One of the most perfect combinations of food known to man. All you need is to drive down to the beach, oyster shucking knife in hand, get yourself a dozen fresh ones, and a fine dark beer (lagers wont do here) or an IPA.

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I was lucky enough to visit Tamales Bay last week, in northern California (about 30 min north of San Francisco), home to at least 3 large oyster harvesting companies. The above pic is from Bodega Bay's Fish House, and the below pic is from Hog Island Oyster Co.

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You can get yourself some fine Henhouse IPA (local), fresh cheese, also local, and pickled caperberries. A meal made in heaven.

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The best beers to drink with oysters are in my opinion dark aleas and stouts. When in Seattle a glass of Alaskan Amber on draft is also acceptable. This time I dragged along a stout from Strand (one of my local Torrance breweries).

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I still like my stouts COLD. If it gets the very least bit warm, i'm getting upset....so down that beer with those shells quickly, and bask in the afterglow.

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For completists, here is the back of the bottle. The lie about Catalina island being west (its actually south) really bugs me. why would they say that?

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