Best American cheese I have tasted.

Plenty of contenders, but I have become addicted to Tapping Reeve cheese from Connecticut.

Amazing stuff, cheddarish, with the complexity and sweetness that comes with age. I got it at my local cheese shop, and have been twice refilling in the last two weeks.

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very cool. had not heard of this place. good story https://www.arethusafarm.com/

will get some today.

A couple of very good friends live in Litchfield.

Every visit includes at least one breakfast at A Mano and one dinner at Arethusa.

Been buying their cheeses since visiting them.

Their ice cream shop is always packed.

Owners of Arethusa used to be the sole (I believe) distributors of Manolo Blahnik shoes in the US. Now they have a joint venture with SJP.

Rogue Creamery in Central Point, OR is mighty fine.

Great topic. American cheese makers have really been coming on strong the last couple of decades or so. I’ll give you three that I especially like: Humboldt Fog (oldie but goodie), Uplands Farms Pleasant Ridge Reserve, and almost anything from Vermont Creamery (Bijou, Cremont at the top). Looking forward to hearing about other’s favorites.

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In my regular mix. One of the few cheeses my younger daughter and I can agree on.

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Teleme is tops, for me.

Hook’s Cheese Company 15 year cheddar, from Wisconsin.

If you like Taleggio, Red hawk from Cowgirl Creamery is great for a side by side!

Jasper Hill Farms - Harbison

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That is the correct answer (not counting rush creek since you can only get it for a short period)

+1 Cowgirl Creamery

If you want a nutty Gouda…

http://www.faribaultdairy.com/

I really like Rush Creek Reserve. I know it is limited time production. Gotta try Jasper Hills Harbison

After Rush Creek for me are the cheeses from Sequachie Cove Creamery in Tennessee.
The Nickajack cheese is a washed rind raw milk cow cheese. Absolutely fabulous!

Kraft and Sargento!

Rush Creek Reserve 2019 starts shipping Nov 11th
Really hard to choose one favorite cheese. Some recent good eats - Blue Mont Bandaged Cheddar

Mount Tam & Red Hawk from Cowgirl Creamery.

Admittedly, we don’t get a huge variety of top US cheese, but I was quite impressed by Emmi Roth buttermilk blue about a year ago.

On another note Ray’s mention of Manolo Blanhik shoes reminded me of that classic SNL skit of 2 ex-porn stars selling ‘manual blondiks’ for free shoes. Funny.

I don’t know that I’d say the best, but my favorite is probably Old Chatham’s Hudson Valley Camembert. The tang from the sheep’s milk adds another dimension that I find hard to resist. I’m also a fan of the Sweet Grass Dairy lineup, though again I don’t know that I’d call them the best.

This summer I was in Wisconsin for a five-week trial. I ate my weight in Hook’s aged cheddar–up and down the range–which is flat-out phenomenal and gets my vote.

Hook’s is terrific. I also like several of Carr Valley’s cheeses in Wisconsin, especially Gran Canaria and cave-aged Marisa.

Lots of great ones mentioned. One I found this summer, Idyll Farms Cave Aged Goat Cheese.