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Hook’s Cheese is a very small artisan cheese maker located in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. All of their milk is purchased from a local dairy farm with a herd of no more than 60 cows. Hook’s Cheese has received several awards for their artisan cheeses including their 1982 World Champion Colby Cheese, 1999-2000 Grand Champion Cheese for their blue, and 2003 Grand Champion Cheese at the Iowa County Fair for cheddar. Elegant Foods has selected Hook’s Cheese for their artisan approach to hand-making consistently excellent, award-winning, cheese.
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15 year cheddar
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1 year Cheddar
Price per Pound. A colored cheddar that has a nice flavor, a little sharper than our medium cheddar. This is what most would consider a sharp cheddar.
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2 Year White Cheddar
Price per Pound. A white cheddar that is a little sharper than Hook's one year cheddar.
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4 year White Cheddar
Price per Pound. A white cheddar that is a little sharper than Hook's one year cheddar.
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Barneveld Blue Cheese
Price per Pound. Aged four months, Barneveld Blue Cheese Barneveld blue is a tasty goat's milk cheese. This cheese received 3rd in its category at the 2013 ACS Competition.
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Blue Paradise Cheese
Price per Pound. A double cream blue with a smooth, creamy texture and mild flavor.
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Colby
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Ewe Calf to be KIDding
Price per Pound. A mixed milk blue cheese made with cow, sheep, and goat milk. Received 2nd in its category at the 2013 ACS Competition.
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Five Year Cheddar
Price per Pound. An extra sharp cheddar with a nice, full flavor.
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Gorgonzola Cheese
Price per Pound. A stronger, tangy blue veined cheese aged about a year with an acidic aftertaste.
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Hook's Sheep's Milk Gouda
Price per Pound. Sheep milk gouda with mildly sweet and nutty notes and a drier, almost chalky (in a good way!), texture.
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Little Boy Blue
Price per Pound. Hook's Little Boy Blue won 1st place at the American Cheese Society Competition in 2011 and took 3rd place in the World Cheese Championship 2010. A blue cheese made from SHEEP milk instead of cows milk just like true Roquefort... more
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Mild Swiss Cheese
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Monterey Jack Cheese
Price per Pound. A mild white cheese often used in Hispanic style dishes.
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Original Blue Cheese
Price per Pound. Hook's has been making their Original Blue for over 11 years. It is a Danish style blue, aged over 1 year with a strong, tangy blue flavor and a bit of a sweet finish.