Howard's Creek Makes the Real "Snappy Cheese"
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"Uncle John (Johnny Allman) and my father, Joe, were 1st cousins. Uncle John had a brother named Jim, and my father had a brother named David who lived in Louisville, and 3 sisters. I was taught to cook by my father, as I was raised in the business. I got some Cajun recipes if you want them. My father taught me quite a lot about cooking, and I cook at home all the time. I was in the restaurant business for around 2 years in Louisiana, but I couldn't keep a cook because they could not satisfy me with the food they prepared, so I worked myself 16 to 20 hrs a day, 7 days a week, and that burned me out, but I never put out a bad plate of food. Thanks for keeping Snappy Cheese alive!"
~ Tim Allman, Joe Allman's son

Joe and Tim Allman 1949
While there are conflicting stories about beer cheese origins, Tim Allman the son of Joe Allman has cleared up its history of the beer cheese makers.
This beer cheese recipe was first served in the 1930's at a restaurant in Clark County, Kentucky known as "Allman's Restaurant." Johnny Allman owned that restaurant, but it was Joe Allman, his cousin that invented this culinary delight, known in Kentucky as "SNAPPY" Cheese, and today under Howard's Creek Authentic Beer Cheese known as "The Original Kentucky River Valley Delight™."
Interestingly enough Hall's is not on the River, but faces the Kentucky River, however, if you have the opportunity to sit on the deck at Hall's on the River, that creek is HOWARD'S CREEK, which flows into the Kentucky River. It's the first industrial site West of the Allegheny’s. This is where the history begins of Howard's Creek Authentic Beer Cheese and the families that made and served the Original Recipe, now under the direction and name of Howard's Creek Authentic Beer Cheese. You can find it in numerous stores, restaurants and of course at our facility on Big Run Road, Lexington, KY.
Experience Howard's Creek Authentic Beer Cheese that was and still is "The Original Kentucky River Valley Delight™" for decades.
Many people try to imitate or duplicate the recipe. During cheesemaking the Authentic Beer Cheese is one heat. It's not hot or mild it's just right, made in small batches. If you have any questions about our beer cheese please call us today, we are located near Winchester, Kentucky distributing from Lexington, KY.