The vegetal traits of brussel sprouts, asparagus and artichokes are often the most challenge food to pair.
Inspired by a side dish at Bix in San Francisco, we roasted brussel sprouts with lemon, olive oil and thyme. The roasting brought out slightly sweeter characteristics in the veggies, and the lemon was a great way to give it a nice tinge of acidity which is easier to pair with.
New Belgium is now one of the few mass distributed beer brands that is still made/run in the States, the majority of "All American" beers are owned by InBev. 1554 has a smokey nutty quality while still maintaining a light/drinkable body. Citrus and beer have always worked well together, and even though this beer is very smokey, it made the perfect transition from the smokiness of the beer to the roasted characteristics in the brussel sprouts.
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