cheese Archive

Belgian Dinner ‘08

Beers:
Hoegaarden White (Belgium)
Bieken Honey Ale (Flanders, Belgium)
New Belgium Springboard (Boulder, Colorado)
Piraat Ale (Belgium)
Duvel Belgilan Golden Ale (Belgium)
Gulden Draak (Belgium)
Leffe Blonde (Belgium)
Ommegang Abbey Ale (Cooperstown. New York)
Chimay Grand Reserve Abbey Ale (Baileux, Belgium)
North Coast Brewing Brother Thelonious (Belgium)
Allagash Black (Portland, Maine)
Dogfish Head Black & Blue (Milton, Delaware)
New Glarus Brewing Wisconsin Belgian Red (New Glarus, Wisconsin)
Starter:
Various soft cheeses and multi-grain servettes from Trader Joe’s
Main Dish:
Chicken de Belgian
CaramelizedOnion & Mushroom Sauce prepared w/Malheur Brut Reserve Belgian Ale
Rice Pilaf
French-style Green Beens
French Bread
Desert:
Dogfish Head Black & Blue (Milton, Delaware)
New Glarus Brewing Wisconsin Belgian Red (New Glarus, Wisconsin)

Wow, I can’t believe its been 2 months since our last meeting! I feel real bad about canceling in April, but this month’s meeting made up for it by bringing us to capacity with the most in attendance at one time, 16. The night brought some surprises, one of which was the return of an inaugural Society member- Tom, who was in town and brought along his two daughters to join in the festivities! The next two where the beers we had to finish up the evening: Black & Blue and Wisconsin Belgian Red- these both came from a Society member’s personal, private collection of beers & are something most of us will never get to sample again.
Special thanks our host for the evening:
*Ilya Yampolsky for once again opening his roommates home for us to thrash… I mean use to conduct our meeting. I f**king LOVE cooking in that kitchen!

Next month should be an great one for us too… Mexican- think Carne & the like… mmmmmmmmm!

Amber Lager Dinner ‘08

Beers:
Aventinus Eisbock (Germany)
Baltika #9 Extra Lager (Russia)
Fischer D’Alsace Amber Lager (France)
Barons Black Wattle Superior (Australia)
Hobgoblin Dark English Ale from Wychwood (England)
Fiddler’s Elbow from Wychwood (England)
Wasatch Evolution Amber Ale (Utah)
Black Sheep Ale (England)
Old Scratch Amber Lager from Flying Dog (Denver, CO)
Drake’s Amber Ale (San Leandro, CA)
Yebisu (Japan)
Starter (Assorted Cheeses Served w/Aventinus Eisbock):
Aged Gouda (5 years)
Red Dragon Seed & Ale
Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese
Chimay Grand Cru Anderson Valley Boonte Amber (Mendocino, CA)
Main Course:
BBQ Tri-Tip
Garlic Mashed Potatoes w/Shrimp
Spinach w/Onions & Garlic.
Dessert:
Quelque Chose from Unibroue (Served Mulled)
Brewery Ommegang’s Chocolate Indulgence Stout over Bryer’s Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

WOW, what a great Society meeting for February! First off we need to thank a few people, a few members (along with a couple non-members) for their hard work & efforts this month:
*Matt DeSales. For hosting the nights festivities and hooking up that wonderful BBQ Tri-Tip we had as the main course. MMMM… Tasty Tri-Tip [drool] Matt pulled off a great event and was a truly gracious host- ‘a great time was had by all’.
*Lynn & Joe Hernandez. For bringing the amazing side dishes of Garlic Mashed Potatoes w/Shrimp and Spinach w/Onions & Garlic. Tasty, TASTY! I heard through the grapevine, that Lynn got bombarded with requests for the recipes, so I know I wasn’t the only one who felt the love she put into BOTH dishes :)
*Debi Mathewson. For running around at the last minute, getting those last few (crucial) items we needed to pull everything together just right.
*Nic Howe: Wine Pavilion, Lake Forest. I gave Nic only two things to go on- we were serving Eisbock and with it I wanted to serve Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese. Other than that, I left it all to him as to the other cheeses we enjoyed that evening. Thanks Nic, GREAT job!

I hope I covered everyone, since the night could not have gone as smooth as it did with out everyone’s help! See ya next month for a night of Irish/Irish-Style (some Scottish) beers paired with Corned Beef & all the trimmings.