After reading an article from The Nibble about pairing beer and cheese, we at Shipwater thought we'd up the ante on this week's tastings. Not only did we do the random 6-pack from Total Wine, but we also picked up five varying cheese varieties to try with each beer (beer and cheese list are below). The results were very interesting to say the least. Beers that were so-so suddenly turned wonderful when paired with some cheeses, some pairings didn't work for either beer or cheese, and others amplified both wonderful flavors.
While we did enjoy ourselves tremendously, I can tell you that there is only so much cheese a normal person can eat in one setting. We split the beers, sampling the three lightest first with the cheeses. It was very wonderful and interesting, but very very filling. We just didn't have the room for the next three beers with the cheese. As any good craft beer fan would do... we just dropped the cheese.
Reviews will be coming soon for each of the beers and how they rate with cheese. See the list of beers and cheese below. Cheers!
Beers:
Hacker Pschorr Weisse Bier
Boulder Beer Mojo IPA
Great Divide Denver Pale Ale
RJ Rockers Bald Eagle Brown
North Coast Brewing Old #38 Stout
Southern Tier Dark Robust Porter
Cheeses:
Muenster
Smoked gouda
Sharp cheddar
Gorgonzola
Blue
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