Cheese

Sweet, Mild, Authentic Hatch Chiles

Recipe ideas: Risotto, quesadillas, stuffed peppers, and burgers. 

A very mild, firm cheese made with part-skim milk.

Handcrafted in Mineral Point, WI. 

Each batch of Pleasant Ridge Reserve develops flavor at its own pace and an important part of our work in the ripening rooms is to taste each batch again and again to determine when it reaches peak ripeness.  We sell most batches between 10-14 months of age but we find that a small percentage of each season’s production has the character required to age beyond this.

These Extra-Aged batches are released each fall, when they’re at least 15 months old, and they represent the most distilled version of our cheese.  Drier, with more concentrated flavors than younger versions of Pleasant Ridge, these wheels are renowned for their complexity and length and are eagerly anticipated by many of our best customers.

Pleasant Ridge Reserve is an aged, alpine-style cheese.  Like the coveted, alpage versions of Beaufort and Gruyere, Pleasant Ridge is made only in the summer months, while our cows are grazing fresh pasture.

The sweetness born from the grass-fed milk combines with the savory flavors developed by the cheese’s natural, washed rind.  The resulting complexity – rich and salty, with a long, fruity finish – has made Pleasant Ridge one of the most distinctive and celebrated cheeses in the country.

Produced only in the fall, as the diet of our cows begins to change from summer pasture to the winter’s dry hay.  This rich milk is perfect for a cheese like Rush Creek, so soft and decadent that it’s often referred to as savory custard.  Each cheese is wrapped in spruce bark, which gives shape to the cheese and imparts a subtle woodsy flavor.

Before serving Rush Creek, bring the cheese to room temp or warm it gently in an oven.  When using an oven, remove the paper wrapping and either wrap the cheese in tin foil or cover it in a ceramic crock.  Place the cheese in a 250-degree oven for approximately 45 minutes, or until the entire cheese becomes soft and warm.

The monthly cheese club is a great way to try a wide variety of cheeses and have them delivered to your door every month. 

Shipped out the first Monday of the month.  Approximately 2 lbs of a variety of Wisconsin cheeses each month.