STELLA ARTOIS may just have started something after the beer brand launched its own crisps.
We told last week how bosses reckon their smoked salt and black garlic snack is just perfect when teamed with the lager.
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But which pub snacks should you pair with your favourite tipples?
HAYLEY MINN asked drinks expert Joe Wadsack for some suggested matches.
Here is what he came up with, whether your poison is anything from a pink G&T to a nice red.
Frazzles – Cotes du Rhone red wine
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FRAZZLES’ salty smokiness is created from vegan flavouring but the bacon aroma is like dry, spicy, smokey red wines from southern France, such as Cotes du Rhone – almost matching seared BBQ meat.
It has the Syrah grape and the Grenache, which works with seasoning and salt.
Get a bottle for £8 at Tesco or Sainsbury’s.
Original Hula Hoops – Camden Hells lager
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TOP bar snack, this one.
Firm, satisfyingly crunchy and with a natural, moreish, salty taste.
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The dry, toasty and potatoey crunch is just tailor-made for scoffing with a cold, creamy glass of lager.
The bready edge of Camden Hells goes just right with a handful of Hoops.
Monster Munch Pickled Onion – Crabbie’s
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LOVE them or hate them, pickled onion flavoured Monster Munch is a tough snack to match.
Because of its aggressive, sharp edge of oniony, spirit vinegar it needs something equally sharp and tart.
The rooty, slightly fiery ginger taste and the sugary, sweet finish of a Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer works great.
Walkers Salt & Vinegar – Dr. L Riesling
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THE daddy of all crisps, salt and vinegar Walkers go brilliantly with a whole bunch of tart, tangy, dry whites.
Take your pick.
They’d be absolutely delicious with the sweet and sour punch of a good German wine.
But even better with English tipple Dr. L Riesling – just £7 a bottle in Asda.
McCoy’s Flame Grilled Steak crisps – Malbec red wine
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FAMOUSLY the meatiest of steak crisps, the McCoy’s treat is an excellent companion for a rich glass of red down the boozer.
Fruity, dense reds work best with steak and I’d plump for an Argentinian Malbec – the Trivento Reserve is just £8 a bottle in most stores nationwide.
Cheers to a cracking combo.
Skips – Beaujolais Superieur
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SKIPS are a strangely moreish snack, even though they don’t have very much flavour.
But the faintly fishy note and very mild, meaty texture is curiously tasty with a simple glass of really fruity, dry red.
Sainsbury’s currently has one that goes extremely well, the Beaujolais Superieur, costing £8.
Quavers – Chardonnay
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QUAVERS taste more buttery than cheesy if you think about it – they are a bit like packet mac ’n’ cheese.
The chemical that creates that flavour can be found in Californian Chardonnays too, especially those which have the taste of oak.
Try them together.
Wotsits – Erdinger beer
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THAT sweet, faintly tangy, melt-in-the-mouth orange dust in Wotsits works well with the creamy tang of this cloudy German wheat beer.
This sort of beer possesses a sumptuous, almost milky texture and a fruity taste.
And it plays just perfectly to the Wotsits as they slowly dissolve on the tongue.
Flamin’ Hot Doritos – Jack Daniel’s and Coke
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FLAMIN’ Hot Doritos are cheekily spicy and not for the faint-hearted, with a sweet and sour tang.
I’d have them with a Jack Daniel’s and Coke as the malty bourbon flavours work well with hot barbecue, while the cola’s sweetness helps suppress the fiery edge.
A great all-American combo.
Sour Cream & Onion Pringles – Sauvignon Blanc
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THE Pringle is practically a gourmet snack.
In fact, it’s almost a canapé, with its soft, meaty, potato flavour and yoghurty, tangy powder.
The creamy taste and texture feel as though they were just made to go with a smooth, classy glass of dry white wine.
A Sauvignon Blanc would be perfect.
