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Everyone loves a good brunch. A social meal that doesn’t make you get up too early. Hearty, satisfying food. The only thing about brunches that I find a bit dull is the choice of beverage. Champagne and orange juice. Uh, okay. Seems those pancakes and latkes and scrambled eggs could use a pairing out of the expected.

Vue Weekly ran a themed-issue this week, looking at all things brunch-y. They asked me to contribute a piece on beer and brunch. Given that this is something almost nobody does, it might seem like a hard project. On the contrary, I found it came together really quickly because it was essentially a blank canvas. I thought about common brunch foods, considered their flavour profile and what beer might go best with it and voila!

To be honest, I think I kept it straightforward, possibly too much. The beer pairing choices were sound but not particularly inspired, except maybe for the fruit syrup-lambic suggestion. I did that intentionally. The notion of beer and brunch is alien to most (I have already had one friend tell me that they read the article and remain unconvinced). I knew I couldn’t be too out there.

So you can find the article here. Give it a read and consider offering your own suggestions of good brunch-beer pairings.