The Cheese Blog
The ninth annual California’s Artisan Cheese Festival kicks off two weeks from now, March 20 – 22, 2015. It will be days of eating, learning, eating, sipping, and chatting up our wonderful cheesemakers. In honor of the event, I'm giving away two tickets to the festival's big Friday night party- The Cheesemonger Duel. Tickets are originally $50 each.
Read MoreDistributed by Cowgirl Creamery in California, Montealava is a pasteurized goat's milk cheese made in Andalucia. It has fresh, lightly green herbal and citrus notes, flavors of untoasted hazelnuts, and a rich sweetness acquired through 60 plus days of aging. I've even heard people say they taste mustard notes in the finish.
Read MoreAfter instigating meticulous research in the name of beer and cheese pairing - sipping, eating, nibbling, drinking, then doing it over again- it's decided guys, aged sheep's milk cheese loves sour beer.
Read MoreA goat, sheep, and cow's milk hybrid, Carboncino is a mild, creamy cheese with lemony notes, often mushroomy notes, and an ashed rind.
Read MoreOn February 6th, the fun and fury that is SFBeer Week launches, and on Febuary 14th, Drake's Brewery and I team up for beer and cheese pairing.
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