Ever try cider made from the Harrison apple? The variety was the most prized cider apple of the colonial era. Originally grown in New Jersey, it makes outstanding cider but it went out of production during Prohibition, explains Courtney Mailey, founder of Blue Bee...
Northern Spy — often called the “Northern Pie” apple for its affability in baked desserts courtesy of its crisp sweetness and relative sharpness — gets a third moniker in the Intrepid by Halifax, Nova Scotia, cidery Chain Yard. 100 percent Nova...
We’re now well into football season and with college rivalry weekend coming up, it is essential that you have your tailgating game down to a tee. Now is the time to make adjustments, which includes what you’re drinking, and if you’ve got your...
Just off of Lake City Way in North Seattle, in two rooms no bigger than a storage unit, you’ll find Marshall Petryni and brothers Andy and Ryan Short pressing apples and making cider under their brand Greenwood Cider Co. The trio fell into cidermaking by happy...
A limited-run, small-batch release from Golden State Cider in Sebastopol, California, The Elder Tree narrows in on the apple in a dual-variety showcase. Mostly from the cidery’s organic orchard and others nearby, Newtown Pippin and Arkansas Black apples are...
The Big Apple is celebrating its namesake cider celebration this week, kicking off (unofficially) on Thursday, Nov. 1, and officially on Friday, Nov. 2. Jenn Smith, executive director of the New York Cider Association, highlights a few events that shouldn’t be...
Halloween parties are great but hosting can be a lot of work. This punch, from the folks at Virtue Cider in Fennville, Michigan, is perfect for ensuring a stress-free night. Utilizing the Percheron, a Norman-inspired farmhouse cider, Virtue communications manager...
What, the weather has changed and we’re just supposed to stop drinking rosé cider? Pass. We drink what we want and we encourage you to do the same, and are doing so this week with the canned cider-wine hybrid of Anyday Rosé. Launching last spring, the brand...
Have you ever had a glass of cider that just tasted… off? How did you know? Many consumers are starting to include cider as a regular beverage in their drinking repertoire. Consumer data shows people are savvy about the difference between sweet and dry ciders...
While Minnesota may not rank in the nation’s top apple-producing states, it has played a vital role in the industry. The beloved Honeycrisp apple was developed by the University of Minnesota’s renowned apple breeding program. More recently, the state’s appetite for...
