Beer-washed tomme · Piedmont
Birretta (croûte à la bière)
By Eros Buratti · Piedmont, Italy
A small cow's-milk tomme whose rind is aged/washed in beer, sometimes rolled in grains: a tender paste with an aromatic rind showing malty, yeasty notes. An original artisan cheese.
Beer-washedDistinctive feature
Cow's milkMilk
Beer-washedRind
PiedmontRegion
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ITasting notes
Profile
Intensity
MildIntense
Creaminess
FirmCreamy
Saltiness
Lightly saltedSalty
Aromatic
NeutralAromatic
Tasting
Appearance
Golden rind crusted with grains, pale paste.
Aroma
Beer, yeast, malt.
On the palate
Tender, aromatic, malty notes.
Aromas
Beer / maltYeastGrainAromatic
Pairings
Craft beersAn original cheeseboardGrain breadAperitif
IIIThe producer
Formaggi di Eros (Eros Buratti, Verbania, Piedmont) — beer-aged.
VSpecifications
- Origin
- Piedmont, Italy
- Format
- ~400 g piece
- Packaging
- Sold individually
- Storage
- Refrigerated (2–4°C)
- Reference
- FRO-042
Information
- Milk
- Cow's milk
- Paste type
- Soft pressed, beer-washed rind
- Ageing
- ~45 days (beer rind)
- Raw / pasteurised milk
- To be confirmed
- Appellation
- Not protected (artisan cheese)
The cheese