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Gouda

Depending on whether your gouda is young, aged, smoked or flavor infused, we tend to enjoy it with slightly sweet beverages that complement its nutty, slightly fruity flavor. Drinks that fit that bill include bock, brown ale, farmhouse hard cider, gewürztraminer, müller-thurgau, riesling, champagne or cava and all different young to long-in-the-tooth sherries.

American Pale Lager

Golden, light, and refreshing, American pale lager is typically a lightly hopped and malted, balanced brew with a slightly bitter finish.

American Pale Lager

Belgian Ale

There are so many different types of Belgian ales, but what unites them all is their moderate to high-alcohol content and tendency to be on the sweeter, often fruity side.

Belgian Ale

Bock

Typically brewed in the fall and drunk in the spring, Germany’s amber-to-brown bock is a robust and malty lager often brewed for festivals.

Bock

Brown Ale

Thanks to British brewers in the 17th century, we have this diverse family of rich, malty, sweet, reddish-brown ales.

Brown Ale

Cider

American hard cider has witnessed a significant resurgence in recent years. Just like our best craft beers, it is now often complex, artisanal, and highly regional.

Cider

Pale Ale

Named for the pale malt used to make it, pale ale is a crisp and aromatic, medium-bodied crowd-pleaser of a beer.

Pale Ale

Porter

First made in England in the 1700s, this hearty, caramel and chocolate-noted beer is one of our favorites.

Porter

Saison Ale

Pronounced "say-zone" and also known as farmhouse ales, saisons are a unique family of super-refreshing, fruity, and spicy beers.

Saison Ale

Stout

Originally, stout was a generic term for a big, strong porter. These days it’s a rich and creamy dark brew of its own made with un-malted roasted barley.

Stout

Brandy

Typically served as an after-dinner drink, amber-colored brandy is a bright, and oftentimes slightly spicy, distilled wine usually aged in oak.

Brandy

Old Fashioned

The Old Fashioned is one of our all-time favorite cocktails, and although it can certainly be made with whiskey, in Wisconsin we always prefer ours with brandy.

Old Fashioned

Rum

Crafted from sugar cane, this sweet, light-to-dark colored, often caramelly spirit is our Tiki time favorite.

Rum

Scotch

Like our most aromatic of cheeses, the peaty, sometimes smokey or even briney flavor of scotch makes it a very special pairing partner.

Scotch

Beaujolais

This light-bodied, easy drinking French red is made from the thin-skinned gamay grape and tucks perfectly into a picnic basket.

Beaujolais

Malbec

Despite its origins in the Bordeaux region of France, high quality malbec is generally most associated with Argentina's Mendoza region.

Malbec

Champagne

There are loads of bubbly whites produced around the world, but if your fluted glass is filled with champagne, those bubbles came from France’s northernmost wine region, Champagne.

Champagne

Chardonnay

With flavors ranging from crisp to creamy, chardonnay is a global favorite for good reason.

Chardonnay

Pinot Gris

Pinot gris and pinot grigio are different names for the same wine. Both are bright, light, simple whites made from the same grapes.

Pinot Gris

Riesling

German by birth, riesling is one of our all-time favorite whites. Its flavor can range from dry to semi-sweet to sweet and even sometimes sparkle!

Riesling

Sauvignon Blanc

Grassy, crisp, young and refreshing are all things that we associate with this light-on-its-feet white wine grown in many regions of the world.

Sauvignon Blanc

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Gouda

American Pale Lager

Belgian Ale

Bock

Brown Ale

Cider

Pale Ale

Porter

Saison Ale

Stout

Brandy

Old Fashioned

Rum

Scotch

Beaujolais

Malbec

Champagne

Chardonnay

Pinot Gris

Riesling

Sauvignon Blanc

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