From Central Market's CHEESE GUIDE, pairings of beer and cheese:
Pale Ale
Cheddars
IPA (India Pale Ale)
Blue cheeses
Wheat Ale
fresh cheeses
Goat cheese
Feta
Stout or Porter
strong cheeses
Blue cheeses
extra-aged Gouda
Barleywine Ale
Blue cheeses
Amber Ale
hard cheeses
Parmesan
Grana Padano
Amber Lager
aged, buttery Cheddars
Brown Ale
mountain-style cheeses
Gruyère
Tarentaise
Belgian-style Ale
washed-rind cheeses
Lierderkranz
Pont L'Eveque
Pilsner
soft ripened cheeses
Brie
Camembert
Have you tried a beer and cheese tasting?
Friday, October 29, 2010
Beer and Cheese Pairings
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Oh, excellent! My friends are big wine-drinkers and do the wine & cheese thing but I don't like wine--now I can do a beer & cheese tasting for them! Thanks. :)
Sure!
I got to attend a "wine vs. beer smackdown" session at a cheese conference and the beer guy argued beer is actually better for cheese. The carbonation lifts the butterfat of the cheese off your tongue and mixes the tastes of both. Because wine doesn't, a mediocre wine can be hidden by a good cheese. I don't know if he's totally right, but both pairings were delicious :)
Interesting! Will have to compare...
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