Old Fashion Summer Sausage

Description

Don’t miss this new product! This semi-dry beef sausage is sure to entertain your guests on a charcuterie board or pack the flavor into your lunch. The fermentation process of this sausage gives it a tangy flavor and longer shelf life with no refrigeration required.

Old Fashion Summer Sausage has the tangy flavor you love from a fermented summer sausage. We use an artisanal approach to craft this summer sausage using only the best ingredients to ensure a quality product.

Den’s Country Meats is a family-owned business and operated as a USDA inspected meat locker located in the heart of the Midwest. With deep family values, Den’s Country Meats has provided quality meat products to its customers for 40 years. Our local store provides a processing plant serving our customers with custom processed meat, award winning sausages, and fresh retail cuts.

Den’s Country Meats has two generations working in the business. Dennis and Kim Schaardt are involved in the day-to-day production as well as their daughter, Courtney and her husband Seth.

Why support our business? We work hard every day to provide quality products for you. Each recipe has been handcrafted with you in mind to provide rich and bold flavors that satisfy your taste. We only source quality meat from the best animals to have top-notch products for our customers.

Why support small lockers? A strong local meat sector means a more resilient supply chain, more options for local farmers, and better access to local products. Small meat lockers are an important part of a small-town economy and provide good-paying jobs. Small meat processors have a positive multiplier effect on the local economy.

Den’s Country Meats is a proud member of the Nebraska Association of Meat Processors and American Association of Meat Processors.

Owner, Dennis Schaardt was inducted into the American Association of Meat Processors Cured Meats (ACMC) Hall of Fame in 2024. The Cured Meats Hall of Fame Award was established to recognize individuals that have shown long-standing excellence in the production of cured meats. One person per year is selected to receive the award. Dennis has actively participated in the ACMCs for several years and state cured meat shows. In addition, he has demonstrated exceptional ability in the production of cured meats. This award is a testament to the quality of product Den’s Country Meats produces on a daily basis.

In 2025 Den’s Country Meats received the “Travelling Sweepstakes Award” from the Nebraska Association of Meat Processors. This award is given to entrants in the Nebraska Cured Meat Championship competition who receive the most total points of all products entered into the contest. Den’s Country Meats is the only recipient in the history of the award.

The German Butchers Association (DFV, short for Deutscher Fleischer-Verband), the official representative of craft butchers in Germany, formed a partnership with the American Association of Meat Processors to hold a meat competition every three years in the United States. German butchers judge products submitted by meat lockers from all across the United States. In 2025, Den’s Country Meats entered 72 products into the competition and received 62 GOLD MEDALS – 8 SILVER MEDALS – 1 BRONZE MEDAL. In addition to the individual awards, Den’s Country Meats also received: Cup of Honor | 1st place in the Ham division | 1st place in the Sausage division | 1st place OVERALL in the competition.

Old Fashion Summer Sausage received a GOLD medal from the 2025 German Butchers Association DFV Contest.