You've read my ramblings now for over a year and I often talk of wine and cheese pairings. And that has suited me just fine, until recently. You see, I'm a fraud. I live in Wisconsin, I grew up in Colorado near Coors in Golden - and I'm of German heritage, and I (sshhh - don't tell anyone) just never have acquired a taste for beer! Nah, really? Yeah, really. Several of my brothers and sisters know and love their microbrews, but I wouldn't know a Pale ale from a Guinness! I just couldn't jump on the bandwagon. But ever since we started carrying the Bellevitano Parmesan soaked in New Glarus Raspberry Tart Ale, I've been curious. If soaking a cheese in beer results in such a great cheese, the beer can't be all bad. Of course, I think I could find lots of things that would go with such a delicious cheese!
And, of course, the timing could not be better as the newest Culture magazine is out with a great little pull out booklet full of fun facts about: AMERICAN CRAFT BEERS! I think the universe is just looking down kindly on my un-educated state. So, I'll be studying my 'little' text to get ready for Saturday and our in-store New Glarus Beer sampling.
And if you plan to be in the west next September, Denver is hosting the Great American Beer Festival from Sept. 15 - 18. 450 Breweries, 2000 beers ....uff da!
