Anniversary Ale Cheddar is a firm cheddar that Rogue Creamery made for its 80th anniversary, with ale poured over the curd.
It was a limited release, and Rogue's current product list does not show it.
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Who Makes Anniversary Ale Cheddar?
Cheese.com lists Anniversary Ale Cheddar as a dense, firm cheese from Rogue Creamery in Central Point, Oregon, made with pasteurized cow's milk and aged 30 days. For a vegetarian guest, the same listing marks the cheese as vegetarian.
Is Anniversary Ale Cheddar Still Made?
Whether you can still buy a wedge is unknown. On 29 September 2026, Rogue Creamery's all-products page showed other cheddars but not this one, and a missing listing does not prove the cheese is gone.
Rogue Creamery's own press release, published on Perishable News on 14 January 2014, calls it the 80th Anniversary Cheese and says the limited release would debut at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco on 19 January 2014.
Cheese.com lists that same 80th-anniversary cheese as Anniversary Ale Cheddar and notes that the producer may have discontinued it.
How Does the Ale Get into the Cheese?
The same release describes the make: the beer is poured over the curd, then the curd is dipped, pressed into blocks, and aged. It says the finished blocks show light marbling and a distinctive ale flavor.
The beer behind it was Rogue Ales' 80th Anniversary Ale, which the release calls a strong imperial brown ale at 8.5% ABV. It describes a walnut brown ale with floral notes from Rogue Farms hops, chocolate notes from cacao nibs, and a long, mildly sweet finish.
| Point | The cheese | The beer |
|---|---|---|
| Base | Pasteurized cow's milk, aged 30 days | Imperial brown ale, 8.5% ABV |
| Flavor terms | Creamy, mild, sweet; chocolate and walnut undertones; floral aroma | Walnut brown colour, floral hops, cacao-nib chocolate, mildly sweet finish |
| Source | Cheese.com | Rogue Creamery press release on Perishable News |
What Does Anniversary Ale Cheddar Taste Like?
Cheese.com lists the flavor you can expect as creamy, mild, and sweet, with a floral, fruity aroma. Its description adds floral, chocolate, and walnut undertones.
If those undertones sound familiar from the beer table, they are the words Rogue's release used for the ale. There, walnut names the ale's brown colour, so the walnut in the cheese description may describe the beer rather than a separate note in the cheese.
Which Wines and Foods Pair with Anniversary Ale Cheddar?
Cheese.com suggests Madeira or Moscato with it and calls the cheese good on a lunch plate.
Cheese-encyclopedia.com names Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc instead, with crackers, fresh fruit, charcuterie, and artisan bread. That entry also lists probiotics and year-round availability for a limited release, so treat its picks as general cheddar suggestions rather than notes written for this cheese.
To pour a beer instead, borrow from general cheddar and beer pairing.
| Pairing | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| Madeira | Cheese.com's suggestion. |
| Moscato | Cheese.com's suggestion. |
| Chardonnay | Cheese-encyclopedia.com's suggestion. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Cheese-encyclopedia.com's suggestion. |
| Fresh fruit and artisan bread | Cheese-encyclopedia.com's serving suggestion. |
How Should You Buy and Keep Anniversary Ale Cheddar?
A wedge sold under this name is worth a label check before you buy it, because the cheese may no longer be made. Rogue also makes Hopyard and Chocolate Stout cheddars, so a beer or hop cheddar from the same creamery is easy to confuse with it.
Once you have opened a wedge, follow the general rules on how to store cheese.
Which Cheeses Can Replace Anniversary Ale Cheddar?
The closest substitutes come from Rogue itself, though each uses a different beer or hops from the anniversary cheese. Culture describes its Hopyard cheddar as made with hop petals and its Chocolate Stout cheddar as made with chocolate stout in the curds.
When you cannot find either, a mild or medium cheddar is the plain fallback, and other cheddar substitutes can fill a role by job.
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It is a firm, pasteurized cow's milk cheddar that Rogue Creamery of Central Point, Oregon made for its 80th anniversary, with ale poured over the curd.
Cheese.com describes it as creamy, mild, and sweet, with chocolate and walnut undertones and a floral aroma.
It was a limited release from January 2014, and Cheese.com notes it may have been discontinued. Rogue Creamery's product list did not show it on 29 September 2026.
Cheese.com suggests Madeira or Moscato, while Cheese-encyclopedia.com suggests Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc with crackers, fresh fruit, charcuterie, or artisan bread.
Rogue's Hopyard Cheese and Chocolate Stout Cheese are the nearest siblings but taste different. A mild or medium cheddar is the plain fallback.
