Discussion on this topic could even rival that of the search for the "missing ingredient"

. Personally, i am a confirmed Belgium beer drinker, preferably with a starting alcohol content of 6.6%. Normal tipple is Leffe Blonde peaking at Rochefort 10 at 11.4% - the last one of the night having tasted many other good 8% and 9% on the way (Chimay however does nothing for me, all a question of pallet though!). After that the memory starts to cloud a little ;D In the absence of "quality" beer, a good real ale, cask or bottled goes down equally as well. Lager is a non starter unless there is total absence of any of the above. The only exception is Cobra or Lal Toofan - imho the perfect accompaniment to a curry. Post curry, back to the proper stuff of course

. As for Guinness, refuse to drink it outside of the emerald isle, with the exception of the export gear clocking a respectable 8% on the intoxication meter.
All this said, a glass of nice ice cold milk also goes down very well with a quality vindaloo or phall :
