question: What is a good beer pairing for Gouda cheese?
answer: A great choice for Gouda cheese is Sunmaid Stout (Rum & Raisin Imperial Stout.). Here's the recipe:
  Brewed by Chris Sartori from Stone Brewing Company in 2010. A dark chocolate stout with dried dark fruit finish. Simcoe provides bitterness with subtle fruity supporting notes, contrasting the chocolate and coffee-laden malt profile. The finish is warming with vanilla and rich dark fruit depth.
  ABV: 10.2% | IBU: 50
  Malts:
  - Pale Ale - Tipple (10 kilograms)
  - Chocolate (1.25 kilograms)
  - Carafa Special Malt Type 3 (0.94 kilograms)
  - Crystal (0.94 kilograms)
  - Flaked Oats (1.56 kilograms)
  Hops:
  - Simcoe (37.5grams @ start)
  - Challenger (25grams @ end)
  Yeast: Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II™
  Method: Mash: 65°celsius for 55min
  Tip: Take small volume of wort out of the run off and steep the raisins in it, then crush them up. This will help to release the dark fruit aromas into the wort.