I’m a big fan of breakfast food. Huge fan. Most Saturdays you’ll find me cooking up some hearty breakfast containing eggs and/or bacon.
However, I never drink beer at breakfast, and have no desire to do so. So I’ve been intending for some time to do a “breakfast for dinner” thing to try a beer pairing with my beloved breakfast food.
Rather spontaneously, tonight was that night. Not the most exquisite dish, but one of my favorites nonetheless. Couple slices of white bread, lightly buttered with a slice of American cheese on each piece of bread. Short toast to melt the cheese, then slap a fried egg on both. Toast until the bread is brown and combine to form a very cheesy, very eggy sandwich. Heaven.
Never having had beer with breakfast food before, I wasn’t sure what direction to go. I happened to have some Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier, which I’d yet to try, and which seemed like it would probably have some flavor commonalities with blackberry jam, a good breakfast condiment. Solely on that notion, I put a Blackberry Witbier with my egg sandwich.
As it turns out, I was onto something. Sure enough, there was something of a blackberry jam vibe going along with the toasted bread comprising the shell of the sandwich. It was very tasty, and breakfasty. And no clashes of flavor.
I don’t normally go for fruity beers, but this came in a mixed pack and this was the best possible use for it. If you find yourself with a fruity beer you’re not too excited about, I recommend breakfast food.
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