Portland, Oregon: Swift Cider, an urban craft cidery, has grown their distribution by partnering with Kendall’s Pioneer Distributing of Kelso, Washington. After five years of selling cider in Oregon, Swift will now be available in ten southwestern Washington counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum. The new partnership between […]

Crispin Cider Company is committed to bringing the very best hard cider to fans seeking unique, authentic flavors. Now in its seventh year, the cider company is proud to announce an extension of its barrel-aged program with Bourbon Char, a bourbon cask-aged hard apple cider finished with a smoked maple syrup. The limited release is […]

Redhead Ciderhouse was established in 2014 by its two founders, Josh Raboin and Joe Burnham IV. Located at Burnham Orchards in Berlin Heights Ohio where the apples are picked, pressed, fermented and packaged all on site. Josh formed a friendship with Joe while working on the farm as a teenager. During this time Josh’s father […]

Love apples? Then, drink apples! Gather with fellow apple enthusiasts, hard cider aficionados, fermentation zealots, craft beverage fanatics and hard cider revolutionaries at the home of the American revolution at Boston’s first hard cider festival, Pour The Core: Boston. At Pour The Core: Boston, you and your friends will gather in Boston’s Theatre District and […]

Tom Schwartz is afraid he will run out of calendar before he runs out of juice. The long-time fruit producer is embracing the growing market for cider with a little kick. He wishes he were a few decades younger. “There’s a lot of opportunity out there, which is why I need to be 25. But […]

From the Chicago Tribune – Nowwadays, hard cider, an alcoholic beverage, shows up on menus everywhere. Made from the fermented juice of tart apples (and/or other fruit), this pleasingly acidic, slightly bubbly beverage pairs beautifully with food and proves easy sipping. This fall, I’m incorporating hard cider into my cocktail hour and my cooking. Reportedly […]

After some delays, Sonoma Cider‘s taproom — the three-year-old cidery’s first brick-and-mortar post — is set to open Oct. 20. The Sonoma Cider Taproom & Restaurant, off of the square near downtown Healdsburg, will seat 60 people indoors and have room for another 35 outdoors, on a dog-friendly patio with a fire pit. It’s the […]

Ciderfest! 5th Annual Colorado Hard Cider Fest at Delicious Orchards, home of Big B’s Fabulous Juice and Hard Ciders. Featuring the Members of Rocky Mountain Cider Association: Big B’s, Colorado Cider Compan, Snow Capped Cider, Stem Cider, Wild Cider, C Squared Cider, and more ! All day Music includes Folk , Bluegrass, Americana, Folk Rock […]

Blue Bee Cider has been working on moving their urban cidery from Manchester to Scott’s Addition and now this weekend, they’re ready for their grand opening. The new spot is in the old Richmond stables building at West Clay Street and Summit Avenue. It’s a beautiful, unique spot and Blue Bee invested more than $1 […]

Following the indie ethos and popularity of craft beer and spirits, craft hard cider is having a moment around the metro area — offering fresh, bright, often complex and sometimes funky tastes of local and regional apples. That’s most evident in the recent opening of two new cider companies, Treehorn Cider in Marietta and Urban […]