My last blog post certainly seemed to arouse a great deal of comment, and I look forward to reading the feedback for this one with interest. In this second post I’m considering golden beers, and in particular two styles, wheat beers and lagers.

Once again we are for looking to see if a beer complements, contrasts or cuts the flavour of the food.

So first I’ll look at wheat beers, which includes weissbiers and witbiers. A good wheat beer is a very flexible partner to a great many different foods, from omelettes to couscous. Refreshing in nature with good carbonation levels, wheat beers will help lift and cut through a whole range of dishes.

Wheat beer goes well with many spicy Indian dishes.