And there are only two farms that take their cheese to the next level, making Boeren Goudse Oplegkaas, or aged artisanal Gouda, a special type of raw-milk farmhouse cheese that must weigh at least ...

For the second consecutive contest, an aged gouda called Arethusa Europa from Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut, ...

That's because that strong aroma is essentially not there ... and flavor, which is why aged gouda is one of the best cheeses to splurge on. As the oldest cheese on this list (about two years ...

Arethusa Europa, an aged gouda from Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut won the 2025 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. It was the second consecutive win for the cheese, a feat never before ...

The aged gouda is made by Arethusa Farm Dairy in Connecticut. This is the second year they’ve won the contest. Judges spent the past several days sampling more than 2,400 dairy products at Resch ...

Second place awards went to Belegen Gouda aged 4 – 6 months, Hatch Gouda, Premium Gouda aged 12 – 18 months, and Truffle Gouda. Third place awards went to Young Gouda aged 2 – 4 months ...

When Tasting Table ranked nine brands of Gouda cheese from popular stores, there was one that knocked our socks off.

Their winning entry, Arethusa Europa, is an aged gouda that narrowly beat out the competition. The 2025 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest included more than 2,400 entries from 31 states.