We all know what to do when life hands you lemons. For Kari Williams, who married fourth generation orchardist Ty Williams, when life handed her apples, she learned to make cider. It was Ty’s great-great-grandfather, Pap Williams, who first established an orchard high...
In 2019, Ryan Schmiege stepped into the role of brewmaster at Cascade Lakes, the Redmond, Ore., brewery located nearly 20 miles from Deschutes Brewery in Bend where he brewed for 15 years prior. Schmiege had overseen tons of interesting projects, but making cider, at...
The craft cider industry may have started burgeoning after the craft beer renaissance, but that doesn’t mean it needs to play second fiddle. The kinship is natural—they love their new hop varietals as much as we love our heirloom apples. But until such time as...
