DiBruno Brothers Cheese Pairings
Last Thursday I went to happy hour at the DiBruno Brothers located at The Franklin. Apparently they’ve been doing these happy hours since April, but somehow I only heard about them recently and there’s only one left on this upcoming Thursday, October 30. They’ve been pairing with different alcohol distributers to host a great event revolving around cheese pairings and using the hashtag #3cheesethursdays. I went back through all of the #3cheesethursdays posts and compiled a list of pairings they’ve come up with in the past 6 months. And now, for your salivating pleasure, 35 cheese pairings:
Gouda Pairings
Nylander Gouda
Sweet, sharp, complex, barnyardy
Hazed and Infused Dry Hopped Ale from Boulder Beer Company or Trauger Pilsner
Hollands Family Cheese Marieke’s Gouda with Foenegreek
Soft and mild with notes of maple
Yard’s Thomas Jefferson’s Tavern Ale
Holland’s Family Cheese Marieke’s Smoked Gouda
Rich and full-flavored
DuClaw Hellrazer IPA
Marieke’s Extra Aged Gouda
Robust with undertones of spice, coffee, caramel, and toasted nuts
Dobel Paloma: Dobel Tequila with grapefruit juice and a splash of lime
Foenegreek Gouda
Smooth, creamy cheese with a slightly sweet, nutty flavor
IPAs
Big Ed’s Gouda
Slightly sweet, rich buttery flavors of a French alpine cheese
Barefoot Refreshers Summer Red
Blue Pairings
La Peral
Mild Spanish blue
DC Brau El Hefe Speaks
Verde Capra
Beautiful creamy, tangy blue
Neshaminy Creek Churchville Lager
Billy Blue Cheese
Creamy, tangy blue
Alameda Cooler: Hangar 1 Vodka with sage leaves and a splash of seltzer
Wildfire Blue Cheese
Cow’s milk blue cheese with a fiery heat
Dogfish Head Ancient Ale Theobroma
Goat Pairings
Goat cheese
Honey chèvre
DC Brau Corruption IPA
Goat Cheese
Creamy spread
Victory Witbier9
Monte Enebro
Lush, strong, & creamy goat cheese
Churchville Lager
Parmigiano-Like Pairings
Cravero Parmigiano
Medium-strong, hints of barnyard, and sweet tropical fruit
DC Brau Public Pale Ale
Washington’s Crossing
Sweet, creamy, full, hinting at parmigiano
Yards Tavern Ale or Boulder Beer Co. Buffalo Gold
Pecorino Classico Riserva cheese
Buttery & delicate taste with a slightly sharp taste
Dogfish Head Ancient Ale Etrusca
Snowfield’s cheese
Distinct buttery flavors with notes of parmesan
Barefoot Refreshers Sweet White
Butterscotch & Caramel-Hints Pairings
Rupert Reserve cheese
Deep, sweet, & full of butterscotch flavor
1800 Coconut & Pineapple Juice
Coolea
Smooth and chewy with a caramel flavor
Yards Philly Pale Ale
Equinox cheese
Young alpine style, smooth and nutty with notes of caramel
Dogfish Head Ancient Ale Sah’tea
Cheddar Pairings
Keen’s cheddar
Cow’s milk, earthy, farmstead cheddar
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Pasture’s Cheddar cheese
Clean, crisp flavors, finishing with hints of fruit
Barefoot Refreshers Perfectly Pink
Cracked Pepper Cheddar
Full-flavored with cracked black pepper
Clown Shoes Clementine Witbier
Garlic and Herb Cheddar
Savory cheddar full of herbs and spices
Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet
Montgomery’s Cheddar
Savory, nutty & meaty cow’s milk cheddar
County Line IPA
Saxon Creamery Pastures Cheddar
Fruity & crisp cheddar with caramel notes
Yard’s Brawler
Other Goodness
Delice de Bourgogne
Whipped triple-creme with hints of mushroom and straw
Sparkling Wine
Mobay
Delicate and rustic
Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale or Dogfish Head Ancient Ale Kvasir
Humboldt Fog
Floral notes, herbal overtones and a clean citrus finish
Unfiltered Wheat Beer or 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat Beer
Pecorino alla Canapa
Rich, full, and buttery
Boulder Beer Co. Mojo IPA
Tome du Pere
Funky cow’s milk cheese washed in Alsatian Pear Liquor and elderflower
Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale
Gruyere Alpage
Gruyere made from alpine cow’s milk
Southern Tier Pumpkin
Cranberry Jalapeño Monterey Jack
Sweet & tangy with some heat
Clown Shoes Galactica
Brunkow Cheese’s Little Darling
Earthy, fruity, & nutty
Allagash Saison
Carr Valley Cheese’s Mobay
Delicate, rustic, goat’s & sheep’s milk cheese
Deschutes Twilight
Which pairings are you most excited to try?
If you happen to be in Philadelphia on Thursday, October 30, don’t forget to stop by The Franklin for Happy Hour. I’ll unfortunately be in New York (rough life, I know), so y’all should definitely go eat enough cheese for me. Also, this is not a sponsored post, I just really love cheese.
