Victory Beer Blog

Yesterday we tweeted (yes, it's officially a verb) the question that's on everyone's mind the week before Thanksgiving, "What Victory Beers pair best with Thanksgiving?" You didin't disapoint with your answers. Here are a couple of our favorites:

'Storm King Stoudt is better with Pumpkin Pie than whipped cream!' - TheWhiteLilKim

'Variety pack. I give my family members a choice.' - chriscavallucci

'I'm bringing a case of Lager to my Thanksgiving feast, fingers crossed that everyone doesn't drink beer & leaves it all to me!' - Chroma914

'Yakima Twilight. Does it go with much on the table? No. Does it matter? Not to me!' - whatsbilldoing

While we would never contradict someone's taste we've put together a short guide to what we've found works at our own Thanksgiving tables. Try bringing a couple new beers to Thanksgiving and make it an event to remember (and trust us, if you bring Golden Monkey it will be).

Golden Monkey: This is Victory's turkey beer for sure. Turkey is relatively neutral in it's character and Golden Monkey adds enough spice and sweetness to enhance the flavor but not enough to overwhelm the T-Bird.

Yakima Twilight: Think Candied Yams with carmelized Marshmellow topping. The sweetness of the yams are a beneficial opposition to the boldness and bitterness of Yakima.

Prima Pils: It's an aperitif perfect for watching the football game with. Goes nicely with shrimp cocktail and the accompanying horseradish and tomato sauces.

HopDevil: HopDevil always pairs nicely with cheese. Consider a fresh Cheddar in your au gratin potatoes and you'll have people talking. Sooo good.

Lager: If you're going to have only one Victory Beer this Thanksgiving your best bet would be Victory Lager. It's the jack of all trades that's just flexible enough to go with everything, but not assertive enough to clash with anything.

Storm King: If brownies are on the dessert menu you would be doing a disservice to your guests by serving anything other than Storm King. It's rich and sweet characters make it a natural partner for anything chocolate. The jury is still out on wether or not it works with pumpkin pie, but we'd love to hear what you think.