Ah yes, Thanksgiving. The 2nd most happysad holiday of the year. Yay food! Boo Aunt Marie asking why you don’t have a family yet. The only thing that makes Christmas more happysad is that relatives use the excuse of a New Year to give you backhanded compliments: “A handsome fella like you has to get a girlfriend eventually. 2017 is the year you finally bring a girl home, I can feel it.”

What better way to ease into the cold months than by eating and drinking until you’re uncomfortable? There’s no question as to what you’ll be eating. Unless you’re vegan or un-American, you’ll be eating your Turkey and stuffing like the rest of the free world. The only question about the third Thursday in November is what you’ll be drinking. There are a handful of beers on shelves nowadays so how will you know which will be best for your day of 4th plates? At Saint Brewis, we’ve done the thinking so you can focus on the drinking.

We’re gonna drill down pretty deep in just a second, pairing beer with turkey, sides and desserts, so if you want to know what beer to drink with everything, we’ll get that out of the way now.

Best Beer for Your Whole Meal

Local: Scratch Brewing Company - Black Trumpet Biere de Mars

National: Two Brothers Brewing - Domaine DuPage