Here at Pastoral, we consider ourselves very lucky to be a part of Chicago’s thriving restaurant community. There are innovative chefs, high quality local ingredients, and passionate food-lovers spread throughout our city.
For the next month, we’...
Let’s talk about Imperial Stouts really quick, shall we? The style took its name from or rather in honor of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. On a visit to England, Empress Catherine enjoyed stouts so much she...
DANNY’S IRISH STYLE RED ALE Moylan’s was named for and started by Brendan Moylan in 1995. He had been brewing beer since his last days in college. Brendan had also...
The History
Barley wine was originally developed in England shortly after the Normand
invasion of William the Conqueror (Battle of Hastings, 1066 AD). Before the
Normans came from France the ruling class in England were Saxons.
Afterwards, the...
A big thank you to Hot Chocolate's Mindy Segal for inviting Pastoral's own Lisa Futterman to participate in this discussion about the emerging world of cheese & beer pairings.
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This is the time of year when our thoughts and tummies think about port and other fortified wines. With so much out there, how do you know what's really in that bottle? Jill, our resident wine buyer and "Port Princess" wrote this primer for the...
This week's pairing comes to us from England and Portugal.
Keen's Farmhouse Cheddar & Quinta do Noval Black Ruby Port
THE CHEESE
Keen's Farmhouse Cheddar
Region: Somerset
Country: England
Milk: Raw Cow
Cheese Type: Clothboud Cheddar
Rennet:...
This week we are proud to feature Alpine Renegade from Bleu Mont Dairy and Daisy Cutter from Half Acre.
According to our new Wisconsin Cheese Originals Calendar "Portrait of a Wisconsin cheesemaker 2011", Willi Lehner has been called an "off the...
We've kidnapped cheesemaker Jeremy Stephenson for the day. At the ACS conference last month Tarentaise, made on Spring Brook Farm won first place in the farmstead cheese category and third place in the all-around Best of Show competition. For your...
We've got two great products this week with Belgian traditions and American twists. Read on!
The Cheese, Bridgid's Abbey is from the mother and son duo at Cato Corner farm in Colchester, Connecticut. This Trappist-style monastery cheese has a...
Have you met Xian yet? In addition to his duties as Assistant Manager of our Broadway location over the past few months he has taken our small beer program and turned it around 180 degrees. Interesting craft beers both domestic and international...
You asked for it and we've finally gotten in Morbier. This raw cow's milk cheese is superb and has a very interesting history as well.
Named after the small village of Morbier in the Jura region-the same region as Comte-and shares an intimate...
Sunday is Father's Day and we've got a pairing perfect for all the dads and beer lovers out there.
The cheese is Coolea. The current cheesemaker is Dicky Willems whose parents, originally from Holland moved to Coolea, Ireland back in the 1970's...
This week we're visiting a B&B. Cheese from Britain and Beer from Belgium.
Harbourne Blue from Devon is a pasteurized goat's milk blue. Currently it is the only goat blue in Britain. Our wheels of Harbourne have a rich floral flavor with...
