The Cheese Blog
Brenda Jensen's path from earning an MBA and working as an operational manager in the packaging industry to waking up at light break every morning to check on 550 sheep and cut curds in a steamy make room may seem surprising to some.
Read MoreLike many sheep's milk cheeses, Berkswell has a buttery taste- think browned butter or melted ghee. When you bite into a wedge, you're greeted with lemon zest and fresh hazelnut notes. Because it's a seasonal cheese in the sense that the ewes milk changes seasonally with what they're eating, the flavors range throughout the year. I've tasted notes as different as pineapple and fresh mushrooms or a whiff of pine.
Read MoreAfter instigating meticulous research in the name of beer and cheese pairing - sipping, eating, nibbling, drinking, then doing it over again- it's decided guys, aged sheep's milk cheese loves sour beer.
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