Does beer hear what wine says?
A couple of days ago a beer colleague left for me a copy of an October article from the Chicago Tribune on overrated, overpriced wines. I’m sure he was hoping to provoke a similar conversation about beer. The relative price and value of beer has long been a popular topic in the beer blogosphere. Normally [...]
Starting Point: Matching Intensity
Last week we posted a pairing that featured Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese matched with Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, and what a match it was! The creamy, texture and puckering flavors of the cheese went hand-in-hand with the full, sweet malt and big citrus and pine hops of the beer, and we scored it a perfect [...]
Pairing No. 17: California Blue and Green
This pairing is somewhat accidental. The two products, Hop Stoopid Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Co., and Original Blue Cheese, the farmstead cheese from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., are made just 25 miles from one another in northern California. When a bottle of the beer and a wedge of the cheese each found their own [...]
