tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512199683537488532.post5147626337443181798..comments2023-07-29T09:05:40.221+01:00Comments on Drinks Advice: Samuel Smith's 'India Pale'Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17859486540598651799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512199683537488532.post-58150645474146044202012-05-31T20:21:32.406+01:002012-05-31T20:21:32.406+01:00Cheers guys. Great to hear from people who won'...Cheers guys. Great to hear from people who won't see Sam Smith's so often as we might over here. It's sometimes good to step back every now and again and bear in mind it doesn't always have to be the exciting, new and exotic that can quench the thirst!Gareth Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17859486540598651799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512199683537488532.post-12855146219735866102012-05-31T18:32:22.562+01:002012-05-31T18:32:22.562+01:00Samuel Smith makes classic beers and pairing it wi...Samuel Smith makes classic beers and pairing it with a super-aged cheddar? A man after my own taste buds. Good work!Sud Savanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025281063940792238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512199683537488532.post-20530274774840999642012-05-31T13:51:08.979+01:002012-05-31T13:51:08.979+01:00Thanks Steve... Not sure you can see the cracks in...Thanks Steve... Not sure you can see the cracks in the photo but the cheese is really very dry and cracked, to the point where I was having to saw it with a serrated knife to get through it! It's on of the cracks where the bacteria must have got in to form the veining.Gareth Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17859486540598651799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512199683537488532.post-89610580567478561122012-05-31T13:35:20.243+01:002012-05-31T13:35:20.243+01:00Great suggestions, can't wait to try some of t...Great suggestions, can't wait to try some of them out.<br>http://beer4theweekend.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/beers-to-drink-on-weekend-june-1-3-2012.htmljonathan joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427114799498845945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512199683537488532.post-77665524900708181512012-05-31T13:29:00.470+01:002012-05-31T13:29:00.470+01:00mature cheddar has to be the cheese that goes with...mature cheddar has to be the cheese that goes with the most styles of beer. I've never seen blue veining in cheddar, but I assume as it ages it dries slightly, the pores shrink/surafce cracks leaving room for bacteria to get in.<br><br>a quick google finds this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/food/2012/03/why-is-handmade-cheddar-the-be.shtmlSteve Lamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.com