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GREAT BEER PAIRINGS:
LIBERTY STATION
“When pairing beer with food, there are a few general rules that we try to show our guests (despite the fact that these rules are generally meant to be broken). Most folks looking to pair food and beverage are familiar with wine and food pairings so we try to build on common ground. With that in mind it’s an easy (though not foolproof) comparison to look at lagers and similar as white wines; hoppy beers can be swapped for more acidic wines; and ales as red wines.” —Garrit Guthrie, Liberty Station Beverage Director
Alison Bailin Batz » The Entertainer!
BEER
Brewery: Helio Basin Brewing Co. Style: Porter Name: Robust Porter A beautiful dark and flavorful beer that is sure to please your senses without filling you up. Notes of burnt caramel, coffee and dark chocolate hit the nose from the special blend of malts in this brew. The flavor backs up the aroma and then some. Complex and subtly, yet pleasantly bitter, this Robust Porter finishes dry and clean leaving you ready for another—any time of year.
DISH
Dish: Smoked Texas Brisket Liberty Station opened just a few months ago as the latest culinary endeavor from Keeler Hospitality Group, who owns Market Street Kitchen in DC Ranch and Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops in Omaha, Nebraska. Open daily for lunch and dinner, Liberty Station serves American comfort food with regional touches, including several nods to the Keeler family’s roots. Given this, so much of our menu lends itself to beer pairings.
We especially love Helio Basin’s Robust Porter with our brisket because, while it’s a robust beer with notes of caramel and chocolate, it has a pleasant bitterness with a clean finish. That clean finish leaves you read for more salty and smoky brisket without weighing your palate down.
Liberty Station
34522 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480.595.9930, libertystationtavern.com.
Endless summeR
Alaskan Summer Ale balances a softly malted palate with the clean freshness of hops. In the tradition of the style, neither overpowers the other. Both hops and malt come together to refresh and renew the palate.
ABV 5.3 Brewed and Bottled in Juneau, Alaska alaskanbeer.com
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