Thank You
It’s Thanksgiving day, and I’ll spend it with my family at the home of one of our dear friends. I’ve been asked by the hostess to bring cheese and beer. The cheeses will be Coupole, from Vemont Butter and Cheese Creamery, Tillamook Reserve Cheddar, and Rogue River Blue. I’ll also bring a bottle of Orchard White from [...]
Pairing No. 11: What the Duvel!
Earlier this month we talked about the Belgian Strong Golden Ale in the Never Met a Beer I Didn’t Like series. So today, we are taking Duvel– the grandpappy of the Strong Goldens– and pairing it with two fine American cheeses. I considered putting Avery’s Salvation into the mix, but decided against it and wound up [...]
Meet a Cheese Called Sbrinz
For the next installment in the I Never Met A Cheese I Didn’t Like series we look to Switzerland to meet Sbrinz. “In Switzerland we call the Sbrinz the Grandfather of all cheeses,” blogged famed affinuer and Maître Fromager Rolf Beeler. “We find written proof of its existence in the Middle Ages. And there is [...]
