10 Perfect Beer & Food Pairings to Try

This Chicken and Biscuits appetizer bundles crispy, flavorful chicken bites with mini biscuits suitable for dipping in a buttery sweet dip.

Pair this dish with an Amber or Red Ale. The dry and crisp finish on an amber or red ale is excellent for cleansing your palate when eating fried foods. The medium body and light caramel flavors pair well with chicken.

These easy 15-minute Baked Figs with Goat Cheese appetizers have walnuts, honey and sage in the recipe to boost flavor and texture. These roasted figs make for an easy appetizer your guests will love.

Pair this appetizer with a Hefeweizen, which is great with lighter foods and pairs well with goat cheese.

Spinach Artichoke Dip Bites are made with mayonnaise and have a flaky crust and a creamy and healthy spinach artichoke center.

Pair this appetizer with a Witbier or a blonde ale. The light velvety mouthfeel and crisp, clean finish will help cut through the rich creaminess of the dip without overpowering the delicate spinach flavor.

Add a bit of elegance to your party with these delicious Louisiana Crab Puffs. They are savory bites of crabmeat and cheese nestled in a bite-size puff pastry.

Pair this appetizer with a Pilsner. This light beer has a citrusy zest and bitterness from plenty of hops, making it a perfect combination for crab cakes and all seafoods, especially with a buttery element.

These bacon-wrapped small potatoes are tasty, flavorful, tender and soft inside, perfectly toasted, and crisp outside. They are marinated in coconut cream parsley pesto, wrapped in bacon and baked to perfection

Pilsners are just hopped enough so the bitterness of the beer and saltiness of the bacon go hand in hand.

This wonderful cocktail nibble is as beautiful as it is delicious! A French Tarte au Soleil is puff pastry filled with pesto, and twisted into the form of a sun. It always disappears in minutes and gets raves reviews.

You can pair pesto with a strong golden ale or hopped beer, like a pale ale. The herbal flavor aligns well with lightly hopped beers that add a slightly bitter note to break through the richness of the pastry.

This flavorful dip is so creamy and delicious, made with cream cheese, shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, blue cheese and shredded mozzarella.

American pale ales and IPAs have both strong hop and bitter flavors, that enhance the richness of the creamy dip, but also cut the saltiness of the buffalo sauce.

This loaded baked potato dip is an awesome upgrade from your standard party dip, with all the toppings you love to heap onto a baked potato, like cheese, sour cream and bacon.

Pilsners are just hopped enough to cut through the saltiness of the bacon. A Porter or a hoppy Black Ale balances the richness and strong flavors and allows for a complex finish.

These Sausage Crescent Roll Bites are a perfect party food. Who doesn't love little bites of savory sausage wrapped in golden crescent roll pastry?

The intensity of the pork fat stands up to a strong beer, so plan to pair these sausage bites with an Oktoberfest, Märzen beer, or a Belgium-style dubbel.

These Super easy puff pastry twists are stuffed with sage and gruyere cheese, and wrapped in prosciutto. They're crisp and flaky and pair perfectly with beer.

This appetizer pairs well with a Belgian witbier, IPA, or Belgian tripel. It also goes well with a wheat beer or blonde ale.

These authentic lamb meatballs are one of my favorite party appetizers! They are moist, juicy and packed with Greek seasonings. Serve them with mini toothpicks and a creamy tzatziki sauce, and your guests will be raving.

This appetizer pairs deliciously with a lager. The smooth, malty flavor complements the richness of the meat and yogurt sauce. 

These Chicken Drumstick Lollipops are a fun way to serve wings to your guests so they're easy to eat and don't make a mess. Make these as an appetizer or a fancy hors d'oeuvre and guests will be raving!

These lollipops pair well with a Brown Ale, which complements the roastiness of the chicken while the fat neutralizes the hoppy bitterness of the beer.

These delicious golden Fried Shrimp made with panko crumbs and coconut flakes are an easy crowd pleasing appetizer for any occasion. They are shrimply amazing!

Pair this appetizer with a Belgian-Style Saison or a German-Style Hefeweizen which bring out the salinity and natural sweetness in the shrimp, while cleansing the palate.

These air fryer jalapeno poppers are quick, easy, and super tasty! These perfect little appetizers are simple to make in the air fryer.

Pair these jalapeno poppers with an oatmeal stout, a dark lager, dunkel, or schwarzbier, all which have maltiness and richness that helps neutralize the heat.