Weißlacker

Also known as 'beer cheese', this piquant, salty, semi-soft sliced cow cheese is made using a traditional recipe from the Allgäu region in Germany. Weisslacker was first made during the Franco-Prussian War by the Kramer brothers in Wertach.

It is the first patented cheese in the world, and its name, German for 'white lacquer', derives from its bright white color. Connoisseurs throughout Germany often dip this cheese directly into the beer it is served with – it is too strong to be paired with most wines.

Weisslacker is a regular appearance on menus throughout southern Germany and the Czech Republic, and it is popularly served with pumpernickel or rye bread and radishes or Wurst. Weisslacker’s place of origin, the Kramer brothers’ house, has been turned into a national monument for the cheese.