	{"id":174027,"date":"2025-11-10T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=174027"},"modified":"2025-11-05T20:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:26:21","slug":"say-cheese-for-beers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/say-cheese-for-beers\/","title":{"rendered":"Say cheese for beers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE worlds of cheese and beer will collide for the first time at Torquay&#8217;s Blackmans Brewery this month.<\/p>\n<p>The much-loved institution will be hosting its Beer and Cheese Festival on the Surf Coast on November 23.<\/p>\n<p>Blackmans will be teaming up with Geelong foodies Splatters Cheese Bar to bring together a day filled with delicious food and beverages.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be headlined by a showstopping pairing session led by head cheese master Jo Bangles and head brewer at Blackman&#8217;s Matt Atkins.<\/p>\n<p>A special masterclass will also be hosted by Blackmans owner Renn Blackman, alongside live music, beer and cheese paddles and gourmet cheese boxes.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Blackman said they were looking forward to launching the concept in Torquay after several years of success at their Geelong brewery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s probably a lot of wine and cheese events, but not as many beer ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beer is incredibly versatile, there&#8217;s so many styles and flavours, making it almost a better pairing than wines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Smoked cheddar and smoked porta work really well together, or a creamy camembert and a wildberry sour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;ll be heaps of really cool combinations that&#8217;ll come out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Blackman said they were expecting a few hundred people coming through the doors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a good vibe and is usually received really well by the community.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE worlds of cheese and beer will collide for the first time at Torquay&#8217;s Blackmans Brewery this month. 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