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Practicing Pairings with Beer & Cheese

If this is studying, I want to be a student for the rest of my life.

Posted byEmma SchmitzDecember 20, 2019Posted inBeer and Food, Beer I Drink, Craft BeerTags: barleywine, beer and cheese, Beer and Food, beer education, brown ale, Craft Beer, tasting beerLeave a comment on Practicing Pairings with Beer & Cheese

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For the hundred people who’ve asked me: “Why did you become a Certified Cicerone?” Here’s my tell-all 😉 in @ediblerenotahoe 🍺 (hint: it’s not *all* about the beer). It feels weird to be the subject of my own article (plus, modeling is not my forte! @jenschmidtphoto is a wizard 🧙‍♀️), but first-person narratives hold a piece of my heart—and they’re WAY more fun! 💁‍♀️ Read to learn what I’ve been up to; link in bio 💫💖

Been seeing these 10 year glow ups. So here’s a bunch of pictures of me 9-13 years ago, when I was on numbers 3-5 of my 9 total lives 🐈‍⬛, when life was mostly macrobeer, music, motorcycles, airwaves, fog then sunshine, the written word, obscene hand gestures, and trying everything in order to find myself (even a Beatles haircut). 💘

Sometimes things turn out differently than planned. Thankfully, (as a water sign 🦀) I’m no stranger to going with the flow, and as a marketing professional, I’m not afraid to throw on a lil rebrand to fit the vibe. For me, homebrewing is an experiment that occupies only a sliver of my much larger experiment called life. So when this supposed-to-be-chocolate-chili-stout turned out more like a Cinnamon Brown Ale, that’s what it became. I wasn’t disappointed for long because I honestly love browns and cannot find enough of them. This may have been the beer I wanted all along 💆‍♀️ Don’t force things this new year, bbs—you never know what might show up 💫

When it all comes together. This is my version of @bravenoisebeer (thanks @underthejenfluence for the homebrew recipe!)—a crushable yet flavorful hazy pale ale with a soft mouthfeel and notes of guava, lychee, and white grape. Pairs well with smashing the patriarchy, pit bulls, textiles, and A Woman’s Place is in the Brewhouse by Tara Nurin. This turned out so good it was impossible not to share it all with friends! Here’s to continually learning and amplifying the narratives that have been left out 🗣💫

I grew up down the street from a French wine distributor rep. For many years, Champagne, Beaune, & Beaujolais dominated our Thanksgiving festivities. Now, as a Certified Cicerone, I’m excited to bring quality beer to the table. I got to share this lovely, floral wonder of a cream ale I helped @thegoodwolfbrewing make—brewed with elderflower and lemon peel, then cold-conditioned for optimal crispness—plus my homebrewed version of @bravenoisebeer (which my fellow hophead brother enjoyed, & from whom I stole photo #2). It felt good to elevate beer this holiday, on a day that wine has ruled for most of my life. Here’s to the beeriarchy 🍻

7 years ago, a neighbor shared a handful of kefir grains with me—those tiny, rubbery, translucent popcorn pieces that ferment sugar into bubbles. I liked to make kefir water and add grapefruit juice. That was the beginning of my fermentation journey. Soon after, I was gifted a homebrewing kit and my first beer would be a grapefruit pale ale (I am citrus obsessed).

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