Primal Cream

Oregon Blue

In mapping the human genome, scientists have yet to uncover why humans like smoked foods so damn much. Smoked almonds, barbecue sauce, bacon bits. It’s primordial. We like fire. This partly explains why whenever one of us makes a trip to Northern California we have to buy a hunk of Rogue Creamery’s Oregon Blue and bring it back to the clan. This light, white and only mildy veined blue is supposedly the first artisan blue cheese to be made on the West Coast. It’s also the only fucking cheese we know that gets smoked for 16 hours over Northwest-grown hazelnut shells. The process leads to an excessively soft but crumbly cheese that has less of a mold bite and more of a caramel lick, making it great for folding into hot dishes without destroying any delicate flavors; the funk is kept under wraps. Best of all, like all Rogue creamery products you can rest assured that your creamy craving is being met by sustainable, cow-friendly farming practices. It may not be the stankiest blue in town, but it’s the most bacon-like.
Grain: Rogue’s Russian Imperial Stout 2007
Grape: Cardinal Zin