I already had a glass of Oktoberfest poured up when I decided to serve up a helping of homemade peach cobbler.  I never dreamed the two would compliment each other.

Lo and behold, the gentle sweetness and light bready maltiness of the beer blended perfectly with the sweetness and peach flavors of the cobbler.  It was stunning.

If you had asked me before hand what beer I would ideally pair with the cobbler, I would have said witbier or fruit lambic.  I’ll give those a try someday.  In the meantime, I had this pairing again after the first experiment and it held up perfectly.  Serendipity.