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:

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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