On a pleasant spring evening last Wednesday, a group of 27 squeezed into The Local BottleStore & Provisions, for the 1st (of many more) Cheese & Beer tasting.
There were 5 excellent cheese's, with beery matches. Ashley Church from Adelaide's Cheese Culture (Who run the the terrific Smelly Cheese shop in Adelaide's Central Market) was our guide for the evening.
We were all taken through the basics of Cheese tasting and terminology, and then it was time for some tasting.
First up was the Fromage De Meaux (France) matched with Boon Gueze Mariage Parfait. A fairly in your face match to get everyone into it, with the sour citrusy geueze cutting through the rich, savoury French cheese.
Up next was the Chimay a la Biere matched with none other than Chimay Rouge Dubbel. A few of us found that the Chimay beer matched well with the Chimay cheese, but not with the rind.
Our third cheese was the Luigi Guffanti Taleggio matched with 32 dei Birra Curmi. Ashley explained that despite having Luigi Guffanti name on the Cheese, it was not made by them. The people at Luigi Guffanti are affineurs, which means they age the cheese.
The penultimate match was Fullers IPA with Quickes 18 month Cloth Cheddar. The cheddar was creamy and earthy, which was complimented by the peppery hops of the Fullers IPA.
What beer and cheese evening would be complete without a desert matching, in our case Colston Basset Stilton matched with Beer Here Yule wine. The sherry like notes of the barley-wine went perfectly with the sweet creamy flavours of the Stilton.
A great evening was had by all (how could you not enjoy beer and cheese). A huge thanks to Ashley, who was a great and informative host, to everyone who came along and made it an excellent evening, and to the Staff (Nitun and Rick) who made sure all the cheese and beer came out on time.
Stay tuned for our next Cheese and Beer evening, which looks set to be in the second week of November.
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