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Beecher's Handmade Cheese

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Beecher's Handmade Cheese

Flagship Cheddar

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Location:

Seattle's Pike Place Market

Best Cheeses:

  • Flagship Cheddar - creamy with a nutty and meaty flavor and satisfying sharpness. Sold in several varieties: raw, pasteurized and smoked
  • Just Jack - Creamy, mild Jack cheese
  • No Woman - Semi-hard cheese with the additional of Jamaican Jerk spices

Cheesemakers:

Beecher's was founded in 2002 by Seattle businessman and food lover Kurt Beecher Dammeier. He hired cheesemaker Brad Sinko, of the Bandon creamery in Oregon, to make Beecher's cheeses. Their milk is sourced from a small Washington State dairy and the cheese is made in full view of customers at Beecher's retail store and cafe in Pike Place Market.
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