A great shift in the traditional wine and cheese pairing is happening today. Instead of taking wine as the instinctive cheese pairing beverage of choice, beer is becoming the ideal cheese partner.

Let’s say you went home one day and decided to join the shift and bought some beer. There are two things that you can do: First, you can choose to be very specific about the process and carefully pair the flavors in a particular type of beer with a specific type of cheese. Or, you can simply buy a few “safe” cheeses that are generally friendly to all types of beer. If you do not have the patience to get caught up in details, then perhaps option number two is for you. And of course… highly recommended to go with any beer is Gouda Cheese.

Just like plaid skirts, diets and exercise videos, several cheeses go in and out of fashion. Including the popular Gouda cheese from Holland that has faded in popularity over the years. Cheese experts find Gouda cheese bland, with a texture ideal for teething babies, and has not character whatsoever. But before you look down on this sweet and tasty little cheese, Gouda cheese has more than what meets the tongue.

Gouda cheeses are indeed mild in flavor, having a smooth and butter texture. But depending on its age, not all Goudas are the same. You see, the texture of the cheese depends on how long (or how quick) the cheese was aged. Some purists who turn up their noses at young Goudas have far greater respect for the more mature relatives of the clan. Just like any other aged cheese, aged Gouda has a harder and firmer texture than young Gouda, almost the same as Parmigiano Reggiano. Its complex flavor tastes somewhere between an intense butterscotch caramel, salty but learning on the sweeter side. In general, Gouda cheese is described as having a caramelized, toffee-like taste.

Its exceptional sweet flavor makes Gouda cheese the best pair for your Lager. Actually, beer is the de facto complement for cheese in several cultures all around the world. When you come to think of it, cheese and beer practically grew up together on the farm and the grain used to make beer is almost all the time the same as that which is fed to milk-animals that produce cheese. Aside from that, the flavors of beer and cheese that earthly, yeasty, musty, fruity, rich, and floral taste coincides in such a way that wine and cheese cannot.

Gouda cheese is known for its salty-sweet, nutty, and sharp taste. What better way to wash down this flavorful cheese than with a refreshing swig of beer? Invite your friends over and pair your beer with Gouda cheese today!

What are you waiting for, buy Gouda cheese at your nearest cheese shop.