This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Johnny Ringo, Beer Explorer Each Thanksgiving, beer lovers opine online as to which beers and...

Cheese and beer can go well together, but you can't do it carelessly. The earthy flavors a traditional English Clothbound Cheddar, for example, may get lost when paired with a particularly hoppy beer.

There's one activity I like more than grilling: drinking beer. Combine them and I have a mood brightener more powerful than Prozac.

Ten years ago, hardly anyone was talking about how well the wide array of beers now available compliment different foods but the craft brewing renaissance has changed all of that.

Once the cooler weather comes, my ideal evening involves lounging on the couch by the lit wood stove, sipping a red-wine glass full of craft beer while reading a good book.