Perhaps it won't sound like much. Perhaps it will sound like an absurdly obvious match. But pizza with beer is a juicy, flavour-filled walk to comfort food central.
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Contemplate this. Is a soft drink good with your favourite pie? Not always, sometimes it's a little sickly. Is vino too upscale for most pizzas? Well for me it is, unless it's a $6 Aldi variety, in which case, you do you.
The right beer paired with a sumptuous pizza can be a palate cleanser, a sweet friend to a salty slice and hoppy complement to melted cheese.
East Pizza. Pizza: Truffle Funghi. Brew: Capital Brewing Co's Evil Eye Red IPA.
East Pizza's truffle funghi pizza is an earthy exploration. The dish features mushrooms from Murrumbateman and black truffles from Braidwood, plus milky mozzarella and aromatic garlic oil.
The rich, earthy flavours certainly make for a winter dish, but an icy brew transforms that. The citrus hop notes and the full-bodied caramel malt of the Evil Eye Red IPA soften the umami flavours of the pizza, adding refreshment to each bite.
Italian & Sons. Pizza: Pizza Norma. Brew: Bentspoke's Crankshaft IPA.
Sometimes the star quality of a pizza-beer duo comes down to the crust, obviously. Italian & Sons' dough-making process is a marathon, not a sprint. It's left to rise for 48 hours so it takes on bread-like textures and flavours, which in turn reflects similar notes to the lightly-hopped Crankshaft IPA.
While the crust is the soul of the pizza, the slight bitterness of the tomato sauce and the charcoal flavours of the smoked ricotta give body to the dish.
Mama Dough. Pizza: Veg. Brew: Stone & Wood's Pacific Ale.
The citrus notes of the Pacific Ale bring out the crunch of the pizza's charcoal base and crust, accentuating the saltiness of the artichoke.
Agostinis. Pizza: Salsiccia. Brew: Pact Beer Co's L Yeah.
This Roman-style pizza packs a bit of bite, so the palate must be prepped. Pact Beer Co's L Yeah delivers a fresh blend of melon and citrus, which helps pave the way for the rich and spicy dollops of ‘nduja’ on the pizza, a spreadable pork and chilli salami sourced from an Italian family in Sydney.
Molto Italian. Pizza: San Daniele. Brew: Peroni Gran Riserva Doppio Malto.
The honey notes of the Peroni Gran Riserva Doppio Malto temper the peppery rocket, salty prosciutto crudo and sharp parmesan of Molto Italian's pizza.
Zucchini Bros. Pizza: Gourmet Seafood. Brew: Capital Brewing Co's Capital Coast Ale.
The gourmet seafood pizza, a Zucchini Bros customer favourite for 30 years, is more than enough on its own, however when paired with a refreshing brew it makes for a summer staple at the Chisholm shops.
The garlic of the pan-fried king prawns, sea scallops and calamari with the tangy hops and earthy bitterness of Capital Coast Ale makes for a good starter kit for a long summer evening.
