Crooked Face Creamery

Crooked Face Creamery Handmade Artisan Cheeses made in Maine
Watch our story: https://youtu.be/6OGNkVYToTw Some might say it all started with a crooked face cow.

Though truly, the devotion to cheese craftsmanship, to local dairy farms, and to giving back to the community began shortly after Amy Rowbottom was born to a milk making family in Norridgewock, Maine. Raised with the steadfast work ethic and deep gratitude that comes from dairy farming,

Amy might have spent some time away but her family heritage was quick to call her back up north. That’s where

the herd with the funny-faced Jersey cow came in, and the thoughtful (though wholly unexpected) process of perfecting a line of whole milk cheeses took hold.��Between visits to local dairy farms to scratch beloved cow noses,

Amy is �now hard at work creating a unique mix of award winning cheeses for her Crooked Face Creamery and Up North Cheese brands. All cheeses are handcrafted with high quality whole milk, no preservatives, and limited ingredients, and often specially cold-smoked, for the creamiest, richest flavor and texture. You can use them with just about anything, from pastas and salads to sandwiches and spreads, and should do so with abandon. It’s Amy’s way of giving back—to her local farmer friends, her crooked face cows, and her community—in the very best way she knows: really, really good cheese.

This morning, I think about how every batch begins long before the milk reaches the vat. I think about what can be measu...
07/29/2026

This morning, I think about how every batch begins long before the milk reaches the vat. I think about what can be measured, and what cannot.

Thank you all for an incredible week! A reminder we are CLOSED this Sunday, and opening back up on Wednesday. Enjoy the ...
07/25/2026

Thank you all for an incredible week! A reminder we are CLOSED this Sunday, and opening back up on Wednesday. Enjoy the beautiful weekend!

Good morning everyone ☀️ What a week it has been with the Maine Grain Alliance Kneading Conference in town. As always I...
07/25/2026

Good morning everyone ☀️

What a week it has been with the Maine Grain Alliance Kneading Conference in town. As always I’m in awe of this beautiful community and so grateful to be part of it.

This is going to be an eventful day! You can find a selection of our fresh Ricotta and smoked butters at the Springdale Farm booth at the Maine Artisan Bread Fair, or you can visit our shop at 42 Court Street as we are extending our hours from 9am - 5pm today. We are fully stocked with an incredible selection of local cheeses, and we are excited to see you!

As our staff has important family commitments this weekend, we have decided to close the shop on Sunday to connect with our families, rest and reset. We thank you for all the love and support we have felt this week from friends and customers from near and far.

❤️🧀

Lakewood Inn RestaurantLemon Ricotta Pappardelle — Amy Rowbottom ricotta, Parmesan, fresh garlic, lemon juice, lemon zes...
07/23/2026

Lakewood Inn Restaurant

Lemon Ricotta Pappardelle — Amy Rowbottom ricotta, Parmesan, fresh garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, and fresh baby spinach. ✨

To see our cheese out in the world, used in such creative and beautiful ways, makes us feel like we’re part of something bigger. In the middle of the intensity of summer production, moments like these breathe life back into our veins.

Thank you for featuring us on your menu, Katie Quinn. Lakewood Inn Restaurant and Theatre holds such a special place in our community, and it’s an honor to be a part of what you create.

As we head into one of the busiest weeks of our summer, I wanted to give a shoutout to one of my favorite Skowhegan trad...
07/20/2026

As we head into one of the busiest weeks of our summer, I wanted to give a shoutout to one of my favorite Skowhegan traditions: the Kneading Conference hosted by the Maine Grain Alliance

I’ve been connected to the Maine Grain Alliance for over a decade, first as a staff member and now as a longtime conference partner. Every year it’s a privilege to provide cheese for the conference, create the Grain Gab grazing boards, and reconnect with so many familiar faces. There is something incredibly special about hearing someone say, “I’ve been waiting all year to come back for your ricotta.” Each year, bakers and millers return, families visit, kids grow up, and I get updates on their lives and businesses and it’s something I treasure. It feels less like an event and more like a family reunion.

This year, we made the difficult decision not to attend the Maine Artisan Bread Fair on Saturday. Between family commitments and the growth of both our creamery store and wholesale business, we decided to put our energy into fulfilling our responsibilities to our shop and to those accounts.

If you’re in town for the conference, we’ll be extending our shop hours on Saturday, July 25 until 5pm! Also, Springdale Farm Springdale Farm has graciously offered to carry a selection of our cheeses and smoked butters at their Bread Fair booth.

You’ll still find us Thursday at Grain Gab and Friday night at the Beer, Bread & Cheese Tasting, and of course, we hope to see you during the week at the shop. Looking forward to another great week with this incredible community! Visit Skowhegan Amy Rowbottom Maine Grain Alliance

Fresh curds are back! Get them while they are squeaky 💃 Amy Rowbottom
07/16/2026

Fresh curds are back! Get them while they are squeaky 💃 Amy Rowbottom

07/14/2026

Wish we could have been there ✨

To my amazing customers, yesterday we sold 200 lbs of Ricotta. The batch was sold before we were done making it. This ha...
07/09/2026

To my amazing customers, yesterday we sold 200 lbs of Ricotta. The batch was sold before we were done making it. This has happened for the last 4 weeks. I could not be more grateful for your support of this product we work so incredibly hard on and care so much about.

I know I told many of you I would make our fresh cheese curds this week, but if I don’t make another batch of Ricotta, we will not fill the rest of our orders or have enough to sell at our retail shop. We are finding more and more that customers are driving great distances to buy it direct from us. I can’t let them down.

We love making other cheeses and feel terrible to disappoint you when we can’t keep up this time of year. If there were only 8 days in a week, it’d be a different story.

So those of you patiently waiting for our curds, I can’t promise you it’ll be next week but I will try my very best and I’ll let you know as soon as I do.

With love and appreciation from your cheesemaker,
Amy

Rabbit Rabbit Wine Co.’s 2024 American Red Wine is my new favorite this summer and I’m excited to tell you why. One, I l...
06/28/2026

Rabbit Rabbit Wine Co.’s 2024 American Red Wine is my new favorite this summer and I’m excited to tell you why.

One, I love the makers. Lindsay Benson (if you remember we first met in college, and later reconnected when I began exploring wineries here in Maine) has spearheaded this new venture with her partner Colm O’Caoimh. In the time I’ve reconnected with Lindsay, I’ve been fascinated by her wine journey which has taken her all over the world. I swear I can taste the depths of her experience in their newly released Étaín’s Pour. It is dry, with a light body, with notes of crushed rose petal and raspberries. To taste, ripe red juicy summer berries and sweet cream are the undercurrents that quite literally dance on my tongue and carrying through to a delightfully long finish.

Hand-harvested and direct-pressed, then fermented and aged in neutral French oak, Lindsay and Colm are crafting a wine that is pure and delicate, with vibrant acidity, beautiful aromatics, and a remarkable sense of place. To me, they stand at the forefront of a new generation of Maine winemakers whose stewardship of hybrid grapes is helping define a wine culture rooted in authenticity, craftsmanship, and a genuine sense of place. Growing these varieties demands resilience, diligence, persistence, and an unwavering patience—qualities Lindsay and Colm embody with quiet confidence. These grapes are uniquely suited to the realities of our cold climate and short growing season, but their resurgence represents something far greater than practicality. They are helping define a distinctly Maine identity in wine, proving that some of the most compelling bottles come not from trying to emulate elsewhere, but from embracing exactly where they are grown.

I could not be happier for these two and their recent launch of Rabbit Rabbit Wine Co. company. We are so fortunate to be one of this first shops in Maine to carry this beauty. So proud to have her grace our shelves.

Rabbit Rabbit Wine Co.
Amy Rowbottom

Honored to be included on Culture Magazine’s 2026 Hot List, recognizing 20 cheese professionals across the globe helping...
06/25/2026

Honored to be included on Culture Magazine’s 2026 Hot List, recognizing 20 cheese professionals across the globe helping shape the future of our industry.

I’m grateful to be in the company of so many talented cheesemakers, mongers, educators, retailers, and innovators whose work continues to inspire me.

If there’s anything I hope this recognition represents, it’s that persistence matters. So does respecting every corner of this industry. Whether you’re making cheese, selling it, studying it, or sharing its story, every ounce of effort contributes to something much bigger than ourselves.

Thank you to our team, our farm partners, our customers, and the broader cheese community. I’m incredibly grateful to be part of it.

🤍🧀

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📸 🫎 Jamie Walter

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42 Court Street
Skowhegan, ME
04976

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

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(207) 858-5096

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