Originally posted by AttilaTheHornMore or less says it all.
Depends on the beer; depends on the wine.
Only fortified wine is worse than American lager, but there are more good beers--stouts, ales, bitters, esp.--and wines--especially from Washington and Oregon--than I will ever have time to enjoy, especially when time must be devoted to bourbon, Scotch, and the perfect martini--I've been experimenting with olives stuffed with jalapeño and garlic (together in one olive).