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title: "USA TODAY: The Brass Tap Pairs Beers with Candy for Parents on Halloween"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e3cdae61-0243-4ae8-989f-11ff0aadc636
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/usa-today-the-brass-tap-pairs-beers-with-candy-for-parents-on-halloween-7029
category: "Beverage & juice"
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published: 2016-10-27T19:14:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:14:34.510Z
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# USA TODAY: The Brass Tap Pairs Beers with Candy for Parents on Halloween

**TL;DR:** The Brass Tap's Manager of Product and Training, Matthew Stock, shares beer and candy pairings for parents on Halloween. Stock suggests matching candy with beer using either a complimentary or contrasting approach.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/usa-today-the-brass-tap-pairs-beers-with-candy-for-parents-on-halloween-7029).*

## Story

After a long Halloween night of trick-or-treating with the kids, every parent deserves a cold brew, as well as their fair share of the candy collected. With the right combinations, these two can compliment each other perfectly and The Brass Tap Manager of Product and Training/Beer Specialist Matthew Stock has the perfect pairings for parents everywhere.

According to USA TODAY, Stock says when matching candy with beer there are two different approaches.

“One is a complimentary approach where you try to match like flavors between your food products and beers, and another is a contrasting nature, where you use aspects of the beer to pull out flavors from the candy,” Stock told USA TODAY.

For a classic sour and sweet candy such as Sweet Tarts, Stock suggests matching the acidity with a saison like Ommegang Hennepin.

“These wild yeast strains impart an earthy flavor profile, so it might not sound particularly delicious. But in the right context, it is,” Stock told USA TODAY.

For those afraid to dive into the world of craft beer, Stock even provided a candy match for the classic Bud or Miller Light.

“Candy corn might pair up pretty well with those,” Stock told USA TODAY. “If I was going to pick something probably more of a mild candy, like Smarties.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- The Brass Tap (company)
- USA TODAY (company)
- craft beer (topic)
- beer pairing (topic)
- halloween candy (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/usa-today-the-brass-tap-pairs-beers-with-candy-for-parents-on-halloween-7029). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e3cdae61-0243-4ae8-989f-11ff0aadc636).