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Logan, UT—Beehive Cheese Company of Unitah, UT, topped the fifth Utah Cheese Awards here recently with a Red Butte Hatch Chili entry.

Beehive’s winning submission is a classic cow’s milk Cheddar, handrubbed with Hatch chili peppers.

Judges awarded a total of 45 medals among 81 entries.

A total of 18 companies across six Mountain West states – Utah, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Arizona – participated this year.

Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winners in each of the 11 contest classes are as follows:

Swiss

Gold medal: Ballard Cheese, Gooding, ID, Holy Cow Swiss

Cheddar

Gold medal: Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, Midway, UT, Snake Creek Six Year Sharp

Silver medal: Aggie Creamery, Logan, UT, Old Juniper

Bronze medal: Ballard Cheese, Jersey Gem Cheddar

Semi Hard Cheese

Gold medal: Ballard Cheese, Danish Pearl Gouda

Silver medal: MouCo Cheese, Fort Collins, CO, Left Hand Brewing Nitro Beer Cheese

Bronze medal: Flathead Lake Cheese, Polson, Doorstop Gouda

Hard Cheese

Gold medal: Aggie Creamery, Aggiano

Silver medal: Ballard Cheese, Parmarano

Adjuncts Interior Cheese

Gold medal: Beehive Cheese, Unitah, UT, Red Butte Hatch Chili

Silver medal: Hollow Farms, Stockton, UT, Jalapeno Cheddar

Bronze medal: Hollow Farms, Black Pepper Cheddar

Bronze medal: Hollow Farms, Cowboy Cheddar

Bronze medal: Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, Smoked Jalapeno Bacon

Bronze medal: Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, Wasatch

Adjuncts Exterior Cheese

Gold medal: Beehive Cheese, Barely Buzzed

Gold medal: Park City Creamery, Park City, UT, Silver Queen Goat with Ash

Silver medal: MouCo Cheese, Ashley

Bronze medal winner: Heber Valley Cheese, Lemon Lavender Cheese

Curd

Gold medal: MouCo Cheese, Cheddar Curd

Silver medal: Hollow Farms, Hoppin’ Jalapeno Curd

Bronze medal: Beehive Cheese, Squeaky Bee Curd

Soft Cheese

Gold medal: MouCo Cheese, Camembert

Silver medal: Park City Creamery, Treasure Brie

Bronze medal: Mesa Farm Market, Torrey, UT, Chevre

Goat/Sheep Milk Cheese

Gold medal: Mesa Farm Market, Mesa Tome

Silver medal: Caputo Market, Salt Lake City, UT, Barely Legal

Bronze medal: Park City Creamery, White Nuggets

Feta

Gold medal: Mesa Farm Market, Mesa Farm Feta

Silver medal: Park City Creamery, Mayflower Feta

Bronze medal: Ballard Cheese, Jersey Dream Feta

Other Cheese

Gold medal: Ballard Cheese, Idaho Grilling Cheese.

About the Competition

The Utah Cheese Awards is an annual competition and celebration of cheese and related foods, organizer said.

Its aim is to recognize individual cheesemakers and food processors as well as promote the quality of local products to Utahns and points beyond.

Makers enter their products which are then judged by a team of individuals representing a crosssection of food-conscious Utahns, organizers said.

The products are awarded first, second and third place medals in each category.

While the awards reflect the personal tastes of the judges assembled, the Utah Cheese Awards believes the results are relevant to the majority of Utahns who buy such products.

Organizers said the act of the makers coming together in a friendly competition promotes products, brands and the industry as a whole in a way that no single company or agency can.

The show also awards a best-ofshow to the highest scoring entry in both cheese and non-cheese divisions. A Special Recognition Award is presented to a person or company instrumental in the ongoing success of the contest or industry.

If interested in knowing more about the Utah Cheese Awards, contact: [email protected]

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