430014 Fri Aug 10 12:36:40 -0700 2007 11 35 Beer 0 2833678 Any suggestions as to what beers to pair with cheese? Cheese platters Fri Aug 10 12:36:40 -0700 2007 16798 nkmontero 1 2833721 As a matter of fact, I do! A classic is Belgiam Chimay with the cheese of the same name- ask the cheese counter for the Chimay Biere or Chimay Grand Cru. Also a stinky german or alsatian muenster (not the sliced sandwich cheese) with a german lager. English cheddars with beers from england are always a good combo. A fun Irish combo is Guiness with a cheese called Cahill's porter- which has the curd soaked in beer before pressing, giving the cheese a marbled appearance. Fri Aug 10 12:47:54 -0700 2007 2833678 50776 cheesemonger 2 2834471 Bought some Chimay cheese at Whole Foods last time I was in Atlanta but left it at my parents' house. Pretty good? Fri Aug 10 16:04:10 -0700 2007 2833721 107491 dinner belle 3 2834552 It's pretty good. I find it also goes well with cured meats and salamis. It's not as strong as other washed rinds- did I mention that it was bathed in Chimay? but it's pretty tasty stuff. I hope the folks enjoyed it! Fri Aug 10 16:37:09 -0700 2007 2834471 50776 cheesemonger 4 2836749 They sell Chimay beer at a restaurant where I used to work down here, so I was curious when I read about the cheese in one of my food mags. Will have to try it. Forgot to ask how they liked it, but cheese doesn't go to waste at my parents' house! Sat Aug 11 16:50:04 -0700 2007 2834552 107491 dinner belle 1 2835587 These are good articles on beer and cheese pairings. http://www.allaboutbeer.com/food/232-cheeseandbeer.html http://www.greensbeverages.com/beerandcheese.shtml Sat Aug 11 06:26:22 -0700 2007 2833678 12014 LStaff 1 2836267 There are a few beer washed cheeses an Italian one washed in Rosso called Rossi. An American one called Lamb Chopper is made with beer. Beyond cheese In beer I like wheat or wits with goat cheeses of all sorts. Fruit and lambics go well with sweet cheses. stella and monterey jack or havarti? Yep. Heavier beers with blues..find a barleywine or, better yet, Utopia if you can swing it. Stinkier blues do nicely with a little strong belgian-duvel or pranqster are my hubby's faves. I think Garrett Oliver is leading all us beer geeks in our choices... Sat Aug 11 12:37:33 -0700 2007 2833678 11201 Diana 1 2837665 Not quite on topic, I know ... but Artisanal Cheese center does some beer & cheese pairings/tastings/classes. We're going to one in September (featuring Dogfishhead) and we're pretty excited about it. Sun Aug 12 07:03:22 -0700 2007 2833678 104084 LNG212 2 2839741 Where in the US is this place? There is an Artisan Cheese Gallery near me...in Studio City, CA Mon Aug 13 06:06:54 -0700 2007 2837665 11201 Diana 3 2839814 Manhattan (www.artisanalcheese.com). Maybe yours does something similar? Mon Aug 13 06:34:15 -0700 2007 2839741 104084 LNG212 4 2841100 our beer club is trying to set one up.. They do pleanty of wine events.. Mon Aug 13 11:58:03 -0700 2007 2839814 11201 Diana 1 2907245 If you can find a nice, funky Belgian geuze or something similar (like Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze, Cantillon Organic Geuze Bio, or Petrus Aged Pale), it works magically with the delicate goaty splendor of Humboldt Fog-- an absolute classic cheese. I haven't found a better cheese/beer pairing than the Humboldt Fog I matched with Drie Fonteinen J & J Oude Geuze Blauw (which is an extremely rare beer you're not going to find commercially in the US, but another authentic geuze would serve as a suitable stand-in). If you try one and it doesn't quite work, don't be afraid to try another geuze. In my experience, the cheese works well with the musty and "cloudy" characteristics in some geuzes, but they're not all like that. And there's quite a bit of bottle-to-bottle or batch-to-batch variation in geuze anyway, due to its wild and unhinged nature and the practices of vintage blending and bottle conditioning. I've had geuze that I thought was too lemony or just too stingingly acidic to reach a balance with the cheese, but when you get the right bottle and you catch the cheese at the right time, it's absolutely wonderful. Mon Sep 03 16:34:53 -0700 2007 2833678 37814 cquiroga