Beer Cheese Stories

"Beer Stories" is a must-read for brewers, beer-lovers, cheese connoisseurs, and anyone who appreciates the simple wonders of food. Author Michael Landis has thought about this book ever since he started working with beer in Juneau, Alaska. With beer, there has always been food. When he began to write these stories, he realized that he's done more with beer and cheese than anything else. Every story in this book is true. In the pages of this book, you'll find beers that are hoppy and hazy, golden and blonde, but most of all, meticulously paired and crafted. Get ready to go on a mouth-watering adventure through the author's unforgettable collection of beer and cheese pairings.

"Beer Stories" is a must-read for brewers, beer-lovers, cheese connoisseurs, and anyone who appreciates the simple wonders of food. Author Michael Landis has thought about this book ever since he started working with beer in Juneau, Alaska. With beer, there has always been food. When he began to write these stories, he realized that he's done more with beer and cheese than anything else. Every story in this book is true. In the pages of this book, you'll find beers that are hoppy and hazy, golden and blonde, but most of all, meticulously paired and crafted. Get ready to go on a mouth-watering adventure through the author's unforgettable collection of beer and cheese pairings Landis has always wanted to accumulate as many of the beer and cheese pairings that he's taught over the years, and bind them together into one collection. The product is this book, where you will find a wonderful selection of beers and cheeses. If you cannot find the exact beer to pair with the cheese, you can substitute another brand for the style. Also, if a brewery pauses or discontinues a beer, your quest will be to find a similar beer style to match in the pairing! Landis has always made it his mission to update beers that were discontinued and replace them with good substitutions. Remember, each beer is unique, one of a kind, and special. Get ready to enjoy this collection and its pairings!

Michael Landis has been teaching food & beverages for over 25 years. He is a Certified Cheese Master TM with the USA Cheese Guild, American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, American Cheese Society Certified Sensory Evaluator, Court of Master Sommelier Level 1, and Cicerone Certified Beer Server. Michael has judged cheese at the World Cheese Awards, the International Cheese Awards, the Good Foods Awards, and the Global Cheese Awards since 2010 and was inducted into the International Guilde des Fromages in 2011. In 2019, Michael was appointed the American Ambassador for North American Cheeses and is a Supreme Judge at the International Cheese Awards. Michael has taught hundreds of cheese and beverage seminars and has taught at the Great American Beer Festival, American Cheese Society Conferences, the Society of Dairy Technology, American Brewers Conference, California & Oregon Cheese Festivals, and the Cayman Cookout. Since March 2020, Michael has produced more than 90 episodes of his webcast, Cheese In-Depth. He has posted over 300 videos to his YouTube channel and his Fresh Cheese Board video on YouTube has over 2.1 million views. He is regularly featured on CBS morning shows and is an award-winning brewer, having won a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Mischievous Black Lager, a beer he collaborated on with Chris Johnson of Six Ten Brewing based in Tampa Bay, FL.