Continuing my theme of “darker British beers go well with red meat”, I paired Three Floyds Robert the Bruce Ale with beef pot roast.
Three Floyds are one of the best known brewpubs, famed in the beer world for their Dark Lord Imperial Stout. Robert the Bruce is their Scottish style ale, broadly similar to a brown ale in flavour profile – it’s rich and malty, with very delicate hopping to balance the sweetness.
The malty beer is a perfect pairing for the pot roast. It really does not get any better than this. Malty sweetness, rich flavours from the caramelised meat juices, the meat meltingly tender on the tongue, and the almost unctuous natural gravy – hoo boy, good stuff!
The surprise for me was the pairing with Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolate. For me it just works, for others it may not – this is the delight of pairing beer and food, you never know quite what will please your palate!
Tags: Cadbury's, pot roast, Robert The Bruce, Three Floyds
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