No, it’s not the two-decades-too-late sequel to Marcy Playground’s once popular song, Sex and Candy. Neither is it a Weird Al parody tune, though it could work! Halloween is less than a week away, and as you are all putting the finishing touches on your costumes, here at the shop we’re brainstorming ways to make Halloween as fun for grown-ups as it is for kids. How are you going to enjoy your stash of candy without a complementary beverage? Let’s keep it short and sweet: the beer department has the optimal choices to suit your needs! Many harmonic flavors can be found between beer and candy, so we’ve assembled a list of some our favorite pairings:
Almond Joy® + The Bruery Mash & Coconut Bourbon-Aged Imperial Brown Ale ($22.99/750ml) or Oskar Blues Death by Coconut Irish Stout ($11.99/4pk)
Andes Crème de Menthe Thins® + Perennial 17 Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout ($11.99/750ml)
Butterfinger® + Able Blk Wlf Stout ($8.49/6pk) or BauHaus Stargrazer Schwarzbier ($8.99/6pk)
Candy Corn + Grain Belt Premium Brain Belt Zombie Lager ($6.99/6pk 16oz)
Caramel Apples + Sociable Training Wheels Scrumpy Apple ($9.99/4pk 16oz)
Dark Chocolate + Founders Rubaeus Raspberry Ale ($16.99/9pk)
Gummy Bears + New Belgium Accumulation White IPA ($7.99/6pk)
Hershey’s® Chocolate + Left Hand Milk Stout ($9.99/6pk) or Milk Stout Nitro ($10.99/6pk)
Jolly Ranchers® + Warpigs Foggy Geezer Hazy IPA ($11.99/6pk)
Kit Kat Bar® + Bell’s Best Brown Ale ($6.99/4pk 16oz, $8.99/6pk, $16.99/12pk)
Laffy Taffy® + Schell’s Starkeller Electrik Empress Berliner-Style Weisse Aged on Plums ($17.99/750ml)
Lemonheads® + Cascade/Bruery Terreux One Way or Another Barrel-Aged Triple w/Marionberries and Meyer Lemons ($18.99/750ml)
M&M’S® + Founders Backwoods Bastard Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale ($14.99/4pk)
Milky Way® + Brasserie D’Achouffe McChouffe Brown Ale ($12.99/4pk)
Peachy O’s® + Wasatch Apricot Hefeweizen ($8.99/6pk)
Pop Rocks® + Boon Mariage Parfait Geuze ($13.99/750ml)
Red Liquorice + Bockor Kriek Des Jacobins Flanders Red Ale ($4.99/11.2oz)
Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups + Castle Danger Cream Ale ($9.49/6pk)
Skittles® + Uinta Lime Pilsner ($7.99/6pk)
Snickers® + Hoppin’ Frog Infusion A Coffee, Chocolate, Peanut Butter Porter ($9.99/22oz)
Starburst® + Funkwerks Saison ($9.99/4pk)
Tootsie Rolls® + Westmalle Dubbel ($10.99/750ml)
Twix® + Modist Smoove Salted Caramel Lager ($9.99/4pk 16oz)
