Posts by Emily Kovach
Cider School: 5 Questions to Ask When Buying Cider, Hosted by Eleanor Leger of Eden Specialty Ciders (Thurs., April 2)
Last week, we shared our commitment to using Cider Culture’s platform to help support and uphold the craft cider community through the COVID-19 health crisis. In the days since (though it kind of feels like an eternity), we’ve been doing our damnedest to share resources for cider makers and consumers, alike, and to provide virtual…
Read MoreCider Culture Virtual Happy Hour is Back with Andrew Blake of Blake’s Hard Cider (Friday, March 27, 5 p.m. ET)
Last week, we hosted our first Cider Culture happy hour via Zoom and it was awesome! What a good feeling to see peoples’ faces, make some new friends, and chat with the cider makers whose products we love so much! We’re going to try to make it a weekly gathering, every Friday at 5 p.m.…
Read More6 Ciders Made with Beer Yeast
Apples are the stars of the show when it comes to making craft cider; the characteristics of the fruit determine so much when it comes to the flavor of the liquid. But, yeast is nearly just as important to the process — after all, without yeast, fermentation is impossible, and it’s both the flavor and…
Read More4 Resources to Ramp Up Your DIY Cider Education
As much as we might wish we could take a six-month sabbatical from regular life to immerse ourselves in cider education at Cornell, Penn State Extension or The Beer & Cider Academy, alas, it isn’t realistic for many of us. Luckily, there are plenty of resources out there to help us become better cider consumers,…
Read MoreWant to Support Cider Makers? Buy Their Cider Online
Right now, cider makers are struggling. This is a clear and unfortunate truth in the wake of the rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis across the world. There is another truth that we bet you’re feeling: the need for a drink. Perhaps more than one. We feel you (big time)! Over the past week, more and more…
Read MoreJoin us for Virtual Cider Happy Hour with Ben Wenk of Ploughman Cider (Friday, March 20, 5 p.m. ET)
Friends! We’re gathering tomorrow, Friday, March 20, 5 p.m ET, for a virtual cider happy hour after one hell of a week. Our dear friend Ben Wenk of Ploughman Cider will join us as a co-host! Here’s the deal: We’re hosting the happy hour through Zoom, a popular video conferencing website. You don’t need to…
Read MoreAmerican Cider Association Releases COVID-19 Resources for Cideries
The American Cider Association (formerly called USACM) is mobilizing to help cider makers react to this unprecedented situation which is creating economic uncertainty for everyone. In an effort to provide information specific to its members in the cider industry, ACA has: Launched a COVID-19 resource page, which will be updated daily. It includes resources such…
Read MoreWe’re Creating Virtual Plans to Support the Cider Community
Well, it looks like none of us will be going out to cidery tasting rooms or cider bars for awhile. And that is a serious blow, not only to our social lives but to the makers and producers who rely on us to pursue their passions and livelihoods. The economy of craft cider, which has…
Read MoreCelebrate Women’s History Month with Craft Cider
March is Women’s History Month, an excellent 31 days in which media attention turns intentionally to cover the literally infinite ways women have contributed to every aspect of our society and our world. While in some ways, it would be pretty cool if special months like Black History Month and Women’s History Month were more…
Read More7 Ciders to Put You in a Springtime State-of-Mind
Spring is in the air! And wow, are we ready for it. While, at first, we were grateful for winter’s chill and the many excuses it gave us to stay inside and make comfort food snacks (hello, pretzels with cider cheese sauce) and sip warm winter ciders, now we crave sunshine! Short sleeves! Berries by…
Read MoreCollabo to Know: Hale & True x Kurant Cider Hop Together
Philly will enjoy its first collaboration between two homegrown urban cideries: Hop Together, a strawberry hopped cider made by Hale & True Cider Co. and Kurant Cider. This cider, born of friendship and cooperation, is set to be released on Saturday, March 7. Hale & True owners Risa and Kerry McKenzie and Kurant owners Mike…
Read MoreQ&A with Christian Annese of Armageddon Brewing
There are so many challenges to starting a new cidery. Of course, one must perfect the process and the product, assemble a team, find a space, raise the capital for equipment and the endless other startup costs …. it only proves, even more, the passion and dedication behind all of the cideries that we know…
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