
    #7 Urk1127, Apr 19, 2016
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