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Barrel Aged Beer & Cheese

The SF Beer & Cheese club met up again this past weekend to pour some barrel aged beers paired with some tasty cheese .  Barrel aging tends to lead to big, bold beers, so our hosts Jason and Morgan put out a great spread of funky cheeses and tasty treats that would compliment our oaked brews.

For might part, I went full-out local and brought a magnum of Anchor’s Our Barrel Ale, a special reslease of Anchor ales blended and aged in his own Old Potrero rye whiskey barrels. It’s silky smooth with a full oak aroma and flavor that is not so subtly backed by an amber malt backbone that’s like Anchor’s Old Foghorn Barleywine, but with a darker roast.

Our Barrel Ale

Which was particularly good with the Morgan’s (of Morgan’s Menu fame) figs in dark chocolate with Japanese sea salt.

Figs, Chocolate, Japanese Sea Salt

A few more choice pictures from the day:

Baked Mochi

Spiced Tomato Chutney

Beer & Sky

Beer Sample

Beer Sample

Steve & Hans

Smoked Porter

Jen & Halfpint

Bruery Anniversary Bourbon Barrel

Jason

Blender Sample

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3 Responses to “Barrel Aged Beer & Cheese”

  1. Jen Says:
    August 31st, 2009 at 3:37 am

    Oh, man. I haven’t heard of the Anchor Our Barrel – where did you pick it up? Great photos, as usual. Looks like a fun day.

  2. comoprozac Says:
    August 31st, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    It’s nice to see a MO beer make this post.

  3. Joe Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 6:45 am

    Woh – SF beer and cheese club? Jasmine can get awesome cheese from work and I will bring some beer – email me when the next meetup is coming up.