Also went to Safeway scouting cheeses the other day and nothing looked super interesting, though I probably should have tried the Sierra Nevada (no relation to the beer) Organic Raw Milk White Cheddar just to see what it had to offer. Next time.

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Latest tests come from Whole Foods and both are store-exclusives. Neal's Yard Dairy "Keen's Cheddar" and Deer Creek's 36mo Cheddar.

Neal's from the UK has a near-parmy taste with a decent melt, but isn't anything special. Hint of dust mold.

Deer Creek from Wisconsin is closer to just a regular store-brand cheddar.

Both are fine with crackers, but nothing here stands out as worth trying again.

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Rouge Creamery Hopyard Cheddar.

WOAH, this is a weird one. So it kinda tastes like bread-cheese?

They basically took hops and mixed them in milk and made a sorta soft-cheddar. I had a few bites and I don’t think it is really for me, but if you’re a hoppy IPA beer-head you might like it?

Don’t eat it with another cheese, it really is overpowering.

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Sartori Momtamore Cheddar.

Don’t let the name fool you, this is a Wisconsin cheddar made by fourth-generation Italian-Americans, not an actual cheddar from Italy.

I liked it. It’s a smooth white cheddar with a hint of Parmesan. Good mouth melt and a hint of nuttiness at the end. Kinda refreshing.

I’ve been eating these as is, but this is the first in a while that I thought would be good in a pasta sauce.

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Catholics vs. Protestants The Cheeses:

The Kerrygold is incredibly creamy and grassy at the same time. A really great, smooth distinct cheese. Almost like a wine?

Murray’s Aged English is a totally different cheese. Crystalline and bright. Nutty and slightly sweet. Fresh and easy.

They both nail what they’re going for, so hard to name a favorite.

“Not hard for me, this English is my personal favorite,” says Emily.

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Murray’s Stocking Hill cave aged is some seriously musty peasant cheese. You definitely want it with a beer and some crusty bread after a hard day tending English fields.

I like how bold it is, but it’s almost too bold, bordering on a blue. No real mouth melt, stays hard all the way down.

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My first ever Australian cheddar in Old Croc was okay at first but then grew on me. The 17yo described it as “good, but what I imagine feet taste like.”

The Stockinghall was a real cloth-bound cave-aged cheddar and super flavorful. I could “taste the cave.”

Both were good, interesting cheeses. Think I’d go Stockinghall, but Old Croc is probably more a thing guests might like.

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No contest on this one.

Beecher’s is a real, interesting cheddar. Makes sense they’d build a brand around it. Complex and bright.

The Oregon Coast from Face Rock is kinda… a bland Swiss?

I think Murray’s High Plains might beat Beecher’s but I’ll need to try them face to face.

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@beatnikprof I have a favorite cheesemonger. Does that count? I must say, buying cheese from the cheesemonger makes me so happy.
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