The favorite beer and chocolate pairings of 2022 from beer writer and Advanced Cicerone David Nilsen.

Many craft breweries release special beers for the holiday season, and many of these beers are the most beloved beers in the lineup for Midwest craft breweries. From Great Lakes Christmas Ale to Three Floyds Alpha Klaus, these are some of the most popular.

The Chocolate Conspiracy is a bean to bar chocolate maker in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they’re making some excellent dark chocolate bars using local craft beers, from IPAs to Coffee Beers to Lagers. Founder AJ Wentworth shares how he infuses the flavors of beer into his bars.

What’s the difference between Porter and Stout? Well, it’s complicated. Advanced Cicerone David Nilsen explains.

Many Belgian beer styles pair beautifully with craft or bean to bar chocolate, and the beers of Trappist brewery Chimay exemplify this. Here’s a guide to pairing Chimay’s Belgian ales with craft chocolate!

While beer writer David Nilsen was in Denver for Great American Beer Festival week, he sought out great chocolate beers all over the city. From the Great Mexican Beer Fiesta to the Denver Rare Beer Tasting to GABF, these were the best chocolate beers in Denver.

Bean to Barstool’s Pairing Beer & Chocolate zine is a 70-page, full-color zine provides all the information you need to begin pairing craft beer and craft chocolate on your own. The zine provides basic information on how beer and chocolate are made and how to taste them properly, then explains the process for pairing the two and how to plan and lead your own pairing at home. 54 pages of style-by-style guidelines and recommendations provide careful instructions for picking the right chocolate to pair with each beer style.

This Midcentury Modern gingerbread house celebrates a nostalgic and stylish era of architecture and home design with bright colors and lots of candy accents.

This rustic gingerbread house is lovely in the snow, with fieldstone walls, a fireplace, and a festive holiday wreath on the door. But not everything is as it seems. Something from beyond the grave as returned to haunt this cabin in the woods.

“With beer and chocolate, they’re about so much more than just creating something that tastes good. There’s a story that’s trying to be told if you just take the time to try to go on that journey and listen to what your senses are telling you.”

Pairing beer and chocolate can be fun and delicious! David Nilsen of Bean to Barstool recently partnered with Em Sauter of Pints & Panels to create a beer and chocolate pairing infographic to get you started on chocolate and beer pairings! You can even order a high quality poster print of this graphic to hang on your wall!

The favorite craft chocolates of 2021 from beer writer and Advanced Cicerone David Nilsen.

The favorite beers of 2021 from beer writer and Advanced Cicerone David Nilsen.

It was a full year for the Bean to Barstool craft beer and bean to bar chocolate podcast. Here’s all of our episodes from 2021!

Fantasy and mythology drive much of what husband and wife team Tobias Cichon and Raiye Rosado do at Rabid Brewing. As the brewery celebrates their 4th anniversary, I sat down with the pair to talk about the passion behind their brewery, the mythological backstories behind their beers, and the sense of adventure the keeps them pursuing their dream.

Sanna Forslund is a chocolate educator who uses chocolate as a way to travel the world, recalling places she’s been and imagining ones she hasn’t, and helping others to do the same. All that’s required is an open and curious mind and a piece of chocolate.

Hosting a beer tasting for friends at home can be a fun way to hang out, discover some new favorite beers, and even learn a few things along the way. Here’s how to make your beer tasting party a success. 

Beer and chocolate can pair beautifully together and offer a never-ending variety of possible flavor combinations. Hosting a beer and chocolate pairing in your home can be a fun way to explore those flavors, learn more about your favorite indulgences, and have a new experience with your friends. Here’s how to make a beer and chocolate pairing party a success!

Honey is delicious on its own, but it can give a whole new dimension to craft beers as well. Brewers across the country are brewing with honey in a variety of ways, and the resulting honey beers are a delicious and fascinating tribute to our honey bee friends.

Honey is delicious on its own, but it can give a whole new dimension to craft chocolate as well. Bean to bar chocolate makers across the country are working with honey in a variety of ways, and the resulting honey chocolates are a delicious and fascinating tribute to our honey bee friends.