It’s a question that every beer lover in the world will know the answer to. It may not be there straight away; you may have to think about it for a second in order to formulate an answer; however, you will eventually come up with a list as long as the average arm as to why beer will always have a place in our hearts.
For a start, there would be very little point in having a barbecue if you didn’t have a couple of beers to accompany it. Can you imagine how ridiculous the scene would appear if the cook didn’t have a cold one in his hand as he was flipping the sausages? No, it simply wouldn’t do.
Beer is as important to a barbecue as any of the items of food. Let’s face it; it’s not just the barbecue that would suffer without the amber nectar. Summer parties in general would not be the same if you weren’t able to offer someone a beer. Picnics would lose their punch, fairs would lose their fizz and dinner parties would definitely display a dearth of devilment without the delicious drink.
Then you look at the food itself. So many dishes are improved by the use of beer in them. For example, beef stew with caramelised onions. Fairly tasty anyway but would it really be as good if it didn’t have that depth of flavour that is brought about by cooking off the alcohol from a quality lager to leave that glorious aftertaste of beer running through the meat? How about beer battered fish and chips?
So, beer is crucial also to many cooking processes; but it needs to be a quality beer. There is a new Foster’s beer on the market that is of a more premium strength than its predecessor. It’s called Gold beer and it sounds like the perfect addition to your Sunday stew or pre-winter pie. Check out the Foster’s Gold beer YouTube advert to find out more about this wonderful new beverage.
Furthermore, beer is the perfect drink when you are only having one. White wine can be way too acidic, red wine stains the tongue and tires you out, spirits can be too harsh, but beer is the perfect middle ground; it’s mellow, easy to drink and, used sparingly, still provides the warming glow of the other harsher tasting options.
For a while now there has been some seemingly pseudo-information floating about that beer is fattening compared to other forms of alcohol. A pint of good lager and a large glass of wine provide not dissimilar volumes of calories according to basic research, which explodes the myth about lager as a bloater.
Overall, beer is the great social chameleon. It is welcome at any party no matter how lofty or humble; it never feels out of place whether it’s at a sporting occasion, a barbecue, or a black-tie do. Beer never crashes the party and it’s welcome any time.