{"id":39229,"date":"2020-12-14T10:36:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=39229"},"modified":"2023-06-15T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:56:00","slug":"well-drink-to-best-cheeses-with-beverages-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/well-drink-to-best-cheeses-with-beverages-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ll Drink To&#8230;Best Cheeses With Beverages 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>RED WINE<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_39230\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Garc-a-BaQuero-Queso-Iberico-Cheese-5-2-oz-Pack\/104357687\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39230\" class=\"wp-image-39230 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.49.44-PM-1024x739.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.49.44-PM-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.49.44-PM-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.49.44-PM-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.49.44-PM-1536x1108.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.49.44-PM-2048x1478.png 2048w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.49.44-PM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ib\u00e9rico Garc\u00eda Baquero<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If we say, \u201cRed wine,\u201d you say, \u201cBlue cheese,\u201d right? This suggestion features in nearly every beginner\u2019s guide to pairing cheese and wine. And truly, they work beautifully together\u2014but we wouldn\u2019t be doing our jobs if we didn\u2019t seek to broaden your horizons. Take a medium-bodied merlot, for example, and strike a course for Scandinavia to score some butterscotch-y <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frieslandcampina.com\/\">North Holland Gouda PDO from<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frieslandcampina.com\/\">FrieslandCampina<\/a><\/strong>. Or accompany a dark, berry-forward pinot noir with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gourmino.ch\/en\/kaese\/le-gruyere-aop\/\">Gourmino\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gourmino.ch\/en\/kaese\/le-gruyere-aop\/\">Le Gruy\u00e8re AOP<\/a><\/strong>, a strikingly floral and herbaceous member of the Gruy\u00e8re family. If a bold cabernet sauvignon is in your bag, it\u2019ll meet its match in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uplandscheese.com\/product\/pleasant-ridge-reserve\/\">Pleasant Ridge Reserve<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uplandscheese.com\/product\/pleasant-ridge-reserve\/\"> from Uplands Cheese Co.<\/a><\/strong>, their Alpine-inspired and complex champion. To liven the palate and spice things up a bit, pair a tart tempranillo with Spain\u2019s salty-yet-smooth (and Super Gold medal-winning) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Garc-a-BaQuero-Queso-Iberico-Cheese-5-2-oz-Pack\/104357687\"><strong>Ib\u00e9rico Garc\u00eda Baquero<\/strong><\/a>. How\u2019s that for breaking the red-and-blue mold?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>BUBBLES<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_37732\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.wegmans.com\/product\/49142\/wegmans-cave-ripened-professor-s-brie-cheese\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37732\" class=\"wp-image-37732 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/G_U7Lzgj-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/G_U7Lzgj-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/G_U7Lzgj-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/G_U7Lzgj-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/G_U7Lzgj-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/G_U7Lzgj-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/G_U7Lzgj-scaled.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor&#8217;s Brie | Photo by Nina Gallant<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Serving cheese with bubbles is a study in contrasts. Effervescent drinks like champagne and cava have a palate-cleansing quality that plays well with more intense cheeses, be they piquant or pungent, but the key here is to strike a balance between big personalities. We nominate none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parmigianoreggiano.com\/\"><strong>Santo Stefano\u2019s Parmigiano Reggiano PDO<\/strong><\/a> in the salty category (though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belgioioso.com\/Products\/Parmesan\"><strong>BelGioioso\u2019s Parmesan<\/strong><\/a> can hold its own in a competition), or the very fine <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.wegmans.com\/product\/49142\/wegmans-cave-ripened-professor-s-brie-cheese\"><strong>Professor\u2019s Brie from Old Chatham Sheepherding Co.\/Wegmans<\/strong><\/a>, if you\u2019re looking for something softer. For the intrepid turophile, we\u2019d suggest matching bubbly up with funky <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowdoorcreamery.com\/products\"><strong>Redhead from Yellow Door Creamery<\/strong><\/a>, a friendly spin on a washed-rind <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Reblochon-Fermier\">Reblochon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>WHITE WINE<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_39231\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cypressgrovecheese.com\/cheese\/soft-ripened-cheeses\/humboldt-fog\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39231\" class=\"wp-image-39231 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.58.24-PM-1024x631.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.58.24-PM-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.58.24-PM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.58.24-PM-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.58.24-PM-1536x946.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.58.24-PM-2048x1262.png 2048w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-8.58.24-PM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Humboldt Fog | Photo by Evi Abeler<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pairing white wine and cheese might seem like an easy puzzle to solve, but the layers of nuance in white varietals can send you down a rabbit hole of indecision. Our pro tip: Find similarities in the texture of both the cheese and wine. First off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfcheese.org\/tarentaise\"><strong>Spring Brook Farm\u2019s Tarentaise Reserve<\/strong><\/a> is a perfect match for a silky chardonnay, with notes of brown butter and savory intensity from its 18-month aging regimen. For a sweeter vibe, an off-dry riesling really sings when set up with grassy <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldchathamcreamery.com\/our-cheese\">Hudson Valley Camembert from Old Chatham Sheepherding Co.<\/a><\/strong> Meanwhile, ash-lined and toothsome fan favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cypressgrovecheese.com\/cheese\/soft-ripened-cheeses\/humboldt-fog\/\"><strong>Humboldt Fog from Cypress Grove<\/strong><\/a> finds a peppy cheerleader in young sauvignon blanc.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>BEER<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_39232\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roguecreamery.com\/rogue-river-blue-2020\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39232\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39232\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.05.43-PM-1024x677.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.05.43-PM-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.05.43-PM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.05.43-PM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.05.43-PM-1536x1015.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.05.43-PM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rogue River Blue<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When it comes to enjoying cheese with beer, the inclination maybe to grab whatever\u2019s convenient. But the influx of microbreweries in the past decade has ushered beer into its grown-up phase, so to speak, and the complex cans out there deserve equally evolved cheese pairings. Lagers love a cheddar;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.murrayscheese.com\/stockinghall-cheddar\"><strong> Murray\u2019s Stockinghall<\/strong><\/a> delivers with its fudgy crumble and savory bouquet of flavors, reminiscent of a fully loaded baked potato. If you\u2019re craving something a little brighter, pair a citrus-forward witbier with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vermontcreamery.com\/products\/fresh-goat-cheese\/cranberry-orange-cinnamon-goat-cheese-log\/\"><strong>Vermont Creamery\u2019s addictive Cranberry, Orange &amp; Cinnamon Fresh Goat Cheese<\/strong><\/a>. Sticky, hoppy IPAs match well with a sweet-leaning wedge, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralcoastcreamery.com\/ewenique\"><strong>Central Coast Creamery\u2019s floral and sheepy Ewenique<\/strong><\/a>. And at the darkest end of the beer rainbow, with a profile often compared to chocolate cake, stouts are best served with a rich, velvety blue like <a href=\"https:\/\/roguecreamery.com\/rogue-river-blue-2020\/\"><strong>Rogue River Blue from Rogue Creamery.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>CIDER<\/em><\/h1>\n<p>As the temperature drops and the leaves turn, you may find yourself reaching for a mug of cider or a shot of Calvados brandy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miltoncreamery.com\/products\/florys-truckle\"><strong>Flory\u2019s Truckle from Milton Creamery<\/strong><\/a> is the perfect cheese to enjoy with anything apple\u2014be it pie, mead, ice wine, or cider (hard or non-alcoholic). For a clothbound cheddar, Flory\u2019s is surprisingly like a Gouda, featuring notes of salted caramel and baking spices. Its autumnal qualities are best enhanced by an off-dry cider, and vice versa.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>WHISKEY&nbsp;<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_39234\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.cropwellbishopstilton.com\/stilton-3-c.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39234\" class=\"wp-image-39234 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.13.19-PM-1024x921.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.13.19-PM-1024x921.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.13.19-PM-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.13.19-PM-768x691.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-9.13.19-PM.png 1456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mature Blue Stilton | Photo by Mark Ferri<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Much has been written on the seemingly endless range of whiskey varieties from around the world, each fanbase more fiercely passionate than the last. For our purposes, we\u2019ll keep our recommendations to the types of bottles most likely present in American markets. Sweet and sultry bourbon matches well with nutty <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchcheesecorner.com\/product\/esquirrou\/\"><strong>Basque Esquirrou<\/strong><\/a>, in a pairing reminiscent of pecan pie. Rye can be tempered by a creamy, vegetal wheel of<a href=\"https:\/\/cowgirlcreamery.com\/pages\/mt-tam\"><strong> Mt Tam from Cowgirl Creamery<\/strong><\/a>, which takes the edge off this spicier sip. If you like your whiskey to taste practically barbequed (a.k.a.smoky), savor it with an oaky wedge of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coombecastle.com\/product\/smoked-cheddar\/#:~:text=Mull%20of%20Kintyre&amp;text=This%20award%20winning%20cheddar%20is,the%20highlight%20of%20any%20cheeseboard.\"><strong> Mull of Kintyre Smoked Cheddar<\/strong><\/a>; more peat-forward sips are fabulous with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.cropwellbishopstilton.com\/stilton-3-c.asp\">Mature Whole Blue Stilton from Cropwell Bishop Creamery<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>TEQUILA<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_39237\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vontrappfarmstead.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39237\" class=\"wp-image-39237 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.05.02-AM-1024x803.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.05.02-AM-1024x803.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.05.02-AM-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.05.02-AM-768x602.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.05.02-AM.png 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mad River Blue | Photo by Nina Gallant<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As with whiskey, we could fill pages with our recommendations for cheese and agave-derived spirits. But we\u2019ll start with the major types of tequila and leave you to experiment further with mezcal and sotol (or check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-pairings\/great-28-pairings-sotol\/\">2020 Great 28 pairings issue<\/a> for guidance). Silver, or blanco tequila, has a clean and slightly sweet profile, by virtue of being the youngest variety; equally fresh-faced <a href=\"https:\/\/laurachenel.com\/products\/medallion-collection\"><strong>Laura Chenel Original Medallion<\/strong> <\/a>goat cheese provides the ideal foil. Barrel-aged reposado, much like a juicy red wine, goes down easy when served with fudgy <a href=\"https:\/\/vontrappfarmstead.com\/\"><strong>Mad River Blue from Von Trapp Farmstead<\/strong><\/a>. And similar to a peaty scotch, caramel-colored a\u00f1ejo needs a rich companion; we think buttery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grinninggecko.co.nz\/brie\/\"><strong>Grinning Gecko Brie<\/strong><\/a> from New Zealand is the answer.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>AMARI<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_39238\" style=\"width: 933px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Challerhocker\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39238\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39238\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.16.39-AM-923x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.16.39-AM-923x1024.png 923w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.16.39-AM-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.16.39-AM-768x852.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.16.39-AM.png 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Challerhocker | Photo by Nicole Wolf<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These bittersweet cool kids of the liquor cabinet traditionally hail from Italy, though they\u2019ve made inroads with craft makers worldwide. The astringent nature of most amari\u2014think Campari, Fernet, or Averna\u2014comes from bittering agents like quinine and gentian root and is soothed with varying levels of sweetness. Mixologists have been toying with amaro-based cocktails for a while now, but most bottles are complex enough on their own. They do, however, benefit greatly from the right savory cheese pairing; something herbaceous and creamy like <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Challerhocker\"><strong>Challerhocker<\/strong><\/a> softens the bitter bite.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>COFFEE<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_39239\" style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beehivecheese.com\/products\/barely-buzzed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39239\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39239\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.19.23-AM-912x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"912\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.19.23-AM-912x1024.png 912w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.19.23-AM-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.19.23-AM-768x863.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-11-at-11.19.23-AM.png 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barely Buzzed | Photo by Nicole Wolf<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After all this talk of imbibing with cheese, you might think we forgot to consider the morning after. But if booze is the life of the party, coffee is the corpse reviver. We\u2019ve got just the cheese to nibble with your first morning sips of joe: award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/beehivecheese.com\/products\/barely-buzzed\"><strong>Barely Buzzed from Beehive Cheese<\/strong><\/a>. Beehive takes their flagship cheddar, <a href=\"https:\/\/beehivecheese.com\/collections\/cheese\/products\/promontory\">Promontory<\/a>, and rubs the rind with ground espresso and lavender. This star treatment results in an aromatic, wholesome, slightly crunchy crowd pleaser that\u2019s as welcome at the breakfast table as it is at happy hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve rounded up some of our favorite cheeses to pair with beverages in 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