Added on March 9, 2015 marquette_magazine

Beer and brats: Find the perfect pairing

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Give a toast to the perfect compliment for your mug of beer, sausages! (photo by ronstik – Fotolia)

Marquette Michigan – It doesn’t take long for newcomers to the Upper Peninsula to discover that beer and brats are a way of life here! Growing up with a dad of German descent I didn’t know that it was even possible to cook brats without first marinating them in a bubbly beer bath. I later discovered that it’s also good to enjoy them alongside a good beer too. Good luck getting through this read without your mouth watering and a run to the store for some beer and sausages!

There’s a reason sausage and beer are staples at tailgating parties, backyard barbecues, St. Patrick’s Day feasts and Oktoberfest. Sausages get richness and flavor from fat, says Neil Witte, training and technical support manager for Boulevard Brewing Co. and one of nine master cicerones in the world. “Certain qualities in beer cut through that,” Witte says,…