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U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

America's biggest cheese competition, held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in odd-numbered years.

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Cheeses for U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

The U.S. Championship Cheese Contest is run by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and held in odd-numbered years in Green Bay, alternating with the association's World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison in even years. Over three days in March, judges taste thousands of entries of American cheese, butter and other dairy, in classes from mild Cheddar to washed rinds and string cheese, and name a U.S. champion. Wisconsin makes more cheese than any other state, and its cheesemakers usually take a large share of the medals. The 2027 contest is scheduled for 9 to 11 March.

The cheeses

ColbyWisconsin's own cheese, first made in 1885.Brick cheeseA Wisconsin washed-rind cheese pressed under bricks.Cheese curdsFresh curds, judged in their own class.

Also part of it, and being written: Cheddar cheese (The largest classes are for Cheddar of every age.).

About this page

Written by the EveryCheese desk with AI assistance. Background: "Wisconsin cheese" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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