Meat is good. Beer is very good. Meat made with beer is as good as it gets.

Kayem Foods, a Boston institution since 1909, has teamed up with another hometown hero, Harpoon Brewery. In doing so, it has brought every red-blooded American male’s summer-afternoon fantasy to fruition.

Actually, fruit has nothing to do with it; Kayem’s new Pale Ale Brats, infused with bona fide Harpoon IPA, are humongous hunks of seasoned pork, rich with the flavor of spices, the faintest tang of hops, and a pleasing maple sweetness, plump like the animals whence they came.

Marinated in a couple of bottles of simmering ale with a diced onion or two, then grilled lovingly over glowing coals, they’re a fine early-evening repast — when complemented by a tangy and zestful Harpoon IPA, of course.

Kayem Pale Ale Bratwursts, sold in 20-ounce packages containing five links each, are available for $3.99 a pound at area supermarkets.