Today we decided to go see where our cheese comes from, here’s some stuff we saw
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There were a lot of people interested in learning about cheese, or at least eating cheese and things that go with cheese.
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We arrived hungry for some cheese and cheese related food, so we waited behind many other like-minded people for about 20 min in the cafeteria.
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I had a cheeseburger with sharp white (unfortunately they only serve well done) with cheese curds, chili cheddar ranch, and a Fort George Hazy Pale Ale. My gf had the local favorite mac n cheese with pretzel bits, fries and a Pelican Beach Beer. Other girl that was with us had a grilled cheese with medium white and sharp yellow, and a Stubborn craft soda. Everything was delicious, I put cheese curds dipped in chili ranch on my burger which blew everyone’s mind.
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Milk comes in trucks from the surrounding dairy farms
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Giant milk tank
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Guy in window is surprisingly not the Cheddar Master, he is adding stuff to the milk and curds
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Old open tank from when they used to make cheddar by hand
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Cheddar Master is the machine left of the sign, the modern way of making cheddar
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Sealing blocks of cheese for storage
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A worker inspects the cheddar with nose, also gets to taste the cheddar (not shown)
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Samples
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Goofy Goober
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Maker’s reserve selection
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They were out of Marionberry
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The haul, really wanted the Marionberry ice cream, settled for a keychain
I probably would’ve paid more attention to what they were actually doing instead of just gawking at the cheese if I hadn’t had that beer on an empty stomach. If any cheese makers feel like explaining stuff to people with questions, feel free.
by Kalikokola