Help pairing European Beers with Exotic Flavors

[Tippsy-Turvy]

I’ve collected quite a variety of spices and “stuff” from various exotic markets and stores and want to brew with them. I'd love to hear seasoned brewers’ views on which European beers (ales or lagers but must be European) could be used as a base to best showcase these new flavors without clashing and ideally complement the beer’s characteristics.

1) Sweet dried dates (somewhat sweet and slight floral aroma)
-Belgian Blonde? Kolsch?

2) Strange Black peppers (not paradise seeds but very peppery, fiery hot, smokey/roasted aroma)
-?

3) Ginger, molasses
-English Brown?

4) Lychees
-Kolsch? Saison?

5) Lemongrass
-In a wit? Hefe?

6) Sour plums (sweet, acid-sour, interesting rummy/herbal aroma)
-In an Irish stout? Scottish export?


Cheers everyone.

 

[DromJohn]

1) Dates would go well with a dubbel or quadruple.

3/6) I've only used ginger and lemongrass in a lawnmower brew. I'd go Kolsch, Pale Lager, Saison, Blonde