Hmm, a challenge, I love a challenge.
These are the bratwurst beers I’d pick off the cuff:
1. Jever Pilsner (or any of a number of other hoppy Pilsner-style beers)
2. Spaten (or Augustiner Edelstoff, if you can find it)
3. Victory Hop Devil
4. Gaffel Kölsch
5. Beck’s (that one’s for sentimental reasons, but I’m sticking with it)
I almost picked the Flying Fish Extra Pale Ale, but since I didn’t I’ll add their recipe for Grilled Brats and Beer.

Oh no, no, no. Not those brats. Bratwurst.
The first time I ever saw bratwurst was in May – but we didn’t cook it for Memorial Day weekend. It was a barbecue to celebrate our first year of law school. It was BYOM – bring your own meat – believe it or not (oh come on, we were poor grad students). This one guy brought something they called bratwurst – it looked kind of funny. This one guy is now my husband and we now eat all kinds of wursts – more on that later. …read more