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