Summer Beer Pairings - Forget food! Summer’s activities are what call for the right match. By Doug Grabe. Summertime and beer were made for each other. It’s warm and sunny and maybe you’re outside and more active than usual. Outsidieness + heat = thirst. Let’s face it, water is boring and iced tea stains your teeth and gives you that horrid, iced tea breath. And considering that the price of bottled water is basically on par with bottled beer and that scientists predict a global shortage of drinking water in the not-too-distant future, you really owe it to your grandkids to drink beer this summer.