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It is a dynamic time in craft cider in the Pacific Northwest. This region of the country is legendary for its incredible range of terroir, from volcanic soils to ample rainfall, to cool mountainous climates. The ciders coming out of this area are full of life and energy, and the exciting range of styles means…
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Philadelphia is a beer town. Or, perhaps it’s more accurate to say, it was a beer town. Now, this scrappy East Coast city that I’ve called home since 2004 is a beer town, a cider town, a wine town and a cocktail town. The tastes of locals, students and transplants have evolved and expanded over…
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*Couldn’t make it to Cider Business School in real-time? Or, want to review the sessions? Find all of the EKOS Cider Business School recordings here. To all the cider pros out there: The arrival of spring this year hopefully means the return of a bit more action around your cidery and tasting room. Before business…
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For cider fans who want to keep up their self-education — or, if that sounds too formal, just learn cool stuff about the beverage they love — there is an unfortunate limit to what’s out there. That’s not to say that there aren’t awesome cider books, websites, seminars, certifications and so on. It’s just that,…
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Perhaps you’ve noticed — it’s been practically impossible to miss — the veritable explosion of flavored ciders over the past few years. Of course, other fruits have always made their ways into craft cider, usually familiar farm crops, like cherries and berries. But cidermakers’ collective creativity keeps pushing boundaries, uncovering new sensory experiences for cider…
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You don’t need us to explain why cheese and cider are so great together (so great, in fact, that some cheese makers have even begun washing their cheeses with cider). But, that’s not to say that all cheese and cider pairings are created equal, because they’re not. Playing with texture, flavor, acidity and sweetness, you…
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Gift-giving season is upon us! If you are an adult human, you probably have to get a bunch of gifts for friends and family, and sometimes that can feel overwhelming. It’s kind of a bummer, isn’t it? The act of giving a gift should make both parties feel “warm and fuzzy,” but the endeavor of…
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Over the years we’ve seen, again and again, craft cideries prove their commitment to the communities where they’re located, whether that’s through donating to local charities, producing hand sanitizer or gathering backyard fruit and sharing the resulting cider with neighbors. Here are six cideries that we’ve recently come across, using their platforms and influence to…
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How is it that when you were a little kid, you could freely binge on Halloween candy without regrets? As an adult person, eat one too many fun-sized candy bars, 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 nearly…
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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. We met Katie Morgan in 2014, shortly after…
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When your Instagram feed is as cider-focused as our is, during a typical scroll-through, you’ll see a lot of cider: pretty cider bottles on a table, cider in the wild (you know, those shots of cider cans on a kayak or on top of a mountain), cider in production, cider in the orchard … you…
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If you’re sick of being stuck at home, we totally get it! The good news is that the chances are high that if you draw a 2-hour circle around your house on a map, that there is somewhere chill and lovely (with cider, of course) to spend some time with a partner or friend and…
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