LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2020

BEER FOR DESSERT

Sawdust City Everyday Magic Hazy IPA LCBO 15872, 473 mL, $4.50 Stack a few sweet and creamy mango-flavoured mochi ice cream treats on a cocktail pick and perch atop your go-to IPA. The ale’s tropical fruit flavour is brightened while the sweetness of the dessert downplays the beer’s bitterness, making this already juicy IPA even juicier. LCBO 13662, 473 mL, $3.55 With its rich cocoa and vanilla notes and smooth, creamy body, a milk stout pairs perfectly with tiny frosted, powdered or glazed donuts from your local bakery or grocery store. Stack them on a fancy straw or skewer alongside a strip of Maple Beer-Candied Bacon (recipe on page 136) for a salty and sweet kick. Rainhard Brewing Sweet back’s Milk Stout

Adorning beer with ice cream or mini pastries can tease out fruity or chocolatey flavours resulting in a sweeter, dessert-worthy duo. Sweet and savoury lovers will dig our milk stout topped with mini donuts, while hop fans will adore our mochi and IPA combo. Dress them up

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Beer for dessert Tart with racy acidity

If you love blackberry pie, try… Exchange Brewery Blackberry Pi ( LCBO 17162, 330 mL, $6.60) is a sour ale aged on blackberries. It’s part of an ongoing series of fruit-infused beers inspired by pie.

If you love black forest cake, try… Tart and lightly spicy cherry pie filling intermingles with hints of dark chocolate in Bench Brewery Folklore Dark Sour Ale ( LCBO 15458, 500 mL, $6.95).

If you love raspberry sorbet, try…. Bursting with fresh, tangy raspberry and pouring a vibrant deep pink, Collective Arts Raspberry Dry Hopped Sour ( LCBO 15441, 355 mL, $3.35) is the perfect stand-in for berry sorbet.

and lively bubbles, sour beers flavoured with fruit and spices also double as dessert. Serve them in port or small wine glasses and savour the last course.

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