Dogfish Head and Cabot Creamery partner for The Perfect Pairing

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Cabot Creamery teamed up for The Perfect Pairing, a hazy pale ale scientifically engineered to accompany sharp cheddar cheese, specifically Cabot Creamery’s Seriously Sharp Cheddar. Clocking in at 5.5% ABV, The Perfect Pairing is unfiltered and hop-forward with juicy, citrusy notes of grapefruit and pineapple. Beautiful hazy-golden in color, it features whey from Cabot Creamery, which contributes both a compelling body and subtle sweetness to the beer. The Perfect Pairing will be available exclusively in Dogfish Head’s new variety 12pk/12oz cans, the Off-Centered Party Pack.

“The carbonation, light bitterness and balanced fruity flavors of The Perfect Pairing prepare and cleanse the palate in between bites of our creamy, tangy, bold Seriously Sharp Cheddar cheese,” said Maegan Olsen, R&D food technologist at Cabot Creamery. "The Perfect Pairing shares some of the same DNA as Cabot’s Seriously Sharp Cheddar, with the use of Cabot’s whey permeate as a unique ingredient to the recipe. The collaboration was a natural fit (and extremely fun!) as Dogfish + Cabot both take the time to lovingly craft their products starting with the magical process of fermentation.”

Dogfish Head’s Off-Centered Party Pack includes a selection of four hop-centric beers to complement any cooler-weather drinking occasion.

In addition to The Perfect Pairing, the Off-Centered Party Pack contains three 12oz cans each of 90 Minute IPA, 60 Minute IPA and Blue Hen Pilsner. Recommended cheese pairings, respectively, are Cabot Creamery’s Habanero Cheddar, Cracked Peppercorn Cheddar and Pepper Jack.

“Many folks think of pairing cheese with wine, but beer and cheese pairings can be just as complex and delicious,” said Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head founder and brewer. “We had a blast working alongside the folks at Cabot to create, from a sensory perspective, the perfect beer to pair with sharp cheddar cheese. With The Perfect Pairing, and Dogfish Head’s entire Off-Centered Party Pack, we want to open drinkers’ minds and palates to the intricacies of beer and cheese, and introduce them to the culinary magic that can be found when you artfully combine the two.”

To learn about cheese and beer pairing tours, go to dogfish.com/brewery/tasting-room/tours.