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!

Mahon Reserva from Whole Foods.

$13.99 / lb

~ Pasteurized Cow’s Milk

It’s very crumbly and hard to cut. The outside looks like a potato. Nice, long finish. We initially only gave this two cheese, but later realized it left us craving more.

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.

Bass Lake String Cheese from County Market

$10.96 / lb

~ Smoked String Cheese

mmmmm… How could something from the same lake taste so much better?!???

Bass Lake Merlot Cheddar from County Market

$12.64 / lb

~from Wisc.

I hope the other cheeses in the fridge don’t puke on it! Dark days in the cheese log world… Winey cheese made me whiny.

Belgium Goat Cheese from Byerly’s

$14.00 / lb

~Belgium

Too zippy! Okay (maybe) as a bottom layer cracker content.

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.