Beer pairings: Pappas RestaurantsBeer pairings: Pappas Restaurants

The dish:

Chilean Sea Bass, oven roasted and served with jumbo lump crab gratin, sautéed spinach and roasted tomatoes; from Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen; $34.95

The beer:

Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA; Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Inc.; Milton, Del.; $5.25 per bottle

The pairing:

The 60 Minute IPA’s floral, citrus, pine and cedar notes help cut through the oils of the fish and complement its rich, moist, tender texture. It also complements the dish’s crab, spinach and roasted tomatoes.

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen’s Chilean Sea Bass

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Brewed with Warrior Hops, Amarillo Hops and “Mystery Hop X,” this East Coast India pale ale has a lot of distinct citrusy hop notes.  At 60 IBUs, or international bittering units, it is milder and easier to drink than many IPAs, and with an alcohol level of only 6 per...