Favorite Cheese at the Moment Thread

[Proletariat]

Brillat Savarine, for me. It's from France and is named after a political figure who liked the death penalty.




It's really creamy and goes nice with fruit and champagne.





1) What is your favorite cheese, currently?
2) What do you eat it with?
3) And most importantly, what palatable potable compliments it?

[Crazed Rabbit]

Cheddar.

On crackers, ham sandwiches, etc.

It goes smashingly well with a spot of dark, red juice, with a hint of tartness, like aroniaberry juice.

Crazed Rabbit

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

Cambozola. Like brie but mouldy and (!Italian (I think)) nope, it's German.

Goes well on toast, very well with dry cured ham and exceptionally well on toast with sweet chili sauce. probably decent with fruit too.

don't know what to drink with it, last time I had some (for breakfast, on toast) I had a cup of milky black tea with it.

[Samurai Waki]

Guda on French Bread
Goes Excellent with a Well Aged Zinfandel preferably from Milan or surrounding regions.

[Strike For The South]

White American

[Marcellus]

My favourite cheese is, and may well always be, cheddar.

Goes well with a whole range of things: in sandwiches, on crackers, with fruit (apples and grapes especially), and so on. plus you can just have it on its own.

[Taurus]

Red Leicester (spelling?).

It is best in a sandwich or on crackers. Very nice.

[JAG]

http://www.truestarhealth.com/Notes/1888009.html

PORT SALUT!!

Just love the stuff.

[Big_John]

right now, i'd probably say the raw-milk garlic & herb cheese made by this guy:
http://www.organicvolunteers.com/far...pe=&host_type=

i like to eat it with some fresh siciliano bread from a local bakery.

to wash it down, nothing will do but some of the best beer in the world, unibroue's fin du monde.










though, most any belgian strong pale will work in a pinch.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

so that beer's worthwhile then? I'd been thinking about getting some for a while. Are the other beers from the same brewery any good?

[Big_John]

beirut, that's awesome. go to his house and thank him for me.

so that beer's worthwhile then? I'd been thinking about getting some for a while. Are the other beers from the same brewery any good?

yes. if you like real beer, unibroue should be at the top of the list. i'm sure there are "people" out there that don't understand, but they should be avoided. besides fin du monde, unibroue's strong darks are probably their best beers. their lambics (the éphémère line) are an acquired taste, probably. but most lambics are.

Looks good. Is it similar to other Trappist-style ales like Duvel or Chimay?

yes. duvel is a strong pale too.. i think it's 8.5 abv, though. i like fin du monde more, but duvel is probably more highly rated. however, my favorite belgian strong pale ale is another beer called piraat, which is 10.5 abv. ridiculous stuff, but it's quite a bit more expensive than the other two. la chouffe and delirium tremens are other great belgian strong pales, but i haven't haven't had either enough to compare to the others.

chimay (which is the only actual trappist brewery of the ones i've talked about), doesn't make a strong pale, afaik. their best (imo) is the strong dark called chimay grande réserve (blue label). unibroue makes two great strong darks called maudite and trois pistoles, the latter being my choice of the two. there's an american belgian strong dark that's pretty popular (and higly rated too) called ommegang out of cooperstown, ny. however, none of those are as good as chimay blue, imo.

[Proletariat]

yes. duvel is a strong pale too.. i think it's 8.5 abv, though. i like fin du monde more, but duvel is probably more highly rated. however, my favorite belgian strong pale ale is another beer called piraat, which is 10.5 abv. ridiculous stuff, but it's quite a bit more expensive than the other two.

More expensive? Easy there, Rockefeller.

chimay (which is the only actual trappist brewery of the ones i've talked about), doesn't make a strong pale, afaik. their best (imo) is the strong dark called chimay grande réserve (blue label). unibroue makes two great strong darks called maudite and trois pistoles, the latter being my choice of the two. there's an american belgian strong dark that's pretty popular (and higly rated too) called ommegang out of cooperstown, ny. however, none of those are as good as chimay blue, imo.

I've had Chimay Blue before and Ommegang a couple nights ago when they opened a Wegman's grocery store nearby. It was nice, but I like Duvel better (even though that's not apples to apples, I gather).

Looking forward to trying Le Fin with some Organic Garlic and Herb Cheese, but it will have to wait until I'm off my current Mimosa kick.

[Big_John]

More expensive? Easy there, Rockefeller.

ha. when talking about my beer tastes with someone else, they once said almost the same thing. i believe, "whoa there moneybags!" is what they said. but i'm not a rich man. i just have my priorities straight.

edit: a 750ml bottle of fin du monde is about $5-6, duvel about $6-7. i've never seen a 750ml bottle of piraat at less than $10.

I've had Chimay Blue before and Ommegang a couple nights ago when they opened a Wegman's grocery store nearby. It was nice, but I like Duvel better (even though that's not apples to apples, I gather).

i love chimay, but i'm not overly fond of ommegang. however, i like strong pales more than strong darks.. though strong darks are nice during the northeast ohio lake-effected winters. if you like duvel, you should like fin du monde. just be sure it's not too cold when you drink it.

[Beirut]

Hey Big John,

The guy who started that beer company lives about a mile away from me. He's a very famous Quebec singer. Not sure if he still runs the company though.

A girl I was putting the serious moves on years ago just loved the guy. I ran into him in the general store and told him he had to write me a nice personal autographed greeting for this chick for me to bring to her. He did.

I owe him big time.

Cheese?

Very old cheddar.

[edyzmedieval]

Hey Big John,

The guy who started that beer company lives about a mile away from me. He's a very famous Quebec singer. Not sure if he still runs the company though.

A girl I was putting the serious moves on years ago just loved the guy. I ran into him in the general store and told him he had to write me a nice personal autographed greeting for this chick for me to bring to her. He did.

I owe him big time.

Cheese?

Very old cheddar.

Let me guess.... The lovable girl is now your wife.

As for cheese, I like Cheddar, French Camembert and Gouda.
And also, Swiss cheese.

[Beirut]

Let me guess.... The lovable girl is now your wife.

Nope.

[edyzmedieval]

Well, at least I tried....

[Proletariat]

to wash it down, nothing will do but some of the best beer in the world, unibroue's fin du monde.

Looks good. Is it similar to other Trappist-style ales like Duvel or Chimay?

[Samurai Waki]

That guy looks like a combination of Nick Nolte and Kenny Rogers!

[Roark]

My favourite at the moment is American Jack Monterey... I had never tried it until yesterday.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Best is Mozzerela. Next is sharp cheedar.