Here is the second part of a Beer and Cheese Pairing post by Mill St. Brewery Brewer Sam Corbeil with his recommendations on pairing Ontario beers and cheeses:
Generally I like to pair Belgian Wit Beers or German Heffeweissens with fresh white goat cheeses. I find the slight tartness of the goat cheese goes well with the fruity, acidity of the beer. Plus the heavy carbonation of the beer helps to lift the softer creamy cheese. Try Fifth Town chevres with Mill Street Wit Beer or Lakes of Muskoka Hefeweisse.
Buffalo Mozzerella is a lighter flavoured cheese and needs to be paired with a lighter flavoured beer. The cheese has both creamy flavour and texture. You could go two ways: match the creaminess with a british style cream ale or go for a contrast on texture and use a spritzy, carbonation to cut through the creaminess. Try Ontario’s own Flying Monkey’s Anti Gravity Ale or Mill St. Organic Lager.
Lastly, a great accompaniment to a wonderfully aged cheddar is a crisp, dry Pilsner. With its sharp, dry flavour and supple, creamy body, cheddar is the perfect match to this traditionally dry lager. If you can’t find Mill St., try King Pilsner from King Brewing in Nobelton.
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We welcome the following post submitted to us by Mill Street Brewer Sam Corbeil - a beer and cheese pairing guru:
A few years back, I managed to parlay my brewing credentials into a side job doing beer and cheese pairings at a little cheese shop in Toronto known as The Leslieville Cheese Market.
Since that time, I’ve come to discover that both these storied products have a lot in common. Mainly, they both originated in the farm house and both share that simple, earthy, down home flavour that we all crave and love so much. And maybe that’s why they taste so great together; a shared history and a shared flavour profile.
From Stouts and Stiltons, to Bocks and Gruyeres. From ESBs and Aged Goudas to Pilsners and Cheddars, there are just so many flavour combinations out there it could take you a lifetime to try them all. And Ontario, your own back yard, is bursting with a plethora of hand crafted beer and hand crafted cheese. Products made with time and care, products made with the heart and dedication they deserve.
In Part 2, Sam will offer up some suggestions for pairing beer and cheese. What are your favourite combinations?
You can usually find Sam Corbeil behind the booth at festivals, pouring samples of the beer he helps produce, but for now, here he is, with his daughter Olive (Photo sourced from http://greatcanadianpubs.blogspot.com/)
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