On Sunday evening, my wife Kris and I enjoyed one of our favorite meals - a delicious pork tenderloin stuffed with spinach, feta cheese, and basil pesto, topped with herbed diced tomatoes. Kris is a phenomenal cook, so this is just one of many excellent meals that are mainstays in our dining rotation. On the side, we had rice pilaf, although parmesan risotto also goes great with the pork.
I knew that a crisp beer with a big hop profile would stand up to the rich and bold array of the flavors in the meal. So I chose Stone IPA to enjoy with dinner, and it was a very good decision. Stone IPA is a world-class IPA with huge citrus, grapefruit and pine hop flavors - my favorite type of IPA. The hop flavors cut through richness of the feta, pesto and pork, and provided a clean finish to each delicious bite. I savored every bite and sip to the very end.
Any top-notch American IPA with a similar hop profile, such as Odell and Avery, would do just fine paired with this meal. Other beer styles I would suggest to try with it include a Belgian IPA, trippel, golden ale or saison.
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