First of all, it's criminal that we had to narrow this down to 10. Because out of the 140+ food and Craft Beer pairing available on the blessed day of Friday, May 9th at the National Building Museum in DC, there wasn't a single clinker in the lot. (Not that I had them all, I would have exploded. But the entire Happy Hour team was in on this one!)

SAVOR, The Craft Beer and Food Pairing experience put on by the Brewers Association is, for us, one of the most anticipated Beer Events of the year. The food, the beer, the setting, the people... it was a night or the ages. Enjoy the pairings that were so good they almost took the top of our heads off:

1. Cigar City Brewing Guava Grove Sour Saison, paired with Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

2. Devil's Backbone Brewing Danzig Porter, paired with Espresso-Crusted Bison on Black Bread

3. Bell's Brewery Bear Hug Imperial Stout, paired with Foie Gras with Lingonberry

4. Odell Brewing Tree Shaker Imperial Peach IPA, paired with and Pickled Shishito Pepper, Lemongrass, Thai Mussels on the Half Shell with Coconut

5. Founders Brewing Company Backwoods Bastard Barrel Aged Scotch Ale, paired with Duck Sausage

6. Country Boy Brewing Papaw’s Red, paired with Rice Pudding

What was better, the name or the pairing?

7. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Snow Wit and the 7 Dwarf Hops IPA, paired with Fresh Chevre on a Honey Tuile with Orange, Fennel and Pork Crackings

8. Reuben's Brews Imperial Rye IPA, paired with Smoked Brisket on Yucca Chips

9. New Belgium Brewing Company Le Terroir Wild/Sour Ale, paired with Coconut Cheesecake with Coconut Meringue

10. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Gingerbread Imperial Stout, paired with Dark Chocolate Budino

Thank you, SAVOR. Thank you. Everyone, you may register your curses in the comments below. ;)

Oh, and one of Jimmy's favorite seminars happened to be about Craft Beer and Doughnuts.

Don't hate.