Specialty Cheeses

Although many mountain cheeses have a similar basic nuttiness, they all have amazing subtleties of flavor and texture. Jura Montagne has a profoundly beefy, and savory smell with hints of peanut butter, buttered toast and a sweet and nutty finish. The paste is rich and savory, with hints of toasted bread and grass. Jura Montagne is a small wheel in comparison to many mountain...

Fior delle Alpi or Flower of the Alps, is a deliciously flavorful raw cow’s milk cheese from the mountains of Switzerland.  Made with milk from cows who graze on lush mountain grass and meadow herbs results in a fruity and gently spiced cheese with a subtle crunch. Fior delle Alpi, is matured for up to 12 months and has a rich oniony flavor, very savory, like a brothy stew.

Sunny Ridge is styled after the French cheese St. Nectaire. The cheese is washed with Is/Was Brewing’s Finer Points of Bad Behavior, a sour beer made from Michigan peaches. A great introductory cheese for those afraid to try goat’s milk. Flavors are tangy with a minerally fruit funk.

St. Germain is a cooked & pressed curd goat cheese with a natural rind. This Pyrenees-style tomme cheese has a sweet tang upfront, followed by subtle herbaceous notes. The paste is semi-firm which makes it great for snacking. This cheese smells woodsy and piney with a lingering herbal finish.

Inspired by the French classic Chabichou, this two-pound wheel has a wrinkled Geotrichum rind and a delightfully light, creamy texture. The flavor is clean, mild and mellow, with a hint of lemon and sweet honeysuckle/floral notes.

Lindeline is a large format ash-ripened goat cheese. The flavor is of crème fraiche and mushrooms. Cheeses are slightly firm when young, with the paste breaking down into a nice creamline after a few weeks of aging with some softening just under the rind and an earthy aroma.

Lake Effect is a soft-ripened goat cheese with a bloomy rind. The flavor is buttery, with an earthy mushroom flavor. Cheeses are slightly firm when young, with the interior breaking down into a nice cream-line after a few weeks of aging.

Lake Breeze is a soft-ripened goat cheese with a Geotrichum rind. The paste is pillowy with a nice thin cream line. The flavor is bright, citrusy, with a slight lactic tang and some yeasty notes.

Blakesville’s chèvre is bright, clean, and super spreadable. Soft and velvety with just a hint of lemon and salt, Blakesville’s chevre has a richer flavor than other high end chevre.

Afterglow is a washed-rind lactic cheese inspired by the French cheese Langres. The cheeses are washed with New Glarus Belgian Red Ale, which lends a hint of fruitiness to the aroma. A very approachable washed rind cheese with a long, evolving finish with fruit and malt flavors.