Meal and wine pairing
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Flanders red ale
Serve at: 08-11°C or 46-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Bleu de Termignon
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Pork
Braised pork shoulder
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Rabbit
Braised rabbit
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cheeses
Brokkelkaas
Netherlands. South Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : over 24 months.
Cheeses
Epoisses
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Cheeses
Ewephoria
Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 12 months.
Seafish
Fresh herring home style
Fresh herring fillets, cooked in a broth with white wine, vinegar, carrots, onions, and a bouquet (thyme, bay leaf, and parsley), and served with a chilled court-bouillon.
Cheeses
Grayson
United States. Virginia.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow’s milk with a natural rind orange-colored.
Cheeses
Manchego
Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Seafish
Marinated herring dieppoise
Herring poached in a marinade of white wine and vinegar with carrot, celery, and onion, then seasoned with salt, pepper, and flavored with bay leaf, parsley, and thyme.
Cheeses
Maroilles
France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 35 days minimum.
Cheeses
Old Gouda
Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 10 to 12 months.
Cheeses
Ovelha amanteigado
Portugal. Beira Alta.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
Cheeses
Palet de Bourgogne
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Ripening : 1 month minimum.
Seafish
Pickled herring
Marinated herring in vinegar with carrot, lemon, bay leaves, onion, mustard and sometimes served with fresh cream
Cheeses
Quadrello di Bufala
Italy. Lombardy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized buffalo milk with a pale pink to oatmeal washed rind.