Take a regular cheddar cheese and add a hint of garlic and pepper, and the flavour game goes up a notch. A good beer match has a similar profile: flavours of cereal grain and moderate to light hopping, which provides an tasty herbal match to the garlic and pepper. Go for light lagers, such as the German helles lagers—these have muted hops.
These inviting, easy-drinking lagers enhance the flavours and texture of the cheese, making for a harmonious and lightly earthy flavour.