What kind of beer is best paired to drink with a chocolate dessert?

Did somebody say dessert? Then you can't afford to leave Bali without visiting the POD Chocolate Factory. And by doing so, you're actually hitting two birds with one stone because the chocolate factory is near the Bali Elephant Camp. Whether you've got half a day or the entire day free, you can make the most of your trip by visiting these two places. You can start in the morning with an elephant ride with your friends or you can simply walk along the edge of a valley and take in the amazing view of the birds and monkeys in their natural surroundings.

After the Bali Elephant Camp, you can head to the POD chocolate factory where you and your dessert buddies can see how raw cacao becomes chocolate. What's great about this is that the tour packages come with a tasting session and a chance to make your own chocolate elephant to take home. You'll never go hungry at this chocolate lover's paradise in Bali there's a caf? where you can have great-tasting meals and their famous homemade ice cream. If this sounds like something your friends would love, head to www.metatrip.com now and secure your group's tour package!

Hi Laraine:
Beer:
- If you're British, warm. Canadian, wet. Otherwise, who cares?
Wine:
- white - chilled, red - warm. If you're Canadian, wet.
-Pop - cold, but if you're Canadian, stick to beer and wine so....... Who cares?
Cheers

Chocolate cups look hard to make but once you get the hang of it you'll see it's quite easy and looks really stunning if you want to impress with your desserts. Here's a recipe for chocolate cups that are filled with chocolate mousse - I guess you may as well do it in style!!

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/chocolate-mousse-served-in-edible-chocolate-dessert-cups-with-raspberry-sauce-recipe/index.html

People get confused between chocolate liquor and chocolate liquer. Chocolate liquor contains cocoa beans and cocoa solids in roughly the same proportions. The beans have been dried, fermented and roasted and then taken out of their skin. Then they are ground into cocoa mass which is then melted into liquor which is not alcoholic.

Chocolate Liquer on the other hand is an alcoholic drink that is used in desserts, aperitifs or just drunk by itself.

Pairing food with beer can add a dimension to your meal that can be very pleasing. I will attach a link that is worth reading. It provides some tips on how to properly pair certain dishes with particular beer styles successfully to bring out the best in each.

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/drinking/beer/beerpairings

Each style of beer has a certain guideline for suggested drinking temperatures. Here are a few:

- Wheat beer and pale lager= 45-50F
- Pale ales and amber/dark lagers= 50-55F
- Dark ales, porters, stouts= 55-60F
- Fruit beers= 40-50F

http://dl.owneriq.net/a/a8447533-74f9-4d2c-9ef6-668b4f110ac0.pdf