Frumage L’Ottavio is what happens when Fattorie Fiandino’s Alpine raw cow’s milk meets a very good beer and decides to linger. Crafted in Piemonte by the Fiandino family dairy, this soft, semi-aged cheese is folded with dark ale and barley malt, then washed as it matures for a gently boozy, malt-kissed rind. The flavor is mellow and comforting: creamy milk, toasted grain, a little coffee, a little cocoa, and the cozy feeling of ducking into a tiny Italian tavern just as the evening gets good.
INGREDIENTS: Unpasteurized (Raw) cow’s milk, Sicilian salt, artisan dark ale, barley malt, vegetable rennet (Cynara cardunculus).