Bierkase cheese is also known as:

• Weisslacker meaning 'Whitewash' in German
• bierkaese (bierkäse, bier käse, bier kaese)
• Beer cheese

Bierkase cheese was originated in Germany. Now it is produced in the United States as well.

Cow's milk is used while preparing the cheese. The cheese has powerful smell, mild taste and tastes best when ripen for seven months in highly humid conditions. It is a common ingredient in various breads, soups, and dips.

Bierkase cheese is eaten along with beer and sometimes directly dipping it in the drinks. It can be served with wine or on small slices of rye or pumpernickel bread and some sliced onions.

• Made from pasteurized cow's milk
• Country of origin: Germany
• Family: Cheddar
• Type: semi-soft, smear-ripened
• Fat content: 40%
• Texture: smooth
• Rind: washed
• Colour: pale yellow
• Flavour: full-flavored, salty, tangy
• Aroma: strong
• Vegetarian: no
• Producers: Wisconsin Cheese
• Synonyms: Weisslacker, beer kaese, beer cheese, Whitewash, bierkäse

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Other German cheeses:

• hard cheeses: Allgauer Emmentaler, Bavarian Bergkase, Klosterkaese
• semi-hard cheeses: Bianco , Danish Feta, Edelpilz, Original Illertaler
• semi-soft cheeses: Basils Original Rauchkäse, Beemster 2% Milk, Bruder Basil, Brunost, Butterkase, Cambozola Grand Noir, Chiriboga Blue, CreNoble , Limburger, Mirabo Brie with Walnut, Striegistaler Zwerge Camembert
• soft cheeses: Bavaria blu, Bonifaz, Cambazola, Champignon de Luxe Garlic, Champignon de Luxe Pepper, Champignon Mushrooom, CréMonté , Doppelrhamstufel, Dorblu, Montagnolo , Montsalvat, Petida, ReginaBlu, Rougette Bavarian Red, Rougette Grill Meister, St. Mang Original Allgäuer Limburger, Weichkaese
• fresh soft cheeses: FITAKI White Cheese, Quark