West Allis Cheese and Sausage Shoppe

Mild Brick

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Item Number: 11134
Weight: 1 Lb(s) 0 Oz
$7.99

Product Features

Brick is a Wisconsin original since 1877. Smooth, mild, sweet with a touch of nuttiness. - 1 lb.

  • Appearance:Ivory white
  • Texture:Smooth with small pin holes
  • Variety:Brick
  • Milk Type:Cow
  • Pair with:Gamay Beaujolais or other light red wines
  • Serving suggestions:Shred and layer in potatoes au gratin. Slice on a sandwich with honey-glazed ham, mustard and lettuce.

Brick is a Wisconsin original, first made by John Jossi around 1877. Some Brick cheeses resemble Germanys surface-ripened Beer Cheese or Beer Kse. Brick was named for its shape and because cheesemakers originally used bricks to press the moisture from the cheese. Wisconsin leads the nation in the production of Brick and surface-ripened Brick. The bacteria that cheesemakers apply to surface-ripened cheeses, known as a smear, develops the full, earthy flavor.

Copy courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.

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Brick Cheese
5/17/2012
5 out of 5
The Woodlands T
Worst brick cheese we have ever eaten. No taste at all very waxy not creamy as you would expect from a quality cheese. Would not recommend.