Apples aren’t just for eating anymore. In recent years, hard cider has been the fastest-growing adult beverage, and tasting rooms are popping up across the country. “There’s a lot of experimenting going on and it’s fun to taste cider and see what it’s like,” says Jeff Book, a contributing writer with CIDERCRAFT magazine. Apple harvest […]
Nancy Steinhauer and her family own the oldest continuously running cider mill in Michigan. It has history, a bakery and its own cookbook. And if all goes according to plans, Dexter Cider Mill will begin producing hard cider next fall. It will join a handful of cider mills in southeast Michigan that offer an adults-only […]
Fritz and Catherine Gusmer moved to South Carolina in the late 1970s and received a cider press from Fritz’s mother as a gift. It instantly brought the Gusmers and their children closer together, and the family spent hours at a time perfecting the art of cider making. The hobby was the end of the road […]
Two Beers Brewing – and its fast-growing hard cider brand, Seattle Cider Company – have been sold to the Agrial Group, a leading French agri-business cooperative that does business across the beverage, dairy and food industries. Official financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction closed earlier this month, according to Joel VandenBrink, the founder of […]
More than 50 craft cider locations will participate in the fifth annual Finger Lakes Craft Cider Week, which runs Saturday through Oct. 9. The week features award-winning hard ciders from sites from Rochester to Ithaca. The Finger Lakes Cider Alliance, a group of local hard cider makers and orchardists, serves as host for the event […]
Consumer interest in hard cider in North America has blossomed in the past five years, and apple growers are racing to catch up. Cornell research is revealing ways in which apples grown with specific orchard management practices can produce more desirable hard cider for consumers in this surging market. Complete Story
Pittsburgh’s only hard cider and mead festival returns this year for its second installment. Sample over 60 local and internation products from 24+ vendors. Enjoy live music by the Employees of Funk plus great food available for purchase. Talk fermentation with some of the industry’s leading producers. Learn about the history and what makes these […]
Along with the rise of micro breweries and micro distilleries, the cider industry is seeing increased demand for more flavors and styles of cider. Changing laws and regulations around the United States have made small cideries a feasible option and the cider market is ready for fresh and innovative home recipes. If you are dreaming […]
Over-The-Rhine Cider Co. made its debut at Taste of Cincinnati last spring. The company, a division of Christian Moerlein Brewing launched with two hard cider styles – Original and Crisp. Both are 6 percent ABV (alcohol by volume). They’ll be sold on draft – you can already get them at Christian Moerlein’s Over-the-Rhine taproom, 1621 Moore St. – […]
David and Robert Cordtz are the father-and-son team behind Sonoma Cider in Healdsburg. The elder Cordtz, David, was a veteran winemaker before he teamed up with Ace Premium Craft Ciders in the early 1990s to become the first modern-day commercial cider maker in California. Robert has worked in the industry since he was a teenager. […]
