Munster
The rolling hills of Alsace produce excellent spicy wines, and also this very pungent cheese. Its production center is the beautiful town of Munster set amid pastures and vineyards. The young cheese has a thin but firm pinkish-red rind with white paste. As it matures the rind turns to a dark russet color with a deep straw-colored interior. The paste is soft and supple with small holes in it. It becomes almost creamy in texture as it matures. The rind has a strong farmyard aroma with a lemony tang to it and this flavor transfers itself to the paste which is also strong in flavor but not too strong or sharp. Lovely cheese, that marries well with good quality beer and some wholesome brown bread.