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Beer And Cheese

PAIRING NOTES FROM OWEN OGLETREE

July 11, 2002      
Athens, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -

eer works well with cheese. The carbonation and elegant maltiness of a fine beer compliment the creamy texture and thick mouthfeel of cheese. The biased opinion that wine goes best with cheese is simply not true. Wine is very acidic with cheese -- it quickly washes the cheese coating (and flavor) off the tongue. Beer nurtures the flavors of the cheese in the mouth, thus producing quite an interesting array of remarkable combinations.