Normal, IL – DESTIHL Brewery is excited to announce that it has acquired the requisite license to brew hard cider, wine and mead. This announcement and milestone in DESTIHL Brewery’s history shortly follows the grand opening of DESTIHL’s new production brewery and Beer Hall located in Normal, IL. DESTIHL Brewery will join several other notable […]
Leominster, MA – Stormalong Cider opened a new production facility in May constructed inside the New England Apple Products building in Leominster, MA. The new capacity will allow Stormalong to ferment and package cider in 100 BBL batches. Founded in 2014, Stormalong Cider has operated out of a converted barn in Sherborn, MA on its […]
Yakima, WA — Tieton Cider Works, a farm-based craft cider company, announced they have released their summertime limited addition called “Bourbon Peach.” This follows a series of Norwest-based fruit selections that will be part of Tieton Cider Works’ seasonal draft offerings. Bourbon Peach is made with Northwest-sourced peaches and aged with bourbon barrel. On the […]
Congratulations to the 2017 Portland International Cider Cup winners. Chosen from 168 entrants, these ciders highlight this region’s best in production. Best of Show Western Cider Company, McIntosh Heritage Dry Cider Best of Show Montana CiderWorks, North Fork Traditional English Sweet Cider Runner-up Cideries of the Year Large Cidery of the Year 2 Towns Ciderhouse […]
Fennville, Michigan – Virtue Cider introduces two new ciders this summer: Michigan Cherry and Michigan Honey. Both ciders are being introduced this month in draft, and 12-ounce bottle six-packs will be available in August 2017. “Michigan Cherry and Michigan Honey show off the best parts of our local market,” says Virtue founder Gregory Hall. “Michigan […]
Corvallis, Oregon — The 2015 vintage La Mûre (6.9% ABV) from 2 Towns Ciderhouse is available starting this week. La Mûre, a lambic-style craft cider, is inspired by the famous lambic beers of Belgium and embodies the Flemish styles of old. Northwest apples and Oregon-grown Marion blackberries are fermented, then soured with Lactobacillus. Aged in […]
That’s right ciderheads… We have a delicious new cider for you to enjoy this week: Jinjah Blue! Our new refreshing summer seasonal is a semi-sweet cider with ginger & blueberry! Charlotte’s Best Bootcamp – Every Thursday Attention Red Clay Ciderworks patrons! This Thursday and every Thursday through the summer, Charlotte’s Best Boot Camp is offering […]
There’s no shortage of articles on the amazing food scene in San Sebastián. Or television shows. Did you catch Anthony Bourdain’s recent Parts Unknown episode where he eats his way through the city’s best restaurants? I did. I devoured the episode like I was planning to devour San Sebastian’s food, which I happened to be […]
How about dem apples: The Gettysburg area is getting into all kinds of cider in a big way. PA Cider Fest, the only event of its kind in Pennsylvania, will come off from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24, as cider makers, cheese makers, other artisans and vendors gather on the rolling hills of […]
There is a joke among cider makers when they open a bottle and its contents taste disappointingly sour or flawed: “We say, ‘Oh yeah, this cider went bad, so we just put it into green bottles and called it Spanish,’ ” says cider maker Nathaniel West, owner of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider in Portland, Ore. […]
