Cheese of the Month: Zombie Quadrello di Bufala
Just when you thought Zombie was gone, it's ba-aack - and stinkier than ever. On an Italian cheese. The Zombie in question is the coveted Double India Black Ale fermented with wild honey from Tired Hands Brewing Co. in Ardmore, a long-gone fall seasonal r
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Just when you thought Zombie was gone, it's ba-aack - and stinkier than ever.
On an Italian cheese.
The Zombie in question is the coveted Double India Black Ale fermented with wild honey from Tired Hands Brewing Co. in Ardmore, a long-gone fall seasonal rated "exceptional" by BeerAdvocate.com.
Di Bruno Bros. cheesemonger Richard-Luis Morillo kept a stash, however, and has been washing buffalo's milk Taleggios called Quadrello di Bufala to extraordinary effect.
Washing already finished cheeses in beer brine is a growing trend that adds extra flavor dimensions. For Quadrello, a cheese from Bergamo whose sticky orange rind and semisoft paste is already full-flavored, the beer wash is compelling, adding a brown brick hue to the rind that deepens and amplifies its naturally beefy funk, but also frames it in the ale's faint honeyed sweetness.
- Craig LaBan
Zombie-washed Quadrello di Bufala, $27.99 a pound, at Di Bruno Bros.' 1730 Chestnut St. location only.