Event

Cheesin' Up CCBW

As part of Chicago Craft Beer Week,CHEESE and CHEERS will conduct, at the legendary MAP ROOM, a 5X5, sit-down cheese and beer pairing, complete with some schoolin' on pairing craft beer and artisan cheeses. The tasting will feature five outstanding American artisan cheeses making friends with an equal number of beers from Firestone Walker Brewing Co. and Chicago's own high-gravity specialist Ten Ninety Brewing. You will learn why some pairings are just out of this world, and see for yourself how easy it is to get cheese and beer to play nice together. If the group is game, there will be a punk rock trivia question involved as well. Seating is very limited. The price is $30 in advance, and there is a chance that tickets will be available at Map Room at 1 pm on the day of the event.
We expect to have some of the Firestone Walker and Ten Ninety beers from the tasting available for purchase at the bar after the event, until they are gone.

PAIRINGS as of 5/14:

Burrata (mozz stuffed with fresh cream, California) with Firestone Walker Pivo

Laclare Fresh Chevre (Malone Wis,) with Ten Ninety Half Wit

Bluemont Bandaged Cheddar (Wis) or Cabot Clothbound/Jasper Hill (Vermont ) with FW PALE 31

Little Bloom on the Prairie, Prairie Fruit Farms, (Champaign, IL) with FW Opal Farmhouse Ale

Widmer's 6 year Cheddar (WIS) with Ten Ninety Imperial IPA