Beer Cheese

Description: Smooth soft cheese made of cow milk. A cheese which originated in Germany. It is quite pungent, not unlike Limburger. ... more

Beer Cheese ... It is salted and matured for seven months in highly humid conditions. Some Germans are known to dip this cheese in beer as a tasty snack. Also known as Bierkaese or Weisslacker. Fat Content: 40%.

Newest Review: ... Shortly after a small factory was built at the back of the pub and Ilchester Beer Cheese came into production for the rest of ... more

... the country to enjoy. Ilchester Cheese is a blend of cheddar cheese, Fullers strong ale and spices. To look at, the cheese comes in a cylandrical shape covered in a black wax ( usually in a 3kg truckle), when it is cut it looks like cheddar cheese but with speckles of the herbs and spices in it. The aroma is a strong piquant one, very pleasant. The taste is sharp and creamy - a very nice cheese. It is equally eaten with a full bodied red wine, like a Merlot aor a good dry white wine such as a Blanco Rioja. It ...more

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Beer Cheese: Its England v Germany and England win!! (766 words)
by - written on 19/05/09 (Very useful, 31 readings)
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I love cheese! Unfortunatly I don't eat it as much as I would like these days as I am always trying to keep control of my weight. But every now and then we will have a naughty nibble and endulge in a lovely cheeseboard with small portions of any different and new cheeses we see. It was while purchasing cheeses for such a nibble that I came across two different types of Beer Cheeses - one English and one German. I can assure you that I am in no way biased with my choice but do prefer the English variety very much. THE ENGLISH BEER CHEESE This cheese is Ilchester cheese, and comes from Ilchester in Somerset where it has ... Read the complete review