Baseball season is finally here, and we all know that the only thing better than the game itself is relaxing with an ice-cold beer and some indulgent stadium food!
Luckily the folks at Let’s Grab a Beer have created a handy chart so that when the craving hits, you can pair your drink perfectly to the snack of your choice.
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Can’t make it to a game? No problem — you can enjoy your own stadium-inspired pairings at home too.
1. Japanese lager and tuna roll sushi
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These spicy tuna rolls can be eaten with your hands, making them a nice, no-fuss snack when you’re catching the big game. Try pairing with an ice-cold Sapporo.
2. European Pilsner and barbecue steak sandwich
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This quick weeknight recipe for sweet and smoky barbecue beef pairs perfectly with a crisp Pilsner. Try Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic.
3. India pale ale and pastrami sandwich
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Salty, spiced pastrami with mustard can hold its own against a hoppy IPA. Try one from San Diego’s Stone Brewing Co.
4. Bavarian wheat beer and pulled pork
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Wheat beer is the perfect complement to tender barbecue pulled pork. In fact, this pulled pork recipe is made with Blue Moon. Just make sure you grab a second one to enjoy while you eat.
5. American dark lager and rib-eye sandwich recipe
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This hearty rib-eye sandwich should be washed down with a nice American dark lager. Try Shiner Bock.
6. American light lager and Southwestern hot dog recipe
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On a hot spring day, what could be better than baseball, a Southwestern hot dog with bacon and all the fixin’s and an ice-cold light lager? Pretty much nothing! Try these dogs with a frosty Sam Adams Light.
7. American Amber lager and barbecue stuffed potatoes
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The malty sweetness of an American Amber lager, like Magic Hat Vinyl, is just the thing to accompany a hearty barbecue chicken-stuffed baked sweet potato.
8. Mexican lager and street-style tacos
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Barbacoa tacos, a Mexican beer like Victoria and baseball are all you need for a perfect day.
9. British pale ale and philly cheesesteak
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This bomb of meaty goodness can be balanced by a nice, medium-bodied British pale ale like Bass Ale.
10. American premium lager and chili cheese dog
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These oven-baked chili cheese dogs are perfect for serving a crowd, and a six-pack of an American premium lager like Session from Full Sail Brewing goes a long way too.
11. Tropical lager and Cuban sandwich
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These Cuban sandwiches, paired with a lager like Cerveza La Tropical from Florida Beer Company, are a total home run.
12. American premium lager and cheeseburger
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This triumvirate of American classics — baseball, a cheeseburger and a beer — is practically perfect. Try pairing Uinta’s Baba Black Beer with your char-grilled burger for a truly transcendent experience.
13. American light lager and nachos
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A Bud Light and the ultimate nachos are proof that food doesn’t need to be fancy to be hella delicious.
14. Belgian white and sausage-pepper sandwich
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A crisp Belgian-style white beer, often spiced with coriander, is the perfect complement to a sausage sandwich. Try Allagash White out of Portland, Maine.
15. German Pilsner and giant pretzel
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A soft, salty, giant, homemade pretzel will beat the socks off any you can get at a stadium, especially if you’ve got a German-style Pilsner like Scrimshaw from North Coast Brewing Co. to go along with it.
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