Redhead Creamery LLC

Redhead Creamery LLC From crop, to cow, to curd, to cocktail! We make artisan cheese on our MN farmstead and use the rest to make whey spirits.
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Visit our cheese shop, farm to table restaurant, and distillery, all on one family farm! Redhead Creamery is a farmstead, award-winning, artisan cheese plant located on a family-owned dairy farm in Central Minnesota. Alise Sjostrom, owner and founder (and natural redhead), grew up on Jer-Lindy Farms along with her three redheaded sisters. She always dreamed of taking over the farm and told her par

ents, Jerry and Linda Jennissen, that she wasn't going to milk cows. At 16, on a national 4-H trip to a farmstead cheese plant in Wisconsin, the idea for Redhead Creamery began. At the University of Minnesota she created her own major in dairy production and food marketing. She met her future husband, and fellow dairy farm kid, Lucas Sjostrom who proposed in front of the beef barn on campus. After college, Alise and Lucas traveled the country visiting every farmstead creamery they could find and began making plans. Alise got her Artisan Cheesemaking License from the University of Vermont and has worked for some of the largest artisan cheese companies in the country. When they moved back to the Midwest, Crave Brothers in Wisconsin, the creamery she visited at 16 on that 4-H trip, made a marketing position just for her. In 2013, the construction for Redhead Creamery began and she made her first batch of cheese on July 17th, 2014. Since then, we've been making award-winning, Cheese! We're best know for our Lucky Linda Clothbound Cheddar, North Fork Whiskey Washed Munster, Little Lucy Brie, and our Fresh Cheddar Cheese Curds. Please reach out if you have any questions about us, our cheese, or our farm! And if you're ever in the area, stop by for a tour.

Music, drinks and curds until 9:00 tonight! Come on out to the alfalfa field.
07/12/2026

Music, drinks and curds until 9:00 tonight! Come on out to the alfalfa field.

Beautiful night for outdoor music! Thanks to all for coming!!Still in Brooten? Walking tacos are warm, beer and wine are...
07/12/2026

Beautiful night for outdoor music! Thanks to all for coming!!

Still in Brooten? Walking tacos are warm, beer and wine are cold.

07/11/2026

T minus 30 to Acoustics in the Alfalfa. 6-9 tonight.

07/11/2026

T minus 30 to Acoustics in the Alfalfa

Happy Bonanza Valley Days! We’re cooking up curds and mixing up music out in the alfalfa field tonight at our farm! Join...
07/11/2026

Happy Bonanza Valley Days! We’re cooking up curds and mixing up music out in the alfalfa field tonight at our farm! Join us from 6-9 for this free concert!

Action-packed day in Brooten with so much free fun, culminating at our place with Acoustics in the Alfalfa 6-9 p.m. foll...
07/11/2026

Action-packed day in Brooten with so much free fun, culminating at our place with Acoustics in the Alfalfa 6-9 p.m. followed by the annual Street Dance!

BVD 2026 sneak peek! Here's the schedule of events in Brooten that weekend

Get your Redhead Creamery fix today with award-winning cheese, best drinkable yogurt in the Western Hemisphere, Creamlin...
07/11/2026

Get your Redhead Creamery fix today with award-winning cheese, best drinkable yogurt in the Western Hemisphere, Creamline Milk, food, music and more at:
St. Cloud Area Farmers Market 8-Noon
Alexandria, MN Farmers Market 9-Noon
Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market 9-1
Cheese Shop Open 10-5
Farm Tour at Noon
Distillery Tour at 2:30 p.m.
Acoustics in the Alfalfa - July 11 6-9 p.m. - free concert by Darren Quam and Friends, Redhead Creamery food and drink available - bring your own chair!

Have you been wondering what affinage pictures Alise has been posting over the last few weeks? It’s our Little Lucy Bleu...
07/10/2026

Have you been wondering what affinage pictures Alise has been posting over the last few weeks? It’s our Little Lucy Bleu! A blue cheese brie- this creation has quickly become a sample favorite and staple in our collection of cheeses. Order online for delivery or stop into the cheese shop today from 10-5!

One of our favorite food truck friends is Papa K’s Rescue BBQ - They’ve always been good to us, using our cheeses for th...
07/09/2026

One of our favorite food truck friends is Papa K’s Rescue BBQ - They’ve always been good to us, using our cheeses for their tacos and mac-and-cheese, as well as annually attending Curd Fest. Give them a follow and stop by their truck next time they’re in your neighborhood.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERedhead Creamery’s Drinkable Yogurt Wins First Place at the 2026 American Cheese Society Judging & ...
07/09/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Redhead Creamery’s Drinkable Yogurt Wins First Place at the 2026 American Cheese Society Judging & Competition

BROOTEN, Minn. — July 9, 2026 — Redhead Creamery is thrilled to announce that its Original Drinkable Yogurt has been awarded First Place at the prestigious 2026 American Cheese Society (ACS) Judging & Competition.

The product secured the top spot in Category QK: Drinkable Cultured Products, receiving a near-perfect score of 99 out of 100. This year’s competition featured more than 1,600 products from over 200 companies, making this a monumental achievement for the Minnesota-based creamery.

"We are incredibly honored and proud of our production team," said Alise Sjostrom, president of Redhead Creamery. "To receive a 99 score in our first year of yogurt production is a testament to the hard work, passion, and fresh milk that goes into every batch. Winning first place across the Americas is a dream come true."

In addition to this victory, Redhead Creamery’s artisan cheeses also performed exceptionally well, with American originals St. Anthony and Barbarian both receiving scores of 96.5, and the soft spread Bovre scoring 93.5.

Cheeses from Redhead Creamery like those and North Fork Whiskey Washed Munster, Lucky Linda and Margie Cheddars, and Ridiculously Good Cheese Curds have previously been named Champion of the Minnesota State Fair Butter and Cheese Contest (multiple times), Top 20 Best of Show in the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest and category winner and medalists at American Cheese Society.

Redhead Creamery's award-winning products are available at redheadcreamery.com, via their regional delivery van, and at select fine cheese shops and restaurants nationwide.

About Redhead Creamery
Based in Brooten, Minnesota, Redhead Creamery has been crafting farmstead artisan cheeses and cultured dairy products since 2014. Using fresh milk from their sustainably managed family farm, they combine traditional techniques with modern innovation to deliver premium quality products.

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31535 463rd Avenue
Brooten, MN
56316

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+13203462246

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