From the same producers as the wildly successful OG Kristal, comes a new line of Goudas produced by the Deweer family. Working out of their newly rebuilt dairy, the family employs the same milk from neighboring farms as they do with the OG Kristal. However, with this line of Goudas, they have adjusted the cultures used in the make to better suit cheeses that are matured over a shorter time frame. The middle age profile in the Farmdal line, is matured to just over five months. Its texture leans closer to the rich, creamy mouth feel of the Young Farmdal, but more evolved. The flavor profile has classic Gouda notes that everyone loves, sweet and caramel like, with subtle fruit undertones. Johan Deweer took over his family’s farm in 1987. The farm had traditionally been a mixed use farm raising livestock and growing crops. After studying
cheese making in New Zealand and Normandy Johan and his wife Dominique chose to focus on cheesemaking. Kaasafineurs Van Tricht is run by father and son team, Michel and Frederic. Michel bought his father’s delicatessen in 1978. He began developing an interest in cheese and began working with local farmers on selection for the shop. Two aging rooms were built on to the back of the shop in Berchem, a suburb of Antwerp, where Michel began providing affinage. Eventually he and Frederic took over the former bottling line inside the DeKoninck brewery, where they have expanded to
eight different temperature and humidity-controlled rooms to age cheeses from all over Europe.
