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Catholic comestibles tonight at Jos� Pistola's
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Catholic comestibles tonight at Jos� Pistola's
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Tonight, beer bar/taqueria Jos� Pistola's will pair legendary Trappist brews with the equally delicious, but less-well known, cheeses� of Abbaye de Notre Dame Scourmont.� Both are the produced by the Cistercian Trappist brothers of the abbey, whose beers and cheeses are sold under the label Chimay.
Since 1862 the monks at Scourmont Abbey have produced beer and cheese,� sold to support the abbey and fund their charitable works.� After expenses, all monies generated by the international sale of the three signature brews (Grand R�serve, Premi�re and Cinq Cents) and four cheeses go to supporting good causes.� At a Chimay anniversary event during Philly Beer Week 2008, longtime Chimay importer Bobo Van Mechelin raised his glass high and proclaimed, "80 percent of the money you pay for a Chimay goes to the orphans!"�� Never have so many intoxicated Philadelphians raised a raucous cheer in honor of Belgian orphans.
This evening, guest will have the opportunity to try all three Chimay ales paired with two cheeses.� Cinq Cents (White) is the only Chimay brew kegged and made available on draft, while Grand R�serve (Blue) and Premi�re (Red) are� available in bottles. Each of the three will be available in 5 ounce pours, paired with a chunk of cheese and little accompaniment, for $7.
The two cheeses featured tonight are Grand Cru and Le Chimay � la Bi�re.� Jos� Pistola's co-owner Casey Parker described both cheeses in an email:� "The Grand Cru is a softer creamy cheese, very stinky.� The Chimay � la Bi�re� is washed in Chimay Red,� a little bit more firm than the Grand Cru and very aromatic."
As a Catholic by birth and education and a European by ancestry, sometimes I think the Faith gets a bad rap. All that old-fashioned banning of contraception and gay-bashing doesn't put me in the mood to party.� Here, the Trappist brothers prove that Catholics can drink high-gravity beers, eat stinky cheese and support orphans and nice widow ladies all at once.
Chimay beer and cheese pairing, Thu., May 21, 5-10 p.m., Jos� Pistola's, 263 S. 15th St., 215-545-4101, josepistolas.com
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