Classical music: What pieces of classical music and what kinds of beer best go together? See the answers from an expert in both brews and music from NPR’s “Deceptive Cadence” blog.

By Jacob Stockinger

Yesterday it was wine; today it is BEER.

We all know the game of matching the right food with the right wine – though there does some to be some disagreement over whether white really is required with fish and about when rose is appropriate.

Anyway, a while ago NPR’s “Deceptive Cadence” asked  someone is very experienced in both wine and classical music to come up with a list of complements – with which wine goes with which composer of which piece of classical music.

I showed in my post yesterday some of the matches made by Alex Sherman – who is a professional sommelier (wine steward) for a prestigious Chicago hotel and also plays percussion in the  acclaimed Chicago Symphony Orchestra — proved expected.

But The Ear found some others very intriguing and unanticipated.

Now, the NPR blog has asked Sherman to do the same thing for beer.

My reaction is much the same except that there is even a local Wisconsin angle featured in the form of a microbrew from New Glarus. (The photo below comes from iStock.)

So once again, take a look – as well as a sip and a listen – for yourself.

Here a link:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/07/25/157357229/the-classical-kegerator-pairing-beer-with-music

And feel free to make your own suggestions for similar match-ups by leaving something in the COMMENT section.

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Tags: Beer, Cadence (music), Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Classical music, Deceptive Cadence, Jacob Stockinger, NPR, Sommelier, Wine, Wisconsin