VeloCity Cycles and Virtue Cider invite you to join us on Sunday, January 6, 2019, for the 4th Annual Frigid Fondo. Once on-course you can decide between a 7-, 12- and 18-mile route. This group ride will start and finish at Virtue Cider in Fennville, Michigan taking you on some great gravel roads in Allegan […]
ARMADA, Michigan – Blake’s Hard Cider Co. has announced the third Kinder Cider in the rotating philanthropic series. Great Blakes is a seasonal coffee-infused semi-sweet hard cider made in support of nonprofits working to preserve and protect the Great Lakes. Founder and co-owner Andrew Blake says, “This movement really started from the idea of taking a […]
RICHMOND, Virginia – Buskey Cider has added another 60-barrel brite tank (1,860 gallons) to its cidery at 2910 W. Leigh Street. The tank arrived this week, and Team Buskey plans to begin expanded production immediately to fill demand. This tank is the biggest piece in the team’s plan to increase output by 40 percent this […]
Portland, Oregon—The United States Association of Cider Makers has released an update to their Cider Style Guide, first introduced in summer of 2017. USACM’s original reason for releasing a guide was to unify the language used to discuss hard cider in the marketplace. This intention remains true. In the new release, minor language changes were […]
WHITE PLAINS, New York — Strongbow® Hard Ciders, the #1 global cider brand, announces the January 2019 debut of 100 Cal Slim Cans, a 12-can variety pack with three 8.5 oz. easy-to-drink flavors containing just 100 calories each. Strongbow 100 Cal Slim Cans are positioned at the intersection of cider, canned wine and hard seltzer to […]
NEW YORK — Original Sin announces the release of a 12oz can series of unfiltered single varietal ciders made with freshly pressed New York apples. The first of the series, Original Sin Unfiltered McIntosh Cider will be available in late November. The single varietal cloudy series of ciders will allow consumers to experience the unique […]
RICHMOND, Virginia — Buskey Cider located in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia has released a groundbreaking Deconstructed Heritage Blend Variety 4-Pack, including the apples, Harrison, Ashmead’s Kernel, and Cameo as single varietals and then as a blend. This project was revolutionary in the cider world and gives customers a cider tasting experience on […]
At the National Beer Wholesalers Association meeting in September, Nielsen vice president Danny Brager delivered a simple message to attendees who stopped by his early morning breakout session: Cider is back. According to data from the firm, off-premise sales of hard cider were up 6 percent over the 52-week period ending on August 11. But […]
DENVER, Colorado – C Squared Ciders, a Denver, CO-based independent craft cidery announced the release of Drake, the second offering from their high end and barrel-aged Sailor Series. Drake is an English-American Hybrid Cider made with heritage Chisel Jersey apples. Chisel Jersey is a cultivar of cider apples that originated in the Somerset region of England […]
2018 U.S.. Open Cider Championship Medal Winners and Grand National Champion In the fifth annual U.S. Open Cider Championship, Cideries, wineries and breweries from Australia to Spain entered over 250 ciders representing 21 different styles. The final round of judging was held at the Big Ditch Brewing Company in Buffalo, New York. The judges were […]
