As the cider market has continued to have explosive growth (thanks in part to Rose) unique gifts for cider lovers have cropped up. Here are a few of our favorites for 2018. Bitter Pops 12 Days of Cider Gift Box features 12 beautiful ciders that you can enjoy each day starting on Christmas Day. The Bitter Pops Twelve Days …
2019 Tickets Available Here A couple of weeks ago, Sean and I joined the Northman on the Chicago Riverwalk for a Cider Cruise aboard “Chicago’s Classic Lady” (part of Chicago’s First Lady Fleet). The event was a great start to fall (except it’s still been 80 degrees in Chicago) with several producers sampling cider, light bites, and chocolate. The cruise, which …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. Grand Illusion, one of many urban cideries that are on the rise, is located in Carlisle, PA – about 30 minutes outside of Harrisburg, PA. Grand Illusion opened their doors in February 2018 with three ciders and 14 employees. The cidery was …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. During our spring Colorado trip, we had the opportunity to visit Haykin Family Cider which opened about a month before our visit. Even though Haykin’s only opened their doors in 2018, they have been winning awards for their unique, thoughtful, small-batch …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. Right Bee Cider has been a labor of love for wife and husband team Katie Morgan and Charlie Davis. The company launched in November 2014 and has steadily grown in the Chicago area with just one cider in their line. While still holding down …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. Whenever we go on any trip we always try to find local cider makers to visit. And during a post-cruise stay in Fort Lauderdale, we visited Broski Cider Works. Broski was founded in 2015 by brothers David and Daniel Verdugo. The …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. 2 Fools Cider opened the doors to their Naperville, IL (a western Chicago suburb) tasting room in December 2016 (the 1st Northern IL craft cidery w/ taproom). The 2 Fools founders, Monte Summers and Jeremy Smith, met in college a couple decades ago. Jeremy …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. We are always excited when we find out about unique local cider options. So a few Sundays ago, we packed up the boys and went North to visit North Shore Cider Company (est. 2017) in Evanston, IL (across the street from Chicago). Chris …