What better way to celebrate the holidays then pairing cookies and beer with good friends!

Celebrating the holidays is a great time to enjoy some beer and try new things! We’re giving you a list of beers that pair excellently with certain cookies that are commonly enjoyed around the holiday season. It would be really fun to put together a “Cookie and Beer Tasting” with a group of friends using this list. Allow this to be your drink and dessert guide for an evening. Grab your favorite cookie, pick out the beer that pairs well with it, and enjoy! It may help to bring out the flavor of the cookie and flavors within the beer.

Sugar Cookies and Blonde Ale

Who doesn’t love a fresh sugar cookie? Perhaps in the past you paired sugar cookies with a tall glass of milk, but it’s time to try something new. This is your sign to try some homemade sugar cookies with a blonde or golden ale of your choice. Pocono Brewery Company (PBC) brews a light, smooth beer - the Pokawachne Golden Ale. The smooth, delicate taste of the Pokawachne golden ale has hints of earthy tones and a floral hop aroma.

Chocolate Chip and Guinness

Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies. Guinness can be more of an acquired taste, but once that taste is acquired it’ll become a top-choice beer. When poured properly, Guinness is a milky beer, which is why it’s delicious with a fresh chocolate chip cookie. If you like milk and cookies, this pairing is for you!

Snickerdoodle and Malt Beer

Snickerdoodles are fun, easy cookies. Malt beer brings out the cinnamon spices in snickerdoodle cookies. They pair well together because they are both basic and simple.

Chocolate Fudge and Porter

If you can get your hands on a chocolate fudge cookie, grab a bottle of porter beer and do a little tasting yourself. Porter beer is known for its deep, dark color. Porter beers can resemble flavors of chocolate or caramel. Paired with chocolate fudge you will create a nice balance with a porter beer's malty sweetness and bitter hoppiness.

Gingerbread and IPA

An absolute fan favorite at PBC is the Wally Wilson IPA. The Wally Wilson IPA floods taste buds with tropical hop notes. Having an IPA with a gingerbread cookie will complement the spices of the cookie.

Oatmeal Raisin and Stout

Oatmeal raisin cookies are soft, sweet, and chewy cookies. They’re a fan favorite and extremely popular across the United States. Oatmeal raisin cookies pair excellently with a stout. Stout beers are dark, creamy, and have a depth of flavors. PBC brews a stout of its own - 570 Oatmeal Stout. Get yourself a six-pack, bake some oatmeal raisin cookies, and enjoy the moment!

Get your friends together for a cookie and beer pairing party! Pocono Brewery Company has its craft beer available for purchase in cans. Gather an arrangement of holiday cookies and different types of beer to try these pairings firsthand. Also, it’s a perfect time of the year to fill up a customized Pocono Brewery Company growler! Our growlers make the best gift for anyone who loves beer. Bring a growler full of beer to this year's holiday gatherings to share with other party guests. Pocono Brewery Company will happily refill your growler with our freshly brewed beer anytime!