Do you eat while you drink? (poll)

Tough question for me to answer (I did cast my vote, BTW). If it's a beer I've never had before I don't want to muck it up with food because I want to review it initially without anything else competing on my palate. If it's something I've had before I absolutely enjoy pairing it with food.

 

I love food and I love beer, but I hate them together. I don't want anything to affect the flavor of what I'm eating and drinking

 

Food and beer are awesome together!! Nothing like a nice dry-aged New York Strip paired with a barrel aged stout!!

 

I love it all. I like drinking good beer with food because I feel like the food constantly cleanses my palate so each swig of beer is fresh and bold.

 

Depends. If it's a beer that's new to me, I don't pair it with anything. If it's a beer that I'm familiar with, I try and pair it with different foods (usually cheese). However, if it's that special beer that fires on all cylinders, I almost always enjoy it by itself.

 

Half the fun of eating , is what wine beer to pair with the meal

 

Pepcid AC

 

Its not an all-or-nothing proposal for me. When it's a beer that I've never had before, I really prefer to have it all unto itself without any influence from other flavors- that means excluding food. But after I have become accustomed to the beer's taste, I like to venture out and explore food flavor combinations with more adventurous culinary actions. Aah, the world is a playground!

 

either or, but when I am always having dinner I am always having a drink pairing... ALWAYS...

 

I try to keep eating and drinking separate.

 

Exactly this.

 

i don't really think that much about it.... if i'm opening something i haven't tried yet or might not try again, i'll usually try and at least rinse the dorito taste out of my mouth

 

typical drinking session

Nice IPA, BBQ chicken nachos, smothered steak fries for apps
Another IPA, some vintage RR sours, BA beer
Burger or Buffalo Sloppy Joe
More beer

Unfortunately, the food is too good at Beachwood to only drink

 

there needs to be another option in the poll "depends/sometimes"

 

Depends what I'm drinking

 

my thoughts exactly

 

If tasting something new, the first half or so will certainly be solo, but even then a little bread or a cracker can only help bring out flavor. I answered the poll as 'usually' but the full response really would be, I would PREFER to always have at least a little something, but admittedly pretty often it's the bar bowl of nuts or whatever.

 

Beer and food together. While food is great alone, and beer is great alone, to match/pair them up with together is just an even better experience for me.

 

No. Even with pizza I would prefer a Coke. I don't find beer compliments food in most cases.