It isn’t always just apples. It starts there, obviously, but sometimes cidermakers go forth and put exotic twists on their libations to tease, tantalize and tickle your taste buds. By combining less popular and strange ingredients with the apple juice, producers...
Among the most classic comfort food combos, beer and burgers get a lot of love. But as cider continues to earn its way into the pub grub realm, there is a lot to be said for substituting ale for apples. While a good glass of scrumpy holds its own by the pint...
Founded in 2013 by childhood best friends Chris Noll and Adam Gerrits, Brickworks Ciderhouse is a small-batch cidery operating out of Toronto, Ontario. A process of slow fermenting 100-percent Ontario apples and a mission to “give back” helps to define Brickworks’...
We’ve heard that you’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more cider. You don’t have to wait for fall to get apples back into your life. This summer there are many events aimed at making sure your cider fix is sufficiently satiated. From coast to coast,...
When many people think about cidermakers, they often think of them on a farm, picking apples and then fermenting their cider in a barn. Bantam Cider Co., founded in 2012 by Michelle da Silva and Dana Masterpolo, is nowhere near a farm. The Bantam Cider taproom is...
It's been two years since Far From The Tree released its first cider, a winery dream-turned-cider for Al and Denise Snape. In between Al Snape's winemaking classes at the United Kingdom's University of Brighton, the couple would venture out into farmers markets and...
If you want to find craft cider in Virginia, all you have to do is follow the trail of the apples. For generations, the commonwealth’s orchards have been scattered along the peaks and valleys of the Blue Ridge Mountains range, which extends from the northern tip of...
Rest your cast iron skillet and put away the truffle salt - pairing with cider does not have to include your grandparent’s wedding china or cuff-links. This no-frills, unpretentious cider pairing is for the lazy at heart and the junk food-inclined. Dress it up or...
Dynamic and distinctly different, cider and beer tend to walk similar lines when it comes to experimentation. As fruit beers and sours have risen into popularity in the last couple years, so too have fruit-infused ciders—often as a result of both beverages looking...
Don't get too comfortable in this month of May—June and its plethora of coast-to-coast cider events is ramping up for its arrival onto the scene. With two week devotions to the drink and two festivals in the upper eastern American seaboard, cider drinkers can revel...
