[2] This festival's a one-day summertime event[3] held in downtown Winchester, Kentucky,[4][5] birthplace of beer cheese.

The first Beer Cheese Festival took place in June 2009 and was attended by more than 8,000 people.

The event features a competition among amateur and commercial beer cheese makers, as well as live music, art and craft displays, a beer "garden" and traditional festival foods.

[8] Festival attendees can also sample and vote for their favorite beer cheese to win a People's Choice Award.

[10] People travel hundreds of miles across many states/countries to sample different varieties of the Kentucky creation.