Candy
Sweetened beers, often called dessert beers, have been rising in popularity in recent years, including everything from Mike’s Pastry Cannoli Stout by Harpoon to New Belgium’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ale (a collaboration with Ben & Jerry’s). While many beers are based on the flavors of candy and try to emulate the flavors.
These beers have actually used the candy somewhere along the brewing process. The most popular ingredients include Peanuts, chocolate and maple flavors that tend to work pretty naturally with beers.