Fans of the snack usually have their favorite brand, and there are many homemade versions which use a wide variety of ingredients to add personalization.

While there are conflicting stories about beer cheese's origins, it appears to have first been served in the 1940s at a restaurant in Clark County, Kentucky[2] known as Johnny Allman's.

[5] On February 21, 2013, the Kentucky Legislature decreed Clark County as the birthplace of beer cheese.

[6] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom was reportedly a fan of beer cheese.

[7] An annual Beer Cheese Festival[8] is held in downtown Winchester, KY (the county seat of Clark County) featuring local arts & crafts vendors as well as both commercial and amateur recipe contests.