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{{short description|Soft blue cheese}}
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{{Infobox cheese
{{Infobox cheese
| name = Beenleigh Blue
| name = Beenleigh Blue
| image =
| image = Beenleigh blue cheese logo.jpg
| othernames =
| othernames =
| country = [[England]]
| country = [[England]]
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| town = [[Ashprington]]
| town = [[Ashprington]]
| source = [[Sheep milk|Ewe's milk]]
| source = [[Sheep milk|Ewe's milk]]
| pasteurised = No
| pasteurised = Yes
| texture = Soft
| texture = Soft
| fat = 47% <ref name=Ridgway/>
| fat = 47% <ref name=Ridgway/>
| protein =
| protein =
| dimensions = Round: 20 cm (8 in) D x 10-13 cm (4-5 in) H <ref name=Linford/>
| dimensions = Round: 20 cm (8 in) D x 10-13 cm (4-5 in) H <ref name=Linford/>
| weight = 3-3.5 kg (6.5-7.5 lbs) <ref name=Linford>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0S2rZcwZBnoC&pg=PA191 Great British Cheeses - Jenny Linford<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p 191.</ref>
| weight = 3-3.5 kg (6.5-7.5 lbs) <ref name=Linford>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0S2rZcwZBnoC&pg=PA191 Great British Cheeses – Jenny Linford<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p 191.</ref>
| aging = At least 5 months
| aging = At least 3 months
| certification =
| certification =
}}
}}


'''Beenleigh Blue''' is a thin-rinded, unpressed soft [[blue cheese]] made from [[pasteurised]] [[Sheep milk|ewe's milk]] produced in [[Ashprington]], [[Devon|Devon County]], [[England]].<ref name=Ridgway>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bV1RVgNe_5wC&pg=PA57 The Cheese Companion - Judy Ridgway<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 57.</ref><ref name=Caldwell>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oaOIT3QdwEQC&pg=PA218 Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking: The Ultimate Guide for Home-Scale and Market Producers - Gianaclis Caldwell<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 218.</ref> It is produced using vegetarian [[rennet]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oD1Z9v4mwdYC&pg=PT12 Cheese: Exploring Taste and Tradition - Patricia Michelson<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 12.</ref> Beenleigh Blue is produced by the Ticklemore Cheese Company.<ref name=Linford/> It began with limited production in the 1980s by Robin and Sari Congdon, and as production increased it became available to consumers throughout the year.<ref name=Ridgway/>It has been produced since 2006 by Ben Harris.
'''Beenleigh Blue''' is a thin-rinded, unpressed soft [[blue cheese]] made from pasteurised [[Sheep milk|ewe's milk]] and vegetarian [[rennet]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oD1Z9v4mwdYC&pg=PT12 Cheese: Exploring Taste and Tradition - Patricia Michelson<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 12.</ref> produced by the Ticklemore Cheese Company<ref name="Linford" /> in [[Ashprington]], [[Devon]], [[England]].<ref name=Ridgway>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bV1RVgNe_5wC&pg=PA57 The Cheese Companion – Judy Ridgway<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 57.</ref><ref name=Caldwell>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oaOIT3QdwEQC&pg=PA218 Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking: The Ultimate Guide for Home-Scale and Market Producers - Gianaclis Caldwell<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 218.</ref> The cheese originated in the 1980s with a limited line by Robin and Sari Congdon, and thereafter became available to consumers throughout the year.<ref name=Ridgway/>

Originally made by Robin Congdon in the 1970s who was seen as one of the first pioneers in the 1970s to revive the tradition of milking sheep in the UK, it is now made by Ben Harris who is in overall charge of the dairy and the main cheesemaker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beenleigh Blue's website |date=12 December 2019 |url=https://ticklemorecheesedairy.wordpress.com/beenleigh-blue/ |accessdate=18 February 2020}}</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==
It has been described as having a creamy [[Texture (food)|texture]] with notes of fruitiness, mushroom and nutty flavour.<ref name=Ridgway/> Its composition is crumbly and moist, and it has an overall sweet flavour.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NHc42iumbagC&pg=PA353 Mastering Cheese: Lessons for Connoisseurship from a Maître Fromager - [[Max McCalman]], David Gibbons<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p 353.</ref> After the blue veining within the cheese develops, it is wrapped in foil and then aged for at least five months.<ref name=Linford/>
The cheese has been described as having a creamy [[Texture (food)|texture]] with notes of fruitiness, mushroom and nutty flavour.<ref name=Ridgway/> Its composition is crumbly and moist, and it has an overall sweet flavour.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NHc42iumbagC&pg=PA353 Mastering Cheese: Lessons for Connoisseurship from a Maître Fromager] - [[Max McCalman]], David Gibbons. p 353.</ref> After the blue veining within the cheese develops, it is wrapped in foil and then aged for at least three months.<ref name=Linford/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ULxQoNWXX7oC&pg=PA173 The World Cheese Book - Juliet Harbutt<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p.&nbsp;173.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ULxQoNWXX7oC&pg=PA173 The World Cheese Book – Juliet Harbutt<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p.&nbsp;173.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=0mYjAQAAIAAJ Cheese: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best - Max McCalman<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p.&nbsp;84.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=0mYjAQAAIAAJ Cheese: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best - Max McCalman<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p.&nbsp;84.


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Beenleigh Blue
Country of originEngland
RegionDevon County
TownAshprington
Source of milkEwe's milk
PasteurisedYes
TextureSoft
Fat content47% [1]
DimensionsRound: 20 cm (8 in) D x 10-13 cm (4-5 in) H [2]
Weight3-3.5 kg (6.5-7.5 lbs) [2]
Aging timeAt least 3 months

Beenleigh Blue is a thin-rinded, unpressed soft blue cheese made from pasteurised ewe's milk and vegetarian rennet[3] produced by the Ticklemore Cheese Company[2] in Ashprington, Devon, England.[1][4] The cheese originated in the 1980s with a limited line by Robin and Sari Congdon, and thereafter became available to consumers throughout the year.[1]

Originally made by Robin Congdon in the 1970s who was seen as one of the first pioneers in the 1970s to revive the tradition of milking sheep in the UK, it is now made by Ben Harris who is in overall charge of the dairy and the main cheesemaker.[5]

Composition[edit]

The cheese has been described as having a creamy texture with notes of fruitiness, mushroom and nutty flavour.[1] Its composition is crumbly and moist, and it has an overall sweet flavour.[6] After the blue veining within the cheese develops, it is wrapped in foil and then aged for at least three months.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d The Cheese Companion – Judy Ridgway. p. 57.
  2. ^ a b c d Great British Cheeses – Jenny Linford. p 191.
  3. ^ Cheese: Exploring Taste and Tradition - Patricia Michelson. p. 12.
  4. ^ Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking: The Ultimate Guide for Home-Scale and Market Producers - Gianaclis Caldwell. p. 218.
  5. ^ "Beenleigh Blue's website". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ Mastering Cheese: Lessons for Connoisseurship from a Maître Fromager - Max McCalman, David Gibbons. p 353.

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