In the two years since we last made our suggestions of the beers to pair with your kid’s Halloween candy, a lot has changed. Hazy IPAs and pastry stouts rule the shelves and craft Pilsners are more popular than ever.
There are also some new candies on the shelves of your local store. So after the littles ones have run around the house a hundred times before falling asleep in their costumes and before they get up with that inevitable sugar stomach ache, what should you nick from their pile and pull from the fridge to pair? A few suggestions:
New England–style IPA + Mike and Ike Tropical Typhoon
That juicy DDH IPA you’ve just tipped from the can into a glass is likely already bursting with the citrusy and tropical flavors and aromas of Citra and Mosaic hops, so why not add a little more chewy and fruity to the mix? This “tropical fruit–flavored candy” comes in five different flavors including mango, Caribbean punch, and kiwi banana.
- WeldWerks Double Dry-hopped Juicy Bits (Greeley, Colorado)
- TrimTab The Original 006 (Birmingham, Alabama)