Bord Bia Farmhouse Cheese & Craft Beer Weekend Video Highlights

During the October Bank Holiday Weekend, Bord Bia wanted to raise awareness of the breadth of Irish farmhouse cheeses and craft beers amongst consumers by initiating the Farmhouse Cheese and Craft Beer Weekend. This was in an effort to prove that craft beer (not just wine!) is an excellent accompaniment to cheese. There were over 30 activities that tool place in farms, breweries, restaurants, gastropubs, off-licences and markets across the country involving tastings, pairings and demonstrations.
At present, there are approximately 50 farmhouse cheese makers in Ireland producing over 140 varieties of cheese and 17 craft brewers. Both crafts are not just about the flavour but also the people, personalities, places and stories behind them.

According to John McKenna, Bridgestone Guides, "We are dealing with the most bespoke artisan foods in the world here. Craft beers have the ability to take you into the brewer's highest aspiration; that potent wish to make a drink that evokes their work. They are being treated as the wines of Ireland!

The farmhouse cheeses convey the good things of Ireland, about pure food, about fine milk, and content animals, about sharing and hospitality, and the creativity of a determined individual on a small Irish farm, stamping every cheese with the signature of their personality. It is marvellous to see them being enjoyed and appreciated together!" www.bordbia.ie

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