Bootlegger Beer Cheese won first place Saturday during the 2019 Beer Cheese Festival. (Photo submitted)
River Rat Beer Cheese placed second among professional cheese-makers during the 2019 Beer Cheese Festival. (Photo submitted)
Blue Isle Restaurant earned third place among the professional beer cheese-makers competing at the 2019 Beer Cheese Festival Saturday. (Photo submitted)
Trick's Beer Cheese by Merritt Inn won the People's Choice Award Saturday during the 2019 Beer Cheese Festival. (Photo submitted)
Steve Childress won $50 and the title after winning the 2019 amateur beer cheese contest during the annual Beer Cheese Festival. (Photo submitted)