bierkäse

or Bier·kä·se

[ beer-key-zuh ]

noun

1. a semisoft, strong white cow's-milk cheese that originated in Germany, and is eaten especially with beer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bierkäse¹

< German, equivalent to Bier beer + Käse cheese ¹

Example Sentences

While our beer cheese came from Germany and the word is merely a translation of Bierkäse, we use it chiefly for a type of strong Limburger made mostly in Milwaukee.

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But in Germany Bierkäse is more apt to be dissolved in a glass or stein of beer, much as we mix malted powder in milk, and drunk with it, rather than eaten.

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Dresdener Bierkäse Germany A celebrated hand cheese made in Dresden.

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Bierkäse Germany There are several of these unique beer cheeses that are actually dissolved in a stein of beer and drunk down with it in the Bierstubes, notably Bayrischer, Dresdener, and Olmützer.

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Some of it is as slippery as the stronger, smellier Bierkäse, or the old-time Slipcote of England.

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