By Brooklynn Johnson And in the blink of an eye, July has come and gone (almost). The whistles and sparks of leftover fireworks have died down. The heat has paused in some areas, swelled in others. Summer can’t be winding down… Can it? No! We still have August. The...
By Brooklynn Johnson Photo courtesy of Alpenfire Cider Alpenfire Cider is known as Washington’s first all organic hard apple cider. Cider maker and owners Nancy and Steve Bishop have longtime cider lovers. After buying a plot of land in the 90s, the couple traveled...
By Erin James Stephen Schuurman sorely missed the hard cider of his United Kingdom motherland. After moving for a job in 2004 to Winchester, Virginia, Schuurman found his new residence was strong in apple culture as well. Although it took nearly a decade, Schuurman...
By Brooklynn Johnson Cider has deep roots in England that date back to the beginning of time, if not before. An English-style cider is made by using bittersweet and bittersharp types of apples, or “spitters,” as they are sometimes called. Some of these varietals...
By Ty Hillis Photo courtesy of Embark Craft Ciderworks One hundred years is a long time for something to be passed down from generation to generation. It is surprising when a watch or a ring lasts for that long, but when an entire orchard survives a century under...
By Brooklynn Johnson Red Branch Cider Company in Sunnyvale, California has been around since 1995, and offers a sweet and unique twist to their mixes. Using honey from the Pacific Northwest, all of their ciders have a cyser, or fermented honey and apple base. Red...
By Kathy Casey Photography by Blue Rose Photography A traditional pre-Prohibition-style cider that’s from Farnum Hill Cider is semi-dry with a gentle sweetness, aged in oak and finished with a Champagne cork. The blend of Kingston Black, Medaille d’Or, Somerset and...
By Erin James Nobly noted as "country tradition meets big city lights," Toronto, Ontario-based West Avenue Cider is driven by creative culinary force and innovative cider maker Chris Haworth. Alongside his wife Amy Robson, Haworth's West Avenue Cider launched in...
By Ty Hillis Photography by Bill Bradshaw The world of craft cider is a large and diverse one. Much like a library of books, there is an endless amount of variety in the type of cider that is available. You have certain authors that you gravitate towards, checking...
Reinventing Tradition in Michigan with Blake Farms and Blake's Hard Cider Co. By Brooklynn Johnson Photo courtesy of Blake's Hard Cider Co. Gerald Blake was sitting in a bar in Detroit one day after work. The automotive engineer thought about work, and how much he...
