This post originally appears on Cider Culture – A publication of Dish LLC. All rights reserved. We first discovered Tandem Ciders in 2016 on a spring break trip to Leelanau Peninsula in Western Michigan. Not to be deterred by the spring snow (and the lack of GPS), we found ourselves at Tandem’s quaint farmhouse tasting room, which has an English-pub feel. In the years since, …
This post originally appears on Cider Culture – A publication of Dish LLC. All rights reserved. When talking to Jeremy Hall and Erin Chaparro, the husband-and-wife team who founded Blossom Barn Cidery in 2018, I quickly came to understand how deeply important both family and farming are to the couple. Located on Jeremy’s family farm in Grants Pass, Oregon, Blossom …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. We always love highlighting husband and wife teams like us, and just like us, the founders of Tag + Jug Cider Co. – San Fransisco’s only cidery – have a little boy named Cameron too. 🙂 Aaron Bryan and Amy Krahe …
The American Cider Association launched a month-long campaign called “Dry Cider January” to promote ciders containing 0 grams of sugar. Alcohol is created when yeast converts sugar into alcohol through fermentation. A cider that contains no residual sugar has been fermented to absolute dryness. Sometimes cidermakers will blend a completely dry cider with fresh juice for acid/sugar balance, but other …
The American Cider Association launched a month-long campaign called “Dry Cider January” to promote ciders containing 0 grams of sugar. Alcohol is created when yeast converts sugar into alcohol through fermentation. A cider that contains no residual sugar has been fermented to absolute dryness. Sometimes cidermakers will blend a completely dry cider with fresh juice for acid/sugar balance, but other …
Susanna Forbes named her cidery “Pomona” for the Roman goddess of fruit trees and the orchard and “like her [they] determinedly guard and nurture our apple trees.” This same spirit can be found in Susanna’s US Publication of “The Cider Insider.” This collection of summaries of 100 craft ciders from around the world is great for those who are cider …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. Sean and I lived in St. Louis County for a few years and we were able to experience the burgeoning craft brewery scene before moving back home to Chicago. We are happy to see that Brick River Cider Co. was able …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. Is spring here to stay? Our flowers say “Yay!” but the freak Chicago snowstorm says “who knows?” But to welcome the warm weather we enjoyed Mission-Trail “Plum Lovin’ Criminals” – made with 100% white plum, dry, tart flavors with hints of …
After a frigid polar vortex, CiderCon 2019 descended on Chicago with almost 1100 attendees from 44 states and 10 countries. Attendance and engagement at the 9th annual conference were the largest for the event in 3 years. The opening general session, which included a presentation from Nielsen, touched on a topic that is important to me – the growth of …
Chicago Cider Week is in full swing and there are amazing events going on all around the city. Cider newbies, connoisseurs, and everyone in between has to learn (and try) something new. Some of our top picks are Monday Feb 4 Right Bee Cider Welcome Party/ Meet the Maker6:00 PM First Draft 649 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60605A warm …