Stilton comes in big after swig of B-wine, knocking fruity/malt out the way. Chasing Stilton with B-wine throws a big hop blast at the earthy sour-tang cheese, calming it down a little. The creamy character of the cheese is brought out. There is tension from the contrast of sour earthy rot in the cheese with sugar/carmel malts and fruity brightness of the beer. The beer has a sweet sour contradiction going on that the cheese uses as its launch pad for a cosmic flavor collision of astronomical proportions. Highly alcohol with a elegant complexity, the B-wine pairs up quite nicely with the similar strong and complex flavor of the Stilton. Excellent, like it better than the pairing of Stilton and Duvel.
This is exactly what I needed tonight. Perfect winter evening at home, cold outside, warm inside, alone by yourself because thats the way she goes. I know that I have tried, in my way, to be free. I guess I just didn't give enough. It takes more energy than I alone have to resist the system. Cheese and beer is an incredible pleasure to explore, I get a certain elation from a good pairing that is most satisfying. Treat the old stomach right with good fermented treats, keep them intestinal flora ship shape right right.
I've never been surfing, but I miss the ocean like the childhood brother I never had.
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