2022 – Winners
Professional
First Place – Hall’s Beer Cheese
Second Place – Bootlegger Beer Cheese
Third Place – Smokin’ Joe’s Beer Cheese
People’s Choice Winner – Blue Isle Beer Cheese 
Amateur Beer Cheese Winners
1st Place – Michele Richards
2nd Place – Greg/Tonya Willoughby
3rd Place – Jason (Apple) Neely
2021 – No Festival was held this year
2020 – No Festival was held this year
2019
1st Place: Bootlegger Beer Cheese
2nd Place: River Rat Beer Cheese
3rd Place: Blue Isle Restaurant
People’s Choice Award: Trick’s Beer Cheese by Merrick Inn
Amateur Division
1st Place: Steven Childress – Jalapeno Beer Cheese
2nd Place: Tonya Willoughby
3rd Place: Scott Blevins III
2018
1st Place: Kentucky Beer Cheese
2nd Place: River Rat Beer Cheese
3rd Place: Big Poppie’s Beer Cheese
People’s Choice Award: River Rat Beer Cheese
Amateur:
1st Place: John Hedger, “Johnny Roy’s Can’t Stop Licking”
2nd Place: Linda Bridgewater
3rd Place: John Hedger, “My Ol’ Kentucky Tang”
2017
1st Place: Kentucky Beer Cheese
2nd Place: River Rat Beer Cheese
3rd Place: Full Circle Market
People’s Choice Award: River Rat Beer Cheese
Amateur:
1st Place: Ben Goff, Top Shelf- Sharp
2nd Place: Quaintance Clark, Q’s Triple B Beer Cheese
3rd Place: Ben Goff, Top Shelf -Smoked
2016
1st place Full Circle Market Beer Cheese
2nd place River Rat Beer Cheese
3rd place: Moo Shine Beer Cheese
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Hall’s The Original Snappy Beer Cheese
Amateur:
1st: Greg Willoughby with Aunt Emma’s Beer Cheese
2nd: Barry Proffitt
3rd: Steve Childress
2015
1st place Hall’s The Original Snappy Beer Cheese
2nd place River Rat Beer Cheese
3rd place Colonel O’Kirby’s Beer Cheese
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Dad’s Favorite Beer Cheese
Amateur:
1st: Anna profitt
2nd: Dane Garner
3rd: Steve Childress – Jalapeño
2014
1st place Steve’s Ready to Dip Beer Cheese
2nd place Dad’s Favorite Beer Cheese
3rd place Ashby’s Beer Cheese
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Double Dip Beer Cheese
Amateur Winners
1st: Ollie Puckett $200
2nd: Tiffany Sokolowski $100
3rd: Steve Childress $50
2013
1st place Ashby’s Beer Cheese
2nd place Kentucky Beer Cheese
3rd place Steve’s Ready to Dip Beer Cheese
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: DJ’s Bar & Grill Beer Cheese
Amateur Winners
1st : Sarah Smith
2nd : Chris Moore
3rd : Anna Profitt
2012
1st place Larry Mac’s Beer Cheese
People’s Choice: Big Russ Beer Cheese
Amateur Ollie Puckett
2011
1st place Kentucky Beer Cheese
People’s Choice: DJ’s Bar and Grill Beer Cheese
Amateur Hunt Rose
2010
1st place Southwind Sports Bar Beer Cheese
2nd place Howard’s Creek Authentic Beer Cheese
3rd place Allman’s Beer Cheese
Amateur Mike Hurter and Olivia Hurter Swan (now known as Olivia’s Beer Cheese)
2009
1st place Southwind Sports Bar Beer Cheese
2nd place Howard’s Creek Authentic Beer Cheese
3rd place Allman’s Beer Cheese
Amateur Mary Jane Rush