Country of Origin: United States Region: Massachusetts City / Village: Carlisle Type of Milk: Goat Cheese Style: Mold-ripened Flavor Profile: Mild More... Country of Origin: United States Region: Massachusetts City / Village: Carlisle Type of Milk: Goat Cheese Style: Mold-ripened Flavor Profile: Mild Wine Pairings: White: Lean & Dry Wine Pairings 2: White: Lean & Dry Beer Pairings: Wheat Beer
Tricia Smith transforms the milk of her 10 goats into a variety of small format goat cheeses. Ruggles Creamery (originally Carlisle Farmstead) is the smallest goat dairy we work with.
Greta's Fairhaven (Greta being the name of one of her goats) is one of two raw milk cheeses Tricia makes. It is aged the required 60 days by the time we receive it, which gives the cheese time to lose some moisture making for a more crumbly interior. All of this translates into more concentrated flavors that are less citrusy (although those notes are still there), and more nutty, herbal and earthy.
Each wheel weighs about one and a third pounds, so each half is about two-thirds of a pound.
While we receive deliveries each week from Ruggle's Creamery, the scale of production is small enough and the popularity is great enough that it is a good idea to call us at 1-888-212-3224 to confirm availability.
Ruggles Creamery
Ruggles Creamery is located in Hardwick, MA. With fewer than 20 milking goats, they are a microdairy with unique control over the entire cheesemaking process from breed selection and breeding, feed, milking patterns and cheesmaking techniques.
Tricia Smith treats the goats as respected co-workers as they all work together to make delicious cheese. They follow as many organic practices as practical including a as much organic feed as is possible including a small selection of organic produce and hay from their property.
Tricia hand milks her goats and has a custom built pasteurizer to suit the needs of such a small dairy. Her milk consistently shows exceptionally clean using standard state dairy tests.
