Appleton Awards

Appleton Creamery src=Appleton Creamery is one of the most decorated cheese makers in the state of Maine, winning many awards before the Guild organized and created a web site to document these awards. Below is a list of awards given before those already listed in Guild press releases that can be found on this web site:

2009

Second Place — Chevre in Brandied Grape Leaf — American Cheese Society
Bronze Medal — Georges Highland — Eastern States Exposition
Bronze Medal — Chevre in Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic & Herbs — Eastern States Exposition

2008

Second Place — Sophia Feta — American Cheese Society
Second Place — Chevre in Brandied Grape Leaf — American Cheese Society
Second Place — St. Bridget — American Dairy Goat Association
Third Place — Chevre in Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic & Herbs — American Dairy Goat Association

2007

First Place — sheeps milk yogurt –American Cheese Society
First Place– Chevre in Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic & Herbs — American Dairy Goat Association
Third Place– St. Bridget — American Dairy Goat Association .

2006

First Place — Chevre in Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic & Herbs –American Cheese Society
First Place — BreBrie –American Cheese Society
Second Place– Chevre in Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic & Herbs — American Dairy Goat Association .

2005

Second Place — sheeps milk yogurt –American Cheese Society

2004

First Place — Chevre in Brandied Grape Leaf –American Cheese Society
Third Place — Chevre in Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic & Herbs –American Cheese Society
First Place — Chevre in Olive Oil with Roasted Garlic & Herbs — American Dairy Goat Association

2003

First Place — Chevre in Olive Oil with Fresh Basil and Pine Nuts — American Cheese Society

1999

First Place — chevre buttons in olive oil — American Cheese Society
Second Place — chevre in olive oil with roasted garlic — American Cheese Society

1996

Bronze medal: Classic Plain
Bronze medal: Crofter’s
Silver medal: Crofter’s (total presentation)
Silver medal: Chevre in Olive Oil
Gold medal: Chevre in Grape Leaf

Guild Members Awarded at 2010 ACS Competition

Congratulations to two Maine Cheese Guild cheese makers who were awarded multiple ribbons at the 2010 American Cheese Society conference competition, the largest cheese competition in North America including entries from the US, Canada, and Mexico.

A total of five awards went to the two Guild members: Pineland Farms Creamery won three awards; Appleton Creamery won two awards. Maine maintains its lock on the Feta category, with each cheese maker winning ribbons there, while Pineland’s Salsa Jack has won awards for several years.

All the 2010 ACS competition awards can be found here.

Soft-ripened white mold cheeses, flavor added:
1st place — Appleton Creamery, “Camella”

Feta, cow’s milk:
3rd place: Pineland Farms Creamery, “Feta”

Feta, sheep’s milk:
1st Appleton Creamery, “Sophia Feta”

Monterrey Jack, flavor added:
3rd place: Pineland Farm Creamery, “Salsa Jack”

Cheese Spreads, flavor added:
2nd place: Pineland Farms Creamery, “Spreadable Salsa Jack”

Guild Members (Current and Past) Win Big E Awards

Former Appleton Creamery apprentice Louella Hill

Former Appleton Creamery apprentice Louella Hill

Three current Maine Cheese Guild members won a total of seven awards at the Big E Eastern States Exposition 2009 Cheese Competition in West Springfield, MA. In addition, former Appleton Creamery apprentice and MCG member Louella Hill won two awards for her Narragansett Creamery in Rhode Island.

MCG Winners were:
Pineland Farms for

  • Salsa Jack
  • Onion and Garlic
  • Smoked Monterey
  • Smoked Salsa Jack

Appleton Creamery for

  • Chevre in Olive Oil
  • Georges Highland aged sheep cheese

Longfellow Creamery for

  • Feta