Cider Releases
Collabo to Know: Shacksbury + Modern Times’ Ping Pong Hopped Cider
Collaborations are one of our very favorite things about the growing cider industry. Of course, we get the warm and fuzzies to see cider makers working together, though there’s something extra special about cider makers and brewers “crossing the aisle,” if you will, and putting their creative minds to work. There is, as you probably…
Read MoreGolden State Cider Launches Web Store & Announces New Executive Team
Behold: the power of internet retail! More and more cideries are now offering their products for sale via online shops, which is great news for cider fans across the country. No longer do you have to wait for a vacation or a cider trade to try brands you’ve seen online that don’t distribute in your…
Read More7 Cranberry Ciders to Sip This Fall and Winter
Pumpkin ciders aren’t the only seasonal flavors you should be reaching for as the temperatures start to drop! Cranberry cider is an ideal autumnal cider combo: Bright, sweet-tart and beautiful in the glass, these ruby red ciders are perfect for a warmer fall day. They also pair exceedingly well with food, especially roasted meats (here’s…
Read MoreBuskey Cider Will Release Heritage Variety 4-Pack for Cider Week VA
Cider Week Virginia is coming up quick, and exciting thing are starting to happen! Richmond-based Buskey Cider just announced that it will be releasing a special Heritage Variety 4-Pack of cans on Saturday, November 10, from noon to 3 p.m. in its taproom on W. Lehigh Street. Buskey, which released the first 12-ounce 6-pack of hard…
Read MoreStarcut Ciders Announces Transition to Can-Only Packaging and Introduces Mosa Hard Cider
We’ve all watched cans take over the craft cider packaging world, mirroring trends in the craft beer industry. Whether the can designs skew minimalist and sleek, or over-the-top design-y, it’s now completely common to find cans of cider lining bottle shop shelves or showing up on bar menus. Cans have taken so much of a…
Read MoreWoodchuck Cider Announces 802 Cider Collection as an Homage to Vermont
“Freedom and Unity”: this is the state slogan of Vermont, a sentiment its residents are serious about upholding. The state is known for its stunning natural beauty, agricultural resources, non-conformist thinking and ideals and love of adventure in the great outdoors. Woodchuck, the cider company that’s been synonymous with Vermont’s values since its founding in…
Read MorePortland Cider Co. to Release Oregon Wild Cider on Oct. 21
Remember back in August when we told you about Portland Cider Co.‘s 3rd-Annual PDX Apple Recycling Program? This was when the company called on its neighbors in the Portland Metro area to bring in fallen and unwanted summer apples and fruits. The goal was not only to rescue these fruits, but to make a special cider…
Read MoreThe 10 Best Modern Ciders for Halloween
How is it that when you were a little kid, you could freely binge on Halloween candy without regrets? But, as an adult person, eat one too many peanut butter cups, and you feel like you’re going to keel over? While your sugar tolerance may diminish with age, and buying candy from the store isn’t…
Read MoreCloudy With a Chance of Cider: 7 Unfiltered Ciders to Try
If you follow craft beer trends at all, it’s likely that you’re aware of the cloudy, unfiltered IPAs (often referred to as “New England-style”) that so many people are gaga for. Beer with clarity was once thought of as the standard, with haziness indicating flaws or laziness in the production process, but now cloudiness is…
Read MoreKeep Summer Vibes Alive with Anyday Rosé
These seasonal transition weeks are weird! One day it’s cold and rainy and you’re reaching to the back of the closet for a hoodie and a hat, and the next day it’s sticky and humid and you’re wishing the neighbor’s pool was still open. It can be hard to figure out which cider is suitable…
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