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5 Ciders to Drink to Celebrate the Harvest

By Emily Kovach / November 2, 2022 /

If you’re part of the Instagram cidersphere, your feed has likely been rife with harvest photos. Though the perfect time for apple picking varies a bit from region to region, autumn is when farmers and orchardists are out there, harvesting apples in epic numbers. What better way to celebrate the hard and hopeful work that…

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The Best Cider Donuts in the Northeast

By Samantha Story / October 7, 2022 /

As autumn arrives each year, nostalgia sets in, reminding us of all the traditions that make the season so special. Pumpkin carving, apple picking, fall festivals … it’s hard not to fall in love with this season. Autumn also brings back cider donuts! Made from the juices of freshly pressed apples, every sugary bite brings…

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The Best Cider Donuts in the Midwest

By Emily Kovach / October 6, 2022 /

You don’t have to be a hard cider fan to appreciate the otherworldly deliciousness of cider donuts, but it certainly doesn’t hurt! All autumn long, we make it our mission to obtain and consume as many warm, sugary cider donuts as possible — we’re constantly on the lookout for them at farmers markets, local bakeries and, of…

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Cider Loves Food: Fair Treats and Cider

By Meredith Collins / August 26, 2022 /

In our column, “Cider Loves Food,” contributor Meredith Collins (blogger extraordinaire at Along Came a Cider) is looking at different cuisines and finding the perfect ciders to help take your meals to the next level. Late summer is the time for state and county fairs, which take place all over the country! Fairs offer blocks…

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Fried, Foraged and Fresh: Two Chefs Talk North Carolina Cider and Cuisine

By Emily Kovach / April 25, 2022 /

All across the United States, regional foodways and craft cider intersect in a myriad of delicious ways. For us, as cider fans, this provides many opportunities to experience something truly special: an agricultural conversation that happens not so much in words, but in flavors and expressions of terroir. With your own dining room table or…

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Women Making Waves in the Cider World: Elizabeth Ryan of Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider

By Malaika Tyson / March 30, 2022 /

Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine-lovers to the world of cider. Created along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. For Women’s History Month, I want to highlight…

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Women Making Waves in the Cider World: Gretchen Esbensen of Shoal Draft Cider

By Malaika Tyson / March 30, 2022 /

Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine-lovers to the world of cider. Created along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. For Women’s History Month, I want to highlight…

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Cider Loves Food: Soups, Stews and Cider

By Meredith Collins / March 25, 2022 /

In our column, “Cider Loves Food,” contributor Meredith Collins (blogger extraordinaire at Along Came a Cider) is looking at different cuisines and finding the perfect ciders to help take your meals to the next level. I know it’s technically spring, but in upstate New York it’s still a time of cold, blustery storm systems and lots of mud.…

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The No-Sweat Guide to Cider-and-Food Pairings

By Emily Kovach / February 22, 2022 /

Ciders ⁠— nearly all of them ⁠— want to be enjoyed with food. Even the ciders that you love to drink on their own can be enhanced by food way beyond what you taste in the glass upon first sip. The qualities of the ciders you reach for, be it juicy fruit, earthy funk, tannic…

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New Year’s Eve Cider and Food Pairing: Hopped Cider + Fancy Steak Sandwich

By Alex Jones / December 29, 2021 /

My first impression of Citizen Cider’s The Lake Hopper was how much it tasted like a crisp sparkling wine. It’s fruity, sure, but not particularly apple-y, and the flavor is bold and bright, without being sweet or syrupy. It’s also not particularly hoppy, despite being dry-hopped with Cascade hops grown in the Champlain Valley region…

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How to Build a Cider-Party Bar

By Emily Kovach / December 27, 2021 /

So, you want to host a party. Great idea! Your friends/family/crush/co-workers are going to be psyched. Time to start planning out what kind of snacks you’re going to serve, putting together a Spotify playlist and strategizing about how you’re going to clean the entire house without going crazy. But the best part of all is…

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