Hard apple cider — it dates back to Johnny Appleseed and was a colonial favorite. Now, it’s making a comeback. “We started back six years ago in 2010 before cider was doing what it’s doing now, and people thought we were crazy doing it because who’s going to drink cider,” recalls Michelle Larkin. With her […]
The local food movement has a new headliner: craft cider. The fermented, alcoholic beverage has become something of an “it” drink in New York City in the past few years. The reason is two-fold: producers are creating more complex ciders for an audience that craves it, and production is way up in New York state. […]
A Southwest Michigan cider maker will use pigs to help combat pests in its orchard. Virtue Cider in Fennville bought 18 Glouchestershire Old Spot pigs – also called “orchard pigs.” They’re known for eating bug-ridden apples that fall on the ground. The practice of using pigs to control pests goes back to early farming techniques […]
Move over wine because Oregon will soon be known for producing exceptional ciders as well! The Bauman Family is starting a new annual Cider Festival to coincide with their popular Harvest Festival. “We want this to be an opportunity to showcase to Oregon and our visitors from around the Northwest that there are some amazing […]
Elk Rapids, Mich. – Starcut Ciders, a division of Short’s Brewing Company, will release a new rotating hard cider, Phuzz, beginning this month. Phuzz (6.9% ABV) is a semi-sweet cider fermented with Michigan apples and peaches. The cider is a brilliantly clear amber-straw color and has aromas of fresh apple and peach. Phuzz is mildly […]
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (October, 2016) – It was only a matter of time before the Ciderboys got around to blending blackberries with crisp apple cider to create yet another tempting “fruitful pairing.” That day has come, because wherever Ciderboys hard ciders are sold you will now find a brand new path to unimaginable fresh fruit […]
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 […]
