Aaron Landry

Four Cheese Pizza at Great Waters Brewing Company, originally uploaded by Aaron Landry.

Great Waters Brewing Company is known for its beer. They always have a good selection of cask conditioned and pulled beers. I’m not into all of them but what keeps me coming back is their willingness to try a bunch of different styles and they switch out their seasonal beers frequently. Sometimes they put out a really fantastic brew. Either way I love drinking something new when I’m there. I’m a big fan of Great Waters.

Tucked and hidden in a back page of their menu under “Sandwiches, Etc.,” is a four cheese pizza. It’s not a pizza you’d expect to find at a brew pub: no sauce and they chose provolone, asiago, bleu and mozzarella cheeses. It’s sized around 12 inches like a neapolitan style pizza but it’s much heavier. The crust is thicker and the cheese is piled on liberally. While this pizza lover has enjoyed this entire pizza in one sitting before, it is a bit much sometimes for one person. Last night I shared this as an appetizer with a friend and it worked out great for both of us.

Great Waters’ pizza is easy to hold and pulls apart nicely from the other pieces even though they’ve melted back together in the time it took to go from the kitchen to your table. This pizza is certainly almost all cheese and you can easily taste through all four of them. It’s a good blend and the aftertaste is especially biting. The crust is a bit plain but doesn’t take away from anything — the focus here is the cheese. It’s a fantastic compliment to a pint or two.

Great Waters Brewing Company
426 Saint Peter St
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651-224-2739