Pacific Brew News

If you’ve followed us for any amount of time, you’ll know that we’re fans of good cheese to go along with our good beer. With that in mind we thought we’d take a brief departure from beer to highlight some of the big winners from this year’s California State Fair Cheese Competition. Our hope, of course, is that you’ll be inspired to find some of these cheeses and then go out and find the perfect beer pairing for each – how’s that for a homework assignment? Without delay, here’s the top cheeses from this year’s State Fair.

Best of Show
Best of Division (Soft, Fresh Cheese, Flavored)
Cypress Grove Chevre
Purple Haze

Best of Division (Cultured Cheese, Kefir)
Karoun Dairies
Kefir Cheese (cow)

Best of Division (Semi Soft, White Surface Mold – Camembert)
Marin French Cheese
Rogue Et Noir Camembert

Best of Division (Hard Cheese, Aged Jack)
Vella Cheese Co.
Special Select Monterey Jack

Best of Division (Semi-Hard, Aged Cheddar)
Fiscalini Cheese Co.
Bandage Wrapped Extra Mature Cheddar

For the complete results, click here.