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The United States Association of Cider Makers (USACM) is encouraging drinkers to choose hard cider to sip this summer with its #PickCider campaign. “Many in the food world assume cider is only a fall drink,” says USACM executive director Michelle McGrath. “But American drinkers start their ‘cider season’ on Memorial Day and choose cider for trips to the swimming…
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Great news for Oregon cider drinkers: Schilling Cider House Portland will be opening its doors to the public on June 16. The new spot will boast 50 hard cider taps, tasting flights from some of the best Northwest cideries, a gluten-free kitchen and more. Founders Mark Kornei and Colin Schilling want your experience to be the best…
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Grand Illusion Hard Cider, based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has quite a bit to be excited about these days. Not only is its hard cider and wine bar slated to be open this fall, but the cidery recently won a prestigious cider award at this year’s Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) for its Double Exposure…
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Sonoma County, California’s Ethic Ciders is announcing two inaugural cider releases. The first release, Golden Rule (Ethic’s signature orchard blend), is perfectly tart and crisp with hints of melon, nutmeg and citrus and a dry, sparkling finish. The second release, Gravitude, is a nod to the local heirloom apple, the Gravenstein. It’s blended to expose beautiful floral notes with…
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The countdown is on! In exactly one month from today, on June 24, the lovely locale of Hauser Estate Winery will be filled with cider aficionados eager to sample the offerings from cideries across Pennsylvania at the 2017 PA Cider Fest. If you have yet to purchase your tickets for this annual Gettysburg area event, the…
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Hardball Cider is giving cider lovers something to get really excited about with news about not one but two upcoming company expansions. Two new locations are in the sights of Hardball Cider founder and CEO Geoffrey Deen: a tasting room in Bethlehem and a spot inside Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market. Both locales will expand the reach of Hardball Cider…
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How can we be the best stewards of the resources that go into cidermaking, given the vast volume of cider in production? This article, a continuation of Part 1, which discussed pesticides, energy use and water use, will include a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of a bottle of cider as well as a discussion of…
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Travel opens up great opportunities to get out in the world, drink some new and interesting ciders and visit a few cidermakers in their home environments. A popular travel destination, Boston is home to great cidermakers in the city as well as a handful more that are a short ride away. While you won’t find…
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Urban Tree Cidery recently celebrated its one-year anniversary with a weekend full of fun and the release of its 2015 Vintage Gala Cider. Serving three flagship ciders and a variety of tasty seasonal blends, Urban Tree has received numerous medals in gold, silver and bronze on both a national and regional level in just one year,…
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Pennsylvania’s Ploughman Cider has announced two new ciders and a full roster of late spring and summer events. Rosedale, scheduled for a mid-May release and weighing in at 8.5% ABV, is a dry cider crafted with Rosedale crabapples. According to Ploughman, “Thanks to some amateur level panking from cidermaker Dr. Edwin Winzeler [and Ploughman’s Ben Wenk],…
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In less than two months (June 24, to be exact), cider drinkers will be heading to Hauser Estate Winery for a day of cider-filled excitement at the 2nd Annual PA Cider Fest. Set in the heart of Adams County—Pennsylvania’s largest apple-producing region—and the home of Jack’s Hard Cider, Hauser is an appropriate spot for cider samplers to gather. More than 20…
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April 22 is Earth Day around the world. Are we ready, as an industry, to adopt sustainable practices? This is the first of a two-part series on environmental issues as they are directly related to cidermaking. The first article will explore aspects of apple-growing and cidermaking from a resource-use perspective, including pesticides, energy use and…
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