Beer Cheese Trail in Winchester

How It Works

Each stop serves its own beer cheese or a dish built around it. The digital passport, called the Cheese Log, tracks your visits and unlocks swag as you go, building to a Top Taster prize package. The tourism office is at 61 South Main Street, on the way into downtown.

The Stops

• Abettor Brewing Company, 128 N Highland Street: beer cheese with pretzels.
• Beech Springs Table, 31 E Broadway Street.
• DJ's Steakhouse, 836 Bypass Road.
• Full Circle Market, 1988 Bypass Road.
• Gaunce's Deli and Café, 861 Bypass Road.
• Hall's on the River, 1225 Athens-Boonesboro Road: on the site of the Driftwood Inn, where beer cheese began, known for its beer cheeseburger with banana peppers.
• JK's at Forest Grove, 4636 Old Boonesboro Road.
• Loma's at the Opera House, 103 S Main Street: shrimp and beer cheese grits.
• Pilot View Mini Mart, 7695 Ironworks Road: a grocery and diner in a former stagecoach stop.
• Waterfront Grille and Gathering, 220 Athens-Boonesboro Road.
• Woody's Sports Bar and Grill, 923 Bypass Road: beer cheese quesadilla.

Dishes change, so treat the ones named above as examples rather than a fixed menu, and check opening hours with each place.

Planning a Day

Most stops cluster downtown and along the Bypass Road; Hall's on the River and the Waterfront Grille are south of town by the Kentucky River, and Pilot View is out in the country to the east. A car makes it a comfortable one-day trail. Come on the second Saturday of June for the Beer Cheese Festival.