Every great beer can use a salty partner, something with enough flavor to stand up to the brew but not overpower it. These chips pass muster.

Mystic Sea Salt and Vinegar
A lot of salt-and-vinegar chips are disappointingly mild or overwhelmingly acidic. Not these. "The vinegar is in perfect balance with the salt," one tester said.
To Buy: $2.80 for 10 ounces, www.utzsnacks.com.

Cape Cod Whole Earth Collection Robust Russet
These russet chips have a full-flavored authentic potato taste and a toasty hue that testers found impossible to resist.
To Buy: $3 for 9 ounces, www.capecodchips.com.

Shearer's Jalapeno Kettle Cooked
Testers commented on the "perfect amount of heat," which still lingered after a sip of beer.
To Buy: $3 for 10 ounces, www.shearers.com.