Performance Notes
Because the outside of these surface-ripened cheeses have been hand-rubbed with a smear as they age, you will want to carefully remove the rind before grating, slicing, melting or serving these exquisite cheeses.
Pairing Notes
Mountain cheeses like a robust drink with a slight sweetness, so we recommend Belgian-style ales, ambers, brown ales, bocks and stouts. For wine, any fruit-forward red or white such as cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, beaujolais, riesling or grüner veltliner will do. Want more punch? Port, madeira, scotch and rye whiskey all love our alpine cheeses.
Beer & Cider
American Pale Lager
Belgian Ale
Bock
Brown Ale
Porter
Stout
Wheat Ale
Liquor
Bourbon
Old Fashioned
Scotch
Red Wine
Beaujolais
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Pinot Noir
Syrah
White Wine
Chardonnay
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Serve
These are our go-to fall and winter melters. They have such great flavor and texture and they melt with such ease. We love to cube them into fondue, grate them into gratins, quiches, savory tarts and soufflés, and thinly slice them onto alpine-style soups like French Onion. If we’re including them on a cheese board, we often pair them with a whole grain crusty bread, oil-cured mushrooms, pickled vegetables, smoked fish and meats along with roasted nuts.