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Cider lovers often wonder what the best food pairings are for their favorite drink, but figuring that out can be confusing, and the information is often not widely available. Not to worry—Cider Culture went to work and did a tasting, pairing foods with eight different French ciders, all from family-run farmhouse producers. France, although known…
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This weekend, the highly anticipated Broski Ciderworks will be opening the doors to its new tasting room in Pompano Beach, Florida. Join Broski Ciderworks and other cider aficionados for the grand opening celebration from 1–5 p.m. on January 28. A ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce will be followed by plenty of ciders to choose from throughout the day. Ciders on…
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Blue Bee Cider has been on our cider radar for a while now, so it’s no wonder that this Virginia cidery was just named a 2017 Good Food Awards finalist for their Harvest Ration reserve dessert cider. The Good Food Awards is held each year and applauds American producers who focus on responsible practices in addition to a high-quality taste. Blue Bee…
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Bivouac Ciderworks, a San Diego-based craft cidery in planning, is looking for your help with funding its startup efforts on Kickstarter. The Bivouac cider campaign launched at the start of the new year and has two weeks left to reach its goal of $44,000. The longtime, passionate home cider makers have plans to build a home for their cider experimentation that will build…
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It was in a 500-square-foot apartment in Old City Philadelphia that I made my first batch of cider. I poured a gallon of store-bought apple juice into a one-gallon carboy, added yeast and watched it ferment over the next couple weeks. The result was a naturally dry, fizzy, delicious, 6.5% ABV cider. Four years later,…
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Past Chopped winner, chef and cider maker Nicholas Browne is asking cider lovers near and far to help him open up a Massachusetts cidery. Chef Browne’s GoFundMe page hopes to raise $275,000 toward the startup phase of Browne Brewing Company, to be located in or near Monterey, Massachusetts. Funds raised will be used for legal/licensing fees, equipment, ingredients, refurbishment of the brewing space, a taproom…
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Dallas, Texas-based Bishop Cider has opened Cidercade, a classic arcade in the Dallas design district with over 80 arcade games, a dozen house ciders on draft and food trucks planned for weekend gaming sessions. A $10 admission charge gets you free play on all video games. Bishop Cider started in 2014 in the heart of Dallas, when…
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A new cidery is in the works in Virginia and will be opening its doors in 2017—Coyote Hole Ciderworks. The cidery, which will be based in Mineral, Virginia, in the Lake Anna region, plans to open in April. Coyote Hole Ciderworks promises a local vibe with its premium, all-natural cider made from Virginia apples and fruit.…
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Save the date: the 2017 Philly Farm and Food Fest unfolds on April 8, 2017. Last year, the Local Libations Lounge was one of the most popular stops during the event. Want to get your cidery in on the action? Registration is now open to be a cidery vendor during the event. Exhibitors who are based within about 200 miles…
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To the casual traveler, winter in Chicago doesn’t sound like a dream destination. But if you are in the cider business or a hardcore cider fan, consider The Windy City for a few days or even a whole week in February 2017. This year the cider stars have aligned in the month of February, and Chicago will…
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On a cold and windy November day at Philadelphia’s Headhouse Farmers Market, Ben Wenk couldn’t stop smiling. Wenk, a seventh-generation farmer at Three Springs Fruit Farm, had good reason to be happy. He was debuting Stark Cider, the first offering from Ploughman Farm Cider. Stark Cider is a blend of Esopus Spitzenburg and Stayman apples grown on his…
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To many beer enthusiasts, Denver is the beer capital of the world, the ultimate beer destination. I searched the internet for a complete list of breweries in the Denver area and came up with several hundred. Serving as the host city to the Great American Beer Festival, the largest American beer festival and an event known…
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