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The only casualty of the event was since 2020: officials cited the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] as grounds for scrapping it.
The only casualty of the event was since 2020: officials cited the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] as grounds for scrapping it.


The event features a competition among amateur and commercial beer cheese makers, as well as live music, art and craft displays, a beer "garden" and traditional festival foods.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.petoskeynews.com/gaylord/featured-ght/top-gallery/beer-cheese-a-central-kentucky-staple-you-d-love/article_1e8cf489-0385-5179-b168-2e8d76b31680.html|title=Beer cheese: A central Kentucky staple you'd love|date=December 13, 2016|work=Gaylord Herald Times}}</ref> Festival attendees can also sample and vote for their favorite beer cheese to win a People's Choice Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kentuckymonthly.com/events/beer-cheese-festival_1/|title=Winchester Beer Cheese Festival|date=June 11, 2016|work=Kentucky Monthly Magazine}}</ref>
The event features a competition among amateur and commercial beer cheese makers, as well as live music, art and craft displays, a beer "garden" and traditional festival foods.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.petoskeynews.com/gaylord/featured-ght/top-gallery/beer-cheese-a-central-kentucky-staple-you-d-love/article_1e8cf489-0385-5179-b168-2e8d76b31680.html|title=Beer cheese: A central Kentucky staple you'd love|date=December 13, 2016|work=Gaylord Herald Times}}</ref> Festival attendees can also sample and vote for their favorite beer cheese to win a People's Choice Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kentuckymonthly.com/events/beer-cheese-festival_1/|title=Winchester Beer Cheese Festival|date=June 11, 2016|work=Kentucky Monthly Magazine}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


The Beer Cheese Festival the only event celebrating beer cheese in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.resortsandlodges.com/travelblog/b/beer-cheese-festival/|title=A One-of-a-Kind Beer Cheese Spectacular at the Beer Cheese Festival|date=June 1, 2016|work=Resort sand Lodges}}</ref> People travel hundreds of kilometres across many states/countries to sample different varieties of the Kentucky creation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chowpapi.com/on-the-road-with-rl-reeves-jr-jean-bell-is-the-queen-of-kentucky-beer-cheese/|title=On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Jean Bell Is The Queen Of Kentucky Beer Cheese|date=July 1, 2016|work=Chowpapi}}</ref>
The Beer Cheese Festival the only event celebrating beer cheese in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.resortsandlodges.com/travelblog/b/beer-cheese-festival/|title=A One-of-a-Kind Beer Cheese Spectacular at the Beer Cheese Festival|date=June 1, 2016|work=Resort sand Lodges}}</ref> People travel hundreds of kilometres across many states/countries to sample different varieties of the Kentucky creation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chowpapi.com/on-the-road-with-rl-reeves-jr-jean-bell-is-the-queen-of-kentucky-beer-cheese/|title=On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Jean Bell Is The Queen Of Kentucky Beer Cheese|date=July 1, 2016|work=Chowpapi}}</ref>

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Kentucky Beer Cheese Festival
Genrefestival
Location(s)Winchester, Kentucky, United States[1]
Years active2009–2019, 2022–
SponsorsShop Local Kentucky, Clark Regional Medical Center, Ale-8-One, Clark County Farm Bureau, and others[1]
WebsiteWinchester Beer Cheese Festival

The Kentucky Beer Cheese Festival is a celebration of beer cheese, an original and unique Kentucky delicacy.[2] This festival's a one-day summertime event[3] held in downtown Winchester, Kentucky,[4][5] birthplace of beer cheese. The first Beer Cheese Festival took place in June 2009 and was attended by more than 8,000 people.[6] In 2016, nearly 20,000 people attended.[7]

The only casualty of the event was since 2020: officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic as grounds for scrapping it.

The event features a competition among amateur and commercial beer cheese makers, as well as live music, art and craft displays, a beer "garden" and traditional festival foods.[8] Festival attendees can also sample and vote for their favorite beer cheese to win a People's Choice Award.[9]

The Beer Cheese Festival the only event celebrating beer cheese in the world.[10] People travel hundreds of kilometres across many states/countries to sample different varieties of the Kentucky creation.[11]

Mental Floss included the Beer Cheese Festival in their list of "12 Highly Specific (and Extremely Delicious) Food Festivals."[12] Mashable included the Beer Cheese Festival in their list of "14 food festivals that show how serious America is about food."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Home - Beer Cheese Festival". beercheesefestival.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Beer Cheese for the Win". The Wall Street Journal. January 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Rizzo, Cailey. "14 food festivals that show how serious America is about food". mashable.com. Mashable, Inc. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ^ "The Ultimate Southern Adventure: Kentucky". National Geographic. September 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Beer Cheese Love: Discovering a Kentucky Tradition". Paste Magazine. February 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "First Beer Cheese Festival draws 8,000 visitors". Central Kentucky News. June 18, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Thousands attend 8th annual Beer Cheese Festival in Winchester". WKYT TV. June 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Beer cheese: A central Kentucky staple you'd love". Gaylord Herald Times. December 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Winchester Beer Cheese Festival". Kentucky Monthly Magazine. June 11, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "A One-of-a-Kind Beer Cheese Spectacular at the Beer Cheese Festival". Resort sand Lodges. June 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Jean Bell Is The Queen Of Kentucky Beer Cheese". Chowpapi. July 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "12 Highly Specific (and Extremely Delicious) Food Festivals". Mental Floss Magazine. February 9, 2017.
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