Maple Leaf
| The Maple Leaf Cheese Cooperative Pepper Jack is a high-quality, artisanal semi-soft cheese from Monroe, Wisconsin, with a century-old cooperative heritage. Made from locally sourced, pasteurized, rBST-free cow milk, it features a washed-curd process maintaining high moisture and mild acidity. Fresh jalapeño peppers infuse uniform, lipophilic heat throughout the cheese. Master Cheesemakers ensured technical precision until a 2020 crisis closed the original plant, leading to bankruptcy and co-packing production elsewhere, altering its terroir. The cheese’s flavor is creamy with delayed heat, suitable for melting and pairing with off-dry Riesling or lager. It exemplifies complex dairy science and resilient traditional craftsmanship. | |
| Country | USA |
| Milk | Cow |
| Rennet | Microbial |
| Heat Treatment | Pasteurized |
| Texture Profile | Semi-soft |
| Flavor Profile | Sweet, Creamy, Vegetal, Spicy |
| Wine Pairings | Riesling, Zinfandel |
| Beer Pairings: | IPA, Lager, Pilsner |
| Food Pairings: | Burgers, Quesadillas, Fondue, Dips |
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