Brie
Buttery and mushroomy, with a soft bloomy rind.
Handmade artisan cheese on Halbert Lane.
Small-batch cheese from trusted artisan creameries, including Rebeccah Salmeri’s Brush Creek Creamery. Order by phone today and we’ll ship it to your door with ice packs.
Brush CreekACS award-winning cheeses
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Order today
Order by phone. We ship.
Online ordering is coming soon. Until then, call us for pricing and to order any cheese, curds, spreads or gift boxes. We’ll ship anywhere in the U.S. with ice packs, or have your order ready for pickup on Halbert Lane.
Call (254) 723-4777
Monday–Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM
Closed Sunday
Our cheeses
Something for every board
Our story
Where our cheese comes from
Rebeccah Salmeri made her first cheese in 1999, at nineteen, with the extra milk from her family’s dairy.
In 2005 she and her father founded Brazos Valley Cheese in Waco. A few years later, the company moved into the building on Halbert Lane where Heritage Cheese Company operates today. Rebeccah later moved to Idaho and founded Brush Creek Creamery in Deary.
Brazos Valley Cheese has since closed. Heritage Cheese Company is a new business under new ownership in the same building, working with the same suppliers, including Rebeccah’s Brush Creek Creamery. Two members of Rebeccah’s family are among our investors. We’re preparing to make cheese in Waco again.
Small batchfrom trusted artisan creameries
Where our cheese comes from today
From trusted artisan creameries, including Rebeccah’s own
While we get our Waco cheese room ready, we carry cheese from a small group of trusted artisan creameries, including Brush Creek Creamery, the Idaho creamery Rebeccah founded. Every one makes cheese in small batches, by hand.
- 3× 1stfor Brush Creek’s Mountain Maple Brie and Orchard Blue at the American Cheese Society
- 5× 1stfor Brush Creek’s Marinated Labneh at the American Cheese Society
- 2026Good Food Award for Brush Creek’s Marinated Labneh
Customer favorites
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Cheeses people come back for
Havarti
Mild, buttery and smooth. Everybody’s favorite.
Smoked Cheddar
Raw-milk Cheddar, gently smoked and cave-aged 60+ days.
Fresh Mozzarella
Stretched by hand, soft and milky.
Ghost Pepper Cheese Curds
Squeaky curds with a slow ghost-pepper burn.
Marinated Labneh
Tangy strained-yogurt cheese balls in olive oil and herbs.
Awards
Recognized by the American Cheese Society
Rebeccah’s Brush Creek Creamery has won 13 American Cheese Society ribbons, 9 of them first place.
Brush Creek Creamery · Deary, Idaho · founded by Rebeccah Salmeri
- Good Food Award, 2026: Marinated Labneh
- Grand Champion, Intermountain Milk Processors Association, 2026: Marinated Labneh
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2026: Marinated Labneh
- 3rd place, American Cheese Society, 2026: Roasted Garlic Labneh
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2022: Marinated Labneh
- 3rd place, American Cheese Society, 2022: Mountain Maple Brie
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2018: Marinated Labneh
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2018: Roasted Garlic Labneh
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2017: Mountain Maple Brie
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2017: Marinated Labneh
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2016: Mountain Maple Brie
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2016: Orchard Blue
- 1st place, American Cheese Society, 2016: Marinated Labneh
- 2nd place, American Cheese Society, 2016: Clearwater Select
- 3rd place, American Cheese Society, 2016: Brie
Gift boxes
The easiest great gift in Texas
Our cheeses packed with preserves and pairings, ready to become a party platter. Call us to order one, and we’ll ship it with ice packs or have it ready for pickup.
Classes · starting early 2027
Make your own cheese on Halbert Lane
Hands-on artisan cheesemaking classes for individuals and couples: warm the milk, cut the curd, stretch the mozzarella, and take home what you made.
Classes start in the first part of 2027, as we bring cheesemaking back to Waco. They’re small and friendly, and no experience is needed. A class for two makes a great date or gift.
Coming soon
Online ordering is coming soon
We’re building a full online shop so you can order our cheese, curds, spreads and gift boxes with a few clicks. Leave your email and we’ll tell you the day it opens, plus when cheesemaking restarts in Waco.
Can’t wait? Call (254) 723-4777 to order by phone. We ship.
Local hangouts
Make an afternoon of Halbert Lane
Coffee, waffles, chocolate and cheese, all a short walk apart, with the Homestead Heritage Craft Village around the corner.
- Heritage CoffeeHalbert Lane
- Waco Waffle CoHalbert Lane
- Heritage Food CraftersHalbert Lane
- Heritage Quilt BarnHalbert Lane
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News from Heritage Cheese
What Is Cave-Aged Cheese? How Underground Aging Changes the Flavor
Cave-aged cheese ripens underground, where steady cool temperatures and natural humidity build deeper, nuttier flavor. Here’s how it works.
Oct 22, 2026
Cheese Cave vs. Cheese Cellar vs. Refrigerator: What’s the Difference?
Where cheese ages changes how it tastes. A plain-English guide to caves, cellars and coolers, and why a true underground cave is so rare.
Oct 15, 2026
Why Raw-Milk Cheese Is Aged at Least 60 Days
U.S. rules require cheese made from raw milk to age at least 60 days. Here’s what that rule says, why it exists, and what it means for flavor.
Oct 8, 2026
Visit the shop
Come taste the cheese
Taste award-winning cheese and take some home, or call ahead and we’ll have your order ready.
Address
206 Halbert Ln, Waco, TX 76705
Hours
Monday–Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM
Closed Sunday
Phone
(254) 723-4777