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You know the feeling: You’re standing in front of the cider section at your local bottle shop, or looking over the draft menu at your favorite bar, hoping that there’s something new to explore. And, more often than not, it’s the same exact things to choose from that you had last week. Before you get…
Exciting news for the Washington State craft cider community! On June 30, 2020, two new cider projects entered the local fold: Yonder Cider and The Source Cider. Both of these are the brainchildren of Caitlin Braam, a Seattle-based freelance marketer and brand strategist in the beverage space. Her impressive resume includes being the former president…
This week, we’re celebrating the 10th weekly session of Cider School! For this milestone, on Thursday, June 11, at 6 p.m. ET, we’re welcoming Chelsea Iadipaolo of Blake’s Hard Cider to lead a session titled, “Creative Avenues: Marketing, Branding and Philanthropy.” As the market becomes more saturated with craft cider options, while being forced to…
As rosé wine and champagne continue to shine in the pink-tinted spotlight, rosé cider has fully taken the booze scene by storm, thanks to a bunch of cideries throughout the country. With its blushing hue and a wide range of flavor profiles, each rosé has its own personality. So, no matter how or when you…
This feature was published before the COVID-19 pandemic forced closures across the county. Old Stone Cider is currently available through online ordering, and takeout is available at its cider house on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. November will mark Old Stone Cider’s fourth anniversary, and the Gruber family certainly has plenty to celebrate. Since they starting…
COVID-19 has changed the way the entire world works, eats, drinks and lives. While we all learn to exist in our new reality, our small cider producers around the country — on the razor’s edge of profitability in the best of times — are struggling during the pandemic. One thing that may serve to help…
Even if you’re steadily making your way through your home bar cart, we’ll bet you still have some gin squirreled away in the freezer and a few ounces of Aperol or Campari. If so, you’re all set to make a First Light, this refreshing, bright cider cocktail that comes to us from Meredith Collins of…
This Friday, we are back with our third installment of Cider Culture Virtual Happy Hour! This round will be hosted by Greg Hall, Virtue Cider‘s founder, who is also known for his 20-year tenure as Goose Island’s brewmaster prior to Virtue Cider’s launch. To prepare for the change from brewmaster to cider maker, Greg took…
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…
Cider drinkers owe a great debt to Virginia. As the site of the first permanent settlement in the New World, early settlers quickly planted apple trees so they could make hard cider, since barley and hops for beer were much more difficult to cultivate. Years later, some of the most important people in Virginia’s —…
New cider brand alert! Backpack Brands, the folks behind Graft Cider (and Flora Wines), are launching an exciting new project called Hudson North Cider Co. This mission-driven cidery will launch in the Hudson Valley and New York City on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Two of Graft’s creators, siblings Kyle and Sara Sherrer, envisioned a brand…
Cider is already a great choice for a lower alcohol-by-volume (ABV) drink. Ciders consistently clock in with lower ABVs when compared with wines and spirits, and are comparable with “session”-style craft beers! I dug up a few notable lower-ABV ciders, perries and related beverages. For some folks, this might be an introduction to ciderkin or…