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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · Oct 13
Just a note: read the alt text in my reviews. Space limitations in the post body are going to force me to do more there; I haven't really taken advantage of that yet, but there's additional details there.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 5h
Bent River is the only one of theirs I really liked. I think there's been issues with moving from Minnesota to California.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 5h
The goat Gouda I reviewed this week I think was on a shelf since last year!

I tend to get cheeses that are pretty old. The Alemar should have been eaten months ago.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 6h
It's reportedly a seasonal cheese available only late in November and in December; this must have been sitting somewhere a year!
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
L'Amuse "Black Betty" Brabander Reserve Goat Gouda

Semi-hard Dutch 🐐🧀. Sweet milk aroma. Has crystals from aging. Strong butterscotch sweetness, with typical Gouda nut flavor and a saline tangy finish that isn't goaty. A bit hard and dry near the surface. An excellent untraditional Gouda.
Social media photo of l'amuse brabander reserve with labeled wheel and wedges. There is a black wax coat. The interior is a solid, deep yellow looking a bit crumbly at the edge. Two slices of Brabander Reserve as purchased, unwrapped. The wax has been removed. It is solid, straw-colored, darker toward the edge, with a few irregularities.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Sawtooth from Cascadia Creamery

Semi-soft Washington 🐄 🧀 with washed rind. Yeasty, musty aroma. Strong, complex flavor, funky, savory, a touch of salt. Full, coating mouthfeel. Develops creaminess as it sits in the mouth.
Ad photo of Sawtooth cheese with a wheel and wedge. There is an orange-tan rind. The interior is straw color with many large irregular cavities. Sawtooth as purchased in clear plastic wrap. The rind is tan, the paste is light yellow with some small holes that have been compressed in storage.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Brigante (Classic) from Pinna

Semi-soft Italian (Sardinia) 🐑🧀 with thin wax coat. Delicate milky aroma. Pleasant fresh cheese flavor with a touch of caramel. Develops a bit of sharpness in aftertaste. Available in flavored varieties.
Ad photo for Pinna Brigante with a labeled wheel and wedge. There's a tan rind. The ivory paste has many small irregular eyes. Pinna Brigante as purchased in clear plastic wrap. It is a dull tan throughout, with a bit of label at the top edge.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Apricity from Alemar Cheese Company

Soft Minnesota (last cheese before move to California)🐄 🧀, acid coagulated, with bloom rind. Slightly yeasty aroma. Lactic tartness leads, butter and fermented fruit follow. Fluffy, fudge texture, melts in mouth. Had a very old sample.
Apricity ad photo showing packaging and a cut. It is a white ball with a wrinkle surface and a spongy looking white paste. Apricity as purchased, unwrapped. It is much darker than the ad, very deep wrinkles except where the label sat.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Caña de Oveja from Mitica

Soft Spanish 🐄 🧀 with bloom rind. Unlike the goat version reviewed earlier, this log has a more solid, almost chalky, center. Earthy aroma, very lemony flavor.
Cana de oveja ad photo. It is a white log with an interior that looks like whipped butter. Cana de oveja as purchased in clear plastic wrap. The rind is darker and thicker than in the ad and the paste looks more substantial.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 10h
Bûche de Luçay from P. Jacquin

Soft French 🐐🧀 log with bloom rind. Soft and mild, buttery, typical goat tang. There's more going on, but frankly, I'm confusing it with the next cheese I review.
Buche de Lucay ad photo. It is a log sold in a plastic shell. There is a thin white mold layer; inside that is a tan line, a cream line, then a white paste center that is solid. Buche de lucay as purchased in clear plastic wrap. It is deformed from storage. There is a wrinkly outer surface and a soft paste that is yellower than in the ad.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 6h
Mint has a tendency to take over a space. I should plant some.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
L'Amuse "Black Betty" Brabander Reserve Goat Gouda

Semi-hard Dutch 🐐🧀. Sweet milk aroma. Has crystals from aging. Strong butterscotch sweetness, with typical Gouda nut flavor and a saline tangy finish that isn't goaty. A bit hard and dry near the surface. An excellent untraditional Gouda.
Social media photo of l'amuse brabander reserve with labeled wheel and wedges. There is a black wax coat. The interior is a solid, deep yellow looking a bit crumbly at the edge. Two slices of Brabander Reserve as purchased, unwrapped. The wax has been removed. It is solid, straw-colored, darker toward the edge, with a few irregularities.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Sawtooth from Cascadia Creamery

Semi-soft Washington 🐄 🧀 with washed rind. Yeasty, musty aroma. Strong, complex flavor, funky, savory, a touch of salt. Full, coating mouthfeel. Develops creaminess as it sits in the mouth.
Ad photo of Sawtooth cheese with a wheel and wedge. There is an orange-tan rind. The interior is straw color with many large irregular cavities. Sawtooth as purchased in clear plastic wrap. The rind is tan, the paste is light yellow with some small holes that have been compressed in storage.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Brigante (Classic) from Pinna

Semi-soft Italian (Sardinia) 🐑🧀 with thin wax coat. Delicate milky aroma. Pleasant fresh cheese flavor with a touch of caramel. Develops a bit of sharpness in aftertaste. Available in flavored varieties.
Ad photo for Pinna Brigante with a labeled wheel and wedge. There's a tan rind. The ivory paste has many small irregular eyes. Pinna Brigante as purchased in clear plastic wrap. It is a dull tan throughout, with a bit of label at the top edge.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Apricity from Alemar Cheese Company

Soft Minnesota (last cheese before move to California)🐄 🧀, acid coagulated, with bloom rind. Slightly yeasty aroma. Lactic tartness leads, butter and fermented fruit follow. Fluffy, fudge texture, melts in mouth. Had a very old sample.
Apricity ad photo showing packaging and a cut. It is a white ball with a wrinkle surface and a spongy looking white paste. Apricity as purchased, unwrapped. It is much darker than the ad, very deep wrinkles except where the label sat.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 9h
Caña de Oveja from Mitica

Soft Spanish 🐄 🧀 with bloom rind. Unlike the goat version reviewed earlier, this log has a more solid, almost chalky, center. Earthy aroma, very lemony flavor.
Cana de oveja ad photo. It is a white log with an interior that looks like whipped butter. Cana de oveja as purchased in clear plastic wrap. The rind is darker and thicker than in the ad and the paste looks more substantial.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 10h
Bûche de Luçay from P. Jacquin

Soft French 🐐🧀 log with bloom rind. Soft and mild, buttery, typical goat tang. There's more going on, but frankly, I'm confusing it with the next cheese I review.
Buche de Lucay ad photo. It is a log sold in a plastic shell. There is a thin white mold layer; inside that is a tan line, a cream line, then a white paste center that is solid. Buche de lucay as purchased in clear plastic wrap. It is deformed from storage. There is a wrinkly outer surface and a soft paste that is yellower than in the ad.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 2d
This Sunday's reviews are going to be tricky. I lost my tasting notes, some were similar and I can't recall which was which. I hope I get them sorted.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 4d
If only there were somewhere online you could find out what a cheese is like before you go to the store...
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 4d
does any body else just kind of freeze up when u see this much cheese like it suddenly becomes impossible to choose and then the cheese monger starts plying you with delicious cheese samples to help u decide
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 4d
Why is my refrigerator in Portland?
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 4d
Suspicious that Death is creeping behind me with his fatal dart, I am communing with God...
Queso queso
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 5d
I did that for a long time, then started skipping the sugar.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 6d
Pileated. The big noisy ones.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 7d
*from one
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 7d
My record was 8000 walnuts front tree. The squirrels got at least as many.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 7d
St. Stephen from Four Fat Fowl

Soft New York 🐄🧀 triple crème with bloom rind. Over-aged, this had a liquid interior. Triple cream has silky texture, milky flavor. The rind gives a complex aftertaste of mushroom and earth.
Saint Stephen ad photo showing packaging, wheel, and cross-section. There is a thin white bloom rind. The paste had a thin cream line and a deep straw color. St. Stephen as purchased in clear plastic wrap. The texture of the surface is lost in packaging. The paste is held in place by plastic, is very soft and somewhat less yellow than in the ad.
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Sunday Cheese Reviews @venezuelanbeaver.bsky.social · 7d
Fromager d'Affinois Brebis from Guilloteau

Soft French 🐑🧀 with bloom rind. I loved the triple creme cow version I reviewed; this sheep is more like a richer Brie, melting on the palate, with some texture from the rind. Did not have enough for a fair assessment.
Fromager d'Affinois Brebicet ad photo showing package and wedges. There is a thicker than usual scored tan bloom rind. The paste is straw color and oozing. I forgot to photograph this cheese, thinking I'd reviewed it before. A tiny piece of it is barely visible in this photo of my last purchase. It looked much as in the ad photo.
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