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 [...]
Meet this beer and you’re golden
Belgian golden strong ale is a textbook example of how a beer’s bite might be stronger than its bark, and vice-versa. Beer geeks love this particular exercise: Place a glass of Duvel next to a Guinness Stout, and ask an uninitiated beer drinker to tell you which one delivers more alcohol and/or flavor. He or she will [...]



















