Holiday cookies and holiday beer make for the perfect pairings

Holidays cookies don’t have to be enjoyed with just milk. Holiday beer can be the perfect pairing for your favorite holiday cookie, even Santa approves.

As the cold weather hits and the holiday season heats up, holiday cookies are everywhere. From the cookie exchange to the cookies for Santa, there seems to be a cookie on every plate. While cookies and milk are always a classic pairing, cookies and holiday beer are a quite tasty pairing.

When it comes to finding the perfect cookie and beer pairing, the flavors need to complement each other. With all the cookie and beer options, there are a plethora of options. Luckily, Sam Adams beer came to FoodSided’s rescue.

We reached out to Sam Adams and asked for some holiday cookies and beer pairing recommendations. This list recommends some favorite holiday beers with some favorite holiday cookies. Ready to crack one open and dig in?

Holiday cookies and holiday beer pairings, photo provided by Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams White Christmas and Gingerbread Cookies

Samuel Adams White Christmas beer is warm spice forward. With notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, those flavors balance and complement the similar flavors to the gingerbread cookie. It is a great way to whisk away the winter chill.

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock and sugar cookies

This Chocolate Bock has rich chocolate notes. The beer’s dark roastiness offsets the buttery flavor of the sugar cookie. Even though this beer is robust, the sweet vanilla flavor comes through with each bite.

Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Ale and chocolate crinkles

Have you sipped the Christmas cookie of beers? Old Fezziwig Ale has smooth malt notes but is also quite complex. Since the ale has warm winter spices, like ginger and cinnamon, it works well with cookie that is rich and chocolatey, like the chocolate crinkles.

Samuel Adams Winter Lager and snickerdoodles

Highlighting several flavors of the season, the Winter Lager combines cinnamon, ginger and orange peel into a crisp lager. These bright notes balance the cinnamon-sugar coating on the cookie. The combination offers just the right amount of sweetness.

Samuel Adams Holiday Porter and chocolate chip cookies

For the person who likes a more full bodied beer, the Holiday Port is quite robust. With a full finish and a rich malty complexity, this beer is a lovely beverage to pair with a classic chocolate chip cookie. The only question remaining is should the chocolate chip cookie be chewy or crispy.

With these many options for holiday cookies and holiday beer pairings, maybe Santa deserves a delicious beer with this plate of cookies this year. It could keep you off the naughty list.