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]