A Few Words from our Cheese Buyer

Greetings for the New Year, this is Paul Lawler your new Kimberton Cheesemonger! I am charged with bringing you all the dairy delights the cheeseworld has to offer. And for those of you caught off guard by that last sentence - yes there is indeed a wide cheeseworld out there just as there is for world class wine or olive oils - with it's own flamboyant rockstars like Cypress Grove & classic Parmignano Reggiano and more humble but no less flavorful denizens like PA's Wallaby or our Wisconsin Goat Cheddar. And akin to wine or great beer, every good cheese has it's own story: the people behind it, the specific grasses, unique animal breeds and culture a cheese comes from that make up it's distinctive flavour profile. It's my goal to bring to you the most flavorful distinctive cheeses among these and support our dairy neighbors locally and cheesemaking artisans in the process. One of the most frequent questions I get it is "What is your favorite cheese?" and my answer instead of a cheese name is any cheese whose flavor reflects the flavour of where it came from, whether the minerality of seaside northern California pasture, the distinctive foliage of Parma, or the earthy character currently coming from PA's own cheeses.

With this in mind you can look out for great tasting new goat cheeses from Amazing Acres of Fred and Debbie Bloom in the case from Elverson PA. Their cheeses include a twist on a classic French cheese wherein a disk of fresh goat cheese is covered in grape leaves that have been first soused in brandy! Tastings will periodically take place for new and delicious cheeses we carry, so check our events page for future tastings, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info!

Also keep in mind we have some great values on ideal cold weather Alpine cheeses with Swiss Emmentaler at a regular price of $9.99 and Classic Gruyere at $2 off per lb. These two are ideal combined in fondue, on their own in hot ham & cheese or grated over soup to comfort in these frigid months. If you have yet to try it do try Serena cheese by Three Sisters of California, my featured cheese of the month. Named after the three sisters of the Simoes family, Marisa Simoes is a cheesemaking wunderkind whose Serena, with it's biting clove and peppercorn flavour I consider the American counterpart to Parmignano.

Enjoy, stay warm, and I look forward to seeing you by the cheese case!

- Paul