A cool, crisp cider is wildly refreshing on a hot summer’s day, but a typical can hovers around 200 calories, which can definitely weigh you down when the sun is blazing hot. There are plenty of craft cideries that are serving up solutions in the form of lite...
Winesap Méthode Ancestrale Gypsy Circus Cider, Kingsport, TN From this Tennessee cidery’s Single Origin series, this is exclusively Winesap apples from a singular farm. Made sparkling via the ancient yet affordable méthode ancestrale (Google it), this cider is...
Selecting a Yeast Strain That is Right for You As mentioned in Part 1 of this series, juice clarity, yeast selection and nutrient additions are key to avoiding problematic stinky fermentations. We will now focus on how selecting a yeast strain affects cider...
When June hits, it’s time to support and celebrate. June is Pride Month, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. And while it may have initially began as a way to honor the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, which is credited as a milestone for the Gay Liberation Movement, it...
PORTLAND, Ore - June 7, 2021 As the strangest, and possibly most challenging school year ever comes to a close, Jen and Travis Lovejoy of Peak Light Cider celebrate parents with their new, small batch release, Farm School Cider. Crafted from Peak Light’s 2020...
The sun is beating down on a hot summer afternoon. What should you reach for? A cider slushie! Cider slushies have boomed in popularity in recent years, and more and more cideries are getting creative with their offerings. “The whole intention is to have fun with...
Fruited ciders are definitely on the rise, and when the warm weather season hits, it’s all about summer berries. Given the creativity in the cider industry, the options for berry ciders are plentiful from blueberry and blackberry ciders to strawberry and...
Imperial Peach Tea Portland Cider Co. - Clackamas, OR Brassy colored with sparkling carbonation, this imperial seasonal is the first in a new series from Portland Cider. Culinary apples, a suggestion of earthy tea, and the sweet scent of honey stand out in the...
Orange U an IPA? Urban Tree Cidery, Atlanta GA At a distance you might mistake this hazy yellow-orange cider for a beer, but one whiff of the culinary apple, orange peel, and peachy sweetness on the nose and you'll know what's in the glass. Even though coriander...
