Alcoholic beverages, beer, higher alcohol

Higher-alcohol beer is typically served chilled in a glass suited to its style, which helps release its aroma more fully than drinking straight from the bottle. It pairs naturally with hearty, savory foods like burgers, wings, stews and cheese boards, and it also shows up as a cooking ingredient in beer-battered fried foods, braises, and cheese fondue, where its bitterness balances rich or fatty dishes and its carbonation helps tenderize a marinade.

Store bottles or cans cool and out of direct light to preserve flavor and carbonation, and serve well chilled in a glass rinsed with cold water first to keep a stable head. Per 100 grams this beer runs 58 calories, higher than a standard lager, reflecting its greater alcohol content; it contributes essentially no sugar or fiber and only a small amount of protein (0.9 grams) and carbohydrate (0.27 grams) per 100 grams, with sodium at just 4 milligrams. In practical terms, most of its calories come from alcohol itself rather than from any nutrient of note, so it is best thought of as an occasional pairing with food rather than a dietary staple or a regular mealtime drink, and it fits into a meal the way any other beverage does rather than replacing food.