Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Roth's Private Reserve is made by Roth Käse in Monroe, Wisconsin. Private Reserve is a raw cow's milk cheese that is cured a minimum of nine months in the Roth Käse Cellars.
Private Reserve has a hard, washed rind with a wonderful stone color and texture (a very attractive looking rind!). ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Lesher is a Cheddar/English-style cheese made by Keswick Creamery in Newberg, PA. Lesher is made from raw, Jersey milk that has been aged in a wax rind. Presumably the cheese is named after the road the farm is located on.
The interior of the cheese is a golden, honey color. It ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
This Raw Milk Cheddar is from Green Meadow Farm in Gap, PA. It's made from raw milk from Holstein cows and is aged for a year. There isn't much information about this farm, and as their website indicates that they focus on specialty herbs and vegetables for restaurants in the ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Birchrun Hills Farm Highland Alpine, made in Birchrunville, Chester County, PA, is a raw milk, washed-rind cheese. Obviously, based on the name, this is an Alpine-style cheese that has been cave aged.
The washed rind has a wonderful, deep, honey color. There isn't much of an aroma, just a slight briny ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Keswick Creamery's Blue Suede Moo is a wonderful blue cheese with a terrific name. It is made from raw cow's milk and has a beautiful interior and a wonderfully cragy, mottled rind. The interior has a light gray to beige paste with lots of variation in the mold colors ranging ...
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
I was doing a quick run through Reading Terminal and hit up Fair Food Farmstand to see what cheeses were in that day. I noticed a new cheese brand, Three Belle Cheese . Looked good, nice bright label with a cute drawing, and, what's this, goat's milk "Swiss" cheese. I ...
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
Wow, just .. wow! When I took the cheese out and it began to warm, the kitchen started smelling like a barnyard. Even the SO walked in and started looking around wondering where the funk was emanating from. I was almost afraid that the slice of Grayson I got was ...
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