Cheesy Beer

Last night I went to the beer and cheese pairing at the Rogue Ales Public House in North Beach. The event was great, and a bargain for $30. We had 8 beers paired with cheeses (and in one case, chocolate). Most of them were not full pints, but that would have been way too much beer anyway. While some of the pairings were straightforward- pairing a soba ale with soba cheddar, or a beer with a cheese that was washed in that same beer, other combinations had bitter hoppy beers with strong, mild cheeses that worked together to take the edge off of either. Well done. Before each course, a brewer from Rogue and Sheena Davis from Epicurean Connection spoke about the beer and the cheese that we were about to try. Keep your eyes peeled for this event next year and other opportunities for beer and cheese pairings. Here's last night's menu, although there were two substitutions and I can't find my notes that say what those were.

Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale Rogue Creamery Soba Cheddar Bison Belgian Ale Bellwether Fromage Blanc Rogue Monk Madness Laura Chenel Chevre Moylan's Moylander Double IPA Bellwether Farms Carmody Lagunitas Censored Vella Italian Table Cheese Marin Brewing Company San Quentin¹s Breakout Stout Chocolate, Cherries and Almonds Rogue Mocha Porter Rogue Creamery Blue Rogue Chocolate Stout Rogue Creamery Chocolate Stout