My Beer Pairing

xblue · 05/14/2011 06:53 PM

Hey all, I've only been smoking cigars for roughly 10 months, but my favorite beer pairing is Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen and anything. I'm smoking a Man O War Armada with one as I type and loving it! What's your favorite beer pairing?

hardeveningsuburb · 05/14/2011 07:01 PM

I've mixed all sorts of beer with all sorts of cigars, but the combination I most often repeat is the maduro or colorado maduro/imperial stout combination. Recently I combined a one year old Yeti Oak Aged Chocolate Imperial Stout with Finck Commerce Double Corona. I also had a one year old Sierra Nevada 40th Anniversary Stout with a Brick House Robusto. Both combinations were great.

While not an imperial stout, the Guinness Foreign Extra Stout did really well with the Carlos Torano 1959 Exodus Robusto I had a few days ago.

Brlesq · 05/14/2011 08:43 PM

Welcome to Cigar Geeks, Keith. I Like Ommegang Abbey Ale with a stout cigar like a MoW.

Why don't you go over to the Newbie Forum and introduce yourself? You will find that we are a friendly bunch! Link is here:

http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?board=43.0

kola · 05/14/2011 10:40 PM

to Cigar Geeks Kieth.

My favorite pairing sounds corny, but it really is good ... Harviestoun Old Engine Oil, with a Diesel Unholy Cocktail.

xblue · 05/15/2011 07:11 AM

Thanks for the great pairing suggestions everyone! And the warm welcome! I'll head over to newbie corner as soon as i get a chance.

I finished up the night with a La Gloria Cubana & Paulaner, not bad!

87North · 05/15/2011 08:54 AM

I like full bodied Nicaraguan Maduros and Porters or stouts. Gets me to thinking that I need to track down some New Belgium 1551...

horrido · 05/15/2011 09:56 AM

Sorry no beer with cigars just scotch....Bowmore.

goathead · 05/15/2011 12:03 PM

BUD light with lime

jharrisx5 · 05/15/2011 03:29 PM

Last night I paired a New Glarus Brewing Company Fat Squirrel with a Camacho Triple Maduro. I think the beer was better than the cigar, unfortunately!

ROTHNH · 05/15/2011 03:42 PM

When having a brew with my cigar, I usually reach for a bitter ale, a good India Pale Ale is a favorite.

A good weisse bier mates well with my milder smokes too.

UpInSmoke · 07/25/2011 11:51 PM

If you haven't tried it, I would highly recommend Innis and Gunn original to pair with a cigar. The beer is aged in oak casks and really brings out some of the hidden notes in your smoke.

metalhead y cigarguy · 07/26/2011 12:01 AM

Usually, but not always I'll pair a mild or medium bodied cigar with a blonde or ale or something cheap. If I have a full bodied cigar then I prefer to have a dark beer or something with a high alcohol content like 9%. But then sometimes the fridge is low on stock and I'll just grab whats on hand.

Rebecca Silverwolf · 07/26/2011 12:29 AM

I've liked Sam Adams with cigars. Either the Boston Lager or their Light.

Hot Stuff x · 07/26/2011 03:12 AM

Mmmm, Paulaner (insert drool emoticon). I love their Hefeweizen, but I don't like to pair hefeweizen with cigars normally.

Depending on the cigar, I usually go with a light bodied lager or a Guinness. I'd love to have a Dos Equis Amber with my cigar (as my avatar would indicate), but it's not readily available here in the Land of the Moaning Clam.

herfdude · 07/26/2011 07:56 AM

Not a fan of beer period. But I will drink almost any red wine or port with a cigar.....

NES Tek · 07/26/2011 09:17 AM

Quilters Irish Death (Iron Horse Brewery( and a Padron Family Reserve #44.

Bob Cordell · 07/26/2011 10:34 AM

A Newcastle is good with about any cigar!

87North · 07/26/2011 11:53 AM

QuoteBob Cordell - 7/26/2011 10:34 AM

A Newcastle is good with about any cigar!

I never did develop a taste for Newcastle. It always tastes a little flat to me...

Romeo · 07/26/2011 12:49 PM

Blue Moon with a slice of orange

Jackal · 07/26/2011 03:02 PM

I like something sweet and complex to go with fuller flavored cigars. Hoegaarden is a great choice, as it has notes of sweet and sour along with a hint of citrus.

horrido · 07/26/2011 04:15 PM

Just had a German smokey beer with a montecristo very nice this time around.

dwig · 07/26/2011 06:31 PM

A beer and a cigar!

I'm easy.

ntanner · 07/26/2011 06:52 PM

i prefer a home made porter with a maduro edge by RP. they work well together.

rumrunner88 · 07/26/2011 06:53 PM

Czech Pilsners, very clean flavor, really brings out subtleties.

hardeveningsuburb · 07/26/2011 07:02 PM

Quotentanner - 7/26/2011 6:52 PM

i prefer a home made porter with a maduro edge by RP. they work well together.

Porters and maduros are great together. I recently paired a Sierra Nevada Porter with a Padron Churchill Maduro and they complimented each other extremely well. I also paired Samuel Smith's Famous Taddy Porter with an Oliva Serie O Churchill Maduro a few weeks back and it was heavenly.