Weizen/Weiss (Wheat or White Beer) Cheese Pairings

Pairing Cheese with Wheat Beer - Wheat beers are full of high notes, and we like to pair them with cheese that can balance the treble with bass. To that end, we match sweeter Weizens with more lactic cheeses, like Loire Valley goat's milk or young, soft-ripened cheeses. Earthier cheeses also marry well with these beers.

About Weizen/Weiss (Wheat or White Beer) - The Bavarian Reinheitsgebot (Beer Purity Law), adopted in 1516, stipulates the only three ingredients to be used in the brewing of beer: water, barley, and hops (at the time, all beers were naturally-fermented, and yeast were not discovered yet). The one exception: wheat. Traditional styles of wheat beer are indigenous to Germany, France, and Belgium. Ales brewed with the addition of wheat are typically distinguished by a mild grainy taste, slight hop bitterness, and a moderate to low level of alcohol. Wheat beers are typically unfiltered (the prefix "Hefe" in "Hefeweizen" meaning "with yeast") and somewhat translucent in appearance. Oftentimes, the particular strains of Ale yeast used in Weizens can instill overtones of fruit (especially banana or apple) and even cloves.