Uncle Flip on March 16th, 2009

I’m a fan of fried pickles. I think they are quite possibly, nature’s most perfect food. (Maybe not…but I wanted to convey that I really like fried pickles.
Some of my favourite fried pickles come from the J. Clyde. They’re little bits of panko-crusted goodness, that are brilliant when paired with a Rogue [...]

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Stuart on March 16th, 2009

Cheese and barleywine
This is part two of a linked two part article looking at pairing barleywine and cheese. The first part looked at it from the barleywine perspective, this part looks at the cheese perspective.
Borough Market Quicke’s Cheddar
A full, rich traditional Cheddar aged for a minimum of 18 months bound in linen and covered in [...]

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Stuart on March 16th, 2009

Barleywine and Cheese
This is part one of a linked two part article looking at pairing barleywine and cheese. The second part will look at the flip side, pairing cheese with barleywine.
Mikkeller Big/Worse
A Danish barleywine.
Flavour is sweet and fruity, making this a very easy to drink beer. It does not play very well with the cheese [...]

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