It started with a bike tour of England’s rolling hills, traditional breweries, cider producers pleasantly tucked away behind barn doors and orchards lined with rows of European heirloom varieties. One tandem bike, four pedals and two craft beverage enthusiasts later,...
What do you get when a wine salesman, a chemist and a farmer unite? In this case, a cidery – Citizen Cider, formed by Justin Heilenbach, Bryan Holmes and Kris Nelson in 2010. Quickly successful with what began as a hobby, the trio outgrew their small production space...
When three friends and orchardists came together to form Summerland Heritage Cider Co., they had the apple scene down on lock: The last step towards cider was, well, mastering the art of cidermaking. Challenge accepted. Now, with a collection of three simple yet...
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’...
It was a long and sometimes fruitless – but mostly very fruitful in the apple sense – journey for Burlington, Vermont’s Citizen Cider, but the once small-batch cidery has successfully settled into the acclaim of the East Coast cider world. Partnering...
