Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda from Cub Foods.

$13.99 / lb

~ A Dutch Masterpiece

Fully ripened, tangy, slightly crumbly / cube and an appetizer, grate over pasta or veggies. “Watch out for the wrapper. I like it!” [sd] “Super Farmy…” [mf] Occasional pockets of juice. Yum!

May-Bud Hickory Smoked Gouda from King Soopers.

$??.?? / lb

~ National Cheese

Unimpressed. It’ll do…

Uniekaas Robusto from Whole Foods

$12.99 / lb

~ Pastured Cow’s Milk

Mike swears it’s the same as that smoked gouda from Minneapolis last month. “I enjoy this cheese! +++” ~mike. “It just melts in your mouth.” ~samm.

National Valley Redstone Robust from The Wedge

$15.29 / lb

~ A semi-soft goats milk cheese from Wisconsin

Kinda tastes like goat cheese. “Clean & pleasant.” Uneventful. Solid but not exciting.

Baked Gouda from Cub Foods

$12.79 / lb

~ smoked over beech wood, from Holland

“It was Gouda!!!” Creamy mouth. Love the baked crust. Samm wished it could’ve been just a little dryer.