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. […]

Angry Orchard today announced the introduction of Easy Apple, the newest less sweet, easy-drinking cider from the leading U.S. cider maker1. Easy Apple offers drinkers a refreshing hard cider option in the Angry Orchard core collection that’s both lower in calories and sessionable. The cider will be introduced in 6-packs in select states beginning in […]

Apple season is underway, which means apple trees are raining bushels, and farmers market stands are filled with a new assortment of heirloom varieties every week. But many apples never make it to market because they’re undersized or oversized, misshapen, or blemished. Complete Story

Swift Cider entered all three of their flagship ciders in this year’s Great Lakes International Cider and Perry competition (GLINTCAP). There was a record level of participation this year, making GLINTCAP the world’s largest cider competition with 1,003 ciders entered in 20 different categories. When all the score sheets came in, Swift walked away with […]

Fall is the truest season for hard cider. It’s apple harvest season, for one, and it’s also time to warm yourself up in advance of impending winter. But in recent years, the cider options have reached such a number and such a high level of quality that it can be hard to know what to […]