Drake’s Beer & California Cheese Pairing

On Valentine’s Day, we cleared out our soon-to-be new fermentation space next to the Barrel House to host Kirstin Jackson, author of It’s Not You, It’s Brie, for her second SF Beer Week cheese pairing with us.  After a few meetings with our brewers & event staffers, here’s the lineup we presented to a cheese-filled crowd.  As of this morning, all these beers are still available on tap at DBH (and Hopocalypse, 1500, and Black Robusto are available to take home), so swing by your local cheese shop on the way here & try these matchups yourself.  (Just keep the stinkier cheeses on the patio, please. We speak from experience.)

1st Pairing

Beer: One Hit Warrant

Sour Honey Wheat ale aged in Chardonnay Barrels with tart cherries

Creamery: Barinaga Ranch, Marin

Cheese: Baserri, Sheep’s Milk

2nd Pairing

Beer: 1500 Pale Ale

Creamery: Bellweather Farms, Sonoma

Cheese: San Andreas, Sheep’s Milk

3rd Pairing

Beer: Hopocalypse Double IPA

Creamery: Nicolau Farms, Modesto

Cheese: Bianchina, Goat’s Milk

4th Pairing

Beer: Wild Hundo- 100% Brettanomyces fermented 1500 Pale Ale

Creamery: Pennyroyal Farms, Anderson Valley

Cheese: Boont Corners, Cow’s Milk

5th Pairing

Beer: Scarlett O’Bretta- Flanders-style Red Sour Ale aged in wine barrels

Creamery: Cowgirl Creamery, Sonoma

Cheese: Mt. Tam, Cow’s Milk

6th Pairing

Beer: Black Robusto Porter

Creamery: Bravo Farms, Central Valley

Cheese: Silver Mountain Cheddar,

Cow’s Milk