Cider News: November 2013
November 29, 2013
- Hip Cider: Meet the Cidermaker | Galen Williams of Bull Run Cider. October 24, 2013
- Register-Star: Schumer calls for lower taxes on hard cider and craft beer. November 4, 2013
- Beervana: Cider Sunday: Reverend Nat’s and the Revival of American Cider. November 3, 2013
- WKAR: Michigan apple industry buoyed by hard cider demand. November 5, 2013
- The Washington Post: Cidermakers take a cue from craft brewers. November 5, 2013
- KGW: Grant’s Getaways – Oregon cider takes root. November 7, 2013
- The New York Times: Dry Cider, an American Favorite, Rebounds. November 8, 2013.
- The New York Times: What to eat with hard cider. November 8, 2013
- Los Angeles Magazine: Lou on Wine: Troy Cider. November 11, 2013
- Chicago Sun-Times.com: Hard cider, the new ‘it’ drink. November 12, 2013
- Today: A world of cider: Tasty varieties to try this season. November 12, 2013
- Richmond Magazine: 5 Favorites: Virginia Cider. November 13, 2013
- Providence Journal: Spirits[sic]: A whole world of hard ciders, from Spain to Rhode Island. November 13, 2013
- YouTube: Ohio’s Griffin Cider Works. November 13, 2013
- WTVR.com: 2nd Annual Virginia Cider Week. November 14, 2013
- Beervana: Cider Saturday: 33 Mugs of Cider. November 16, 2013
- The Bulletin: Thirsty? Try these ciders. November 16, 2013
- The Tribune: Lone Madrone winery plans to move cider production to Atascadero. November 18, 2013
- The Poly Post: Food With Friends: Hard times for hard cider. November 19,2013
- Brewbound: Schilling Cider Expands Distribution to More of Western Washington. November 21, 2013
- Coloradoan.com: New houses, new rules for cider. November 21, 2013.
- MyNorthwest.com: An apple a day? Hard cider makes a comeback in Washington state. November 21, 2013
- USA Today: Explore artisan cider all over the USA. November 21, 2013
- The Washington Post: A short course on the history of Thanksgiving foods. November 22, 2013
- WRAL: Final Fire: Battle Hard Cider. November 23, 2013
- Recordonline.com: Hard cider a new trend in the region. November 24, 2013
- Addison County Independent. Cider entrepreneurs hunt for lost apples. November 25, 2013
- *Bloomberg BNA: State Tax Snapshot: Will Growing Revenues from Hard Cider Sales Become the ‘Apples’ of States’ Eye? November 25, 2013
- WMRA: Cider: An American Evolution. November 25, 2013
- Brewbound: Ciderboys Expands to New York City. November 26, 2013
- Chicago’s Business: A plan to make Michigan the Nappa Valley of cider. November 26, 2013
- Good Food: The golden age of cider. November 26, 2013
- Hard Cider News: Blake’s Opens The Ciderhouse and Winery, Releasing New Line of Hard Cider. November 2013
- Hard Cider News: Ciderboys Awarded Four Gold Medals by Chicago’s Beverage Testing Institute. November 2013
- Hard Cider News: Grizzly Ciderworks Makes Debut in Woodinville. November 2013
- *The Daily Beast: What the Pilgrims drank on Thanksgiving. November 28, 2013
- Eat Magazine: Hopped Cider in BC. November 29, 2013
- NPR: Party Like It’s 1799. November 29, 2013
Other news:
- The Columbian: Spirited outcry over man’s hoped-for hobby. November 20, 2013
- CBS News: Mead, the honey-based brew producing a real buzz. November 24, 2013
Cider News: October 2013
November 4, 2013
Well, I’m a little late with October’s news, but here it is:
- Hollywood Farmer’s Market: Hard Cider in the Pacific Northwest. September 2013
- Twin Cities Business: Amid Beer Boom, A Hard Cider Taproom Comes to Mpls. September 26, 2013
- AGWeb: Michigan Apple Crop Expected to Be Bin Buster. September 27, 2013
- Mail Online: Don’t waste all those windfalls, make your own [hard] cider… September 29, 2013
- Daily Finance: Is Cider Tapped Out Already? September 30, 2013
- OregonLive: Forest Grove cider maker says hard cider is a good choice beyond fall. October 1, 2013
- Portland Monthly Mag: The Gospel of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider. October 1, 2013
- DBR: Square Mile Cider expands ciders distribution to sever US states. October 2, 2013
- What’s On Tap: Bold Rock Cider’s Brian Shanks Brews a Hard Cider Revival. October 3, 2013
- FT.com: [UK] Artisan cider-making. October 4, 2013
- Delmarvanow.com: Hard cider orchards: Virginia’s other wine country. October 5, 2013
- Denver Business Journal: Next in the Colorado alcohol boom? The growth of hard cider (video) October 7, 2013
- Seattle Weekly: Fall Pumpkin Beers and Cider. October 8, 2013
- Seven Days: Addison County Farmers Map lost Apples and Start a Cider Company. October 9, 2013
- The Buffalo News: Area brewers toast the resurgence of hard cider. October 12, 2013
- The Buffalo News: Getting to the core of the hard cider trend. October 12, 2013
- Saveur: Hard Cider: An Apple a Day. October 14, 2013
- Poughkeepsie Journal: Culinary Intelligence: Whip up your own hard cider. October 15, 2013
- *Press Democrat: Cider industry fears impact of changed alcohol law. October 15, 2013
- Press-Citizen.com: Indulge in hard apple cider this time of year. October 15, 2013
- Nations’ Restaurant News: Cider: America’s drink returns. October 17, 2013
- NBC 29: Bold Rock Building new cider barn. October 17, 2013
- Business Examiner: BLOG: More folks sipping cider. October 18, 2013
- Democrat and Chronicle.com: BlackBird to launch bourbon barrel-aged cider. October 18, 2013
- The Wall Street Journal: [NY Governor] Cuomo signs farm cider license law. October 18, 2013
- The Guardian: Cider’s cool new image to lead the way in British export push. October 19, 2013
- *Chicago Tribune: Hard cider posts hardy sales gains. October 20, 2013
- Men’s Fitness: The Guy’s Guide to Hard Cider. October 24, 2013
- USA Today: New York’s cider houses rule. October 24, 2013
- Macomb Daily: Blake’s Cider House and Winery first in southeast Michigan. October 25, 2013
- Citizen-Times.com: Thirst for Nobel Cider fuels growth. October 26, 2013
- Press Connects.com: Cider houses rule: New York producers brewing next wave of artisan alcohol. October 26, 2013
- *The Daily Progress: Congress considers bill to lighten up hard-cider regulations. October 27, 2013
- *Digital Journal: New study indicates strong potential for Ontario’s apple cider industry. October 28, 2013.
- *Moring Advertiser: Cider Trends Summit 2013: UK cider boom will be adopted by the US. October 28, 2013
- Morning Advertiser: Cider Trends Summit 2013: Drivers of cider growth. October 28, 2013
- News Plex: Bill Could Loose Up Hard Cider Restrictions. October 28, 2013
- YNN: Cider makes a comeback across New York State. October 28, 2013
- Jaunted: Virginia has the right idea, dedicating an entire week to apple cider. October 29, 2013
- Seattle Times: Woodinville’s New Grizzly Ciderworks Looks to Bridge Gap Between Beer and Cider. October 29, 2013
- USA Today: NC vineyard revives hard cider craft. October 29, 2013
- Blue Ridge Now: Hard cider company presses first run at Dalton farm. October 31, 2013
- Corvallis Gazette-Times: Thirst for cider fuels 2 Towns’ growth. October 31, 2013
- Go Local Worcester.com: Getting Out: Franklin County Cider Days. October 31, 2013
- Redmond Patch: Local Grower Plants, Picks, Crushes his own apples for hard cider. October 31, 2013
- SF Weekly: A Side of Cider: SF’s Best Hard Ciders. October 31, 2013
Other news:
- The Seattle Times: From Microsoft to beer: Pair create home-brewing machine. September 30. 2013
- The Columbian: Alcohol having spirited growth in county. October 27, 2013
Initiative 522
November 2, 2013
For those about to vote in Washington regarding Initiative 522 and the labeling of products that contain genetically modified foods, you should watch the last half hour of Botany of Desire. I wrote about this PBS documentary a year ago. I want to draw your attention to the potato and history of genetically modified foods in this case.
The film is neither for nor against genetically modifying plants, so it makes for an interesting watch. At the heart, it really criticizes how the public demands the same quality of food with every eating experience, and so farmers plant only one variety to meet that demand. Now this variety, after time, will begin to grow week, as we are not allowing it to evolve into a new variety, yet the pests and diseases are. The plants begin to have no resistance. For traditional farms to compensate, the film argues, we either have to spray or make genetic modifications. The film does offer a third solution, which does require a little bit more education on the consumer’s end.
Further reading: The Columbian, Local farmers come down on both sides of I-522. Oct 20, 2013
Cider News: September 2013
September 27, 2013
If you remember at all, last year the East Coast had a horrible apple crop while Washington State had a larger than normal crop. Well, apple trees tend to be a little bi-annual, so last year’s crop failure has lead to this year’s bumper. I’m predicting next year to be a hard year again as a result.
Meanwhile, there is legislation here in the US to lower taxes on craft cider, and I’ve thrown in some other stories from around the world as cautionary tales.
- Capitol Press: Larger national apple crop pressures Washington. August 28, 2013
- The Drink Business: [UK] Cider Firm Targets Energy Drinks Market. August 30, 2013
- The Detroit News: Michigan expects biggest apple crop in decades. August 31, 2013
- *Niagara Frontier Publications: Congressman Collins sponsors CIDER Act. September 3, 2013
- Cider Guide: CiderDays 2013 Preview. September 3, 2013
- Capitol Hill Seattle Blog: Capitol Cider helps put Hill venues at center of Washington Cider Week. September 4, 2013
- *Seattle Times: Washington Cider Week is here (there is a list for cities in the US who drink the most cider. September 5, 2013
- Seattle Times: Fun with fermentation during Cider Week. September 5, 2013
- Brewbound: Bushwhacker Cidery to Celebrate Third Anniversary. September 11, 2013
- Herald Online.com: 2013 Cider Market Insights: USA, United Kingdom, Australia Analysis in New Research Reports. September 11, 2013
- 7 News: Incorrect labeling prompts cider recall. September 12, 2013
- The Wall Street Journal: Calvados’s Warm Charm. September 12, 2013
- *North Country Public Radio: Cider-makers hope for help from Washington. September 13, 2013
- *Stuff.co.nz: When cider isn’t really cider at all. September 16, 2013
- Off Licence News: [UK] Lib Dems to wage war on large cider producers. September 16, 2013
- MyNorth.com: 4 Northern Michigan Hard Ciders for Fall. September 16, 2013
- *Herald Online.com: USA Cider Market Insights 2013. September 17, 2013
- MLive: Cheese and cider tutorial from Central Provisions at Literati Thursday. September 17, 2013
- The Dieline: Molson Canadian Cider. September 17, 2013
- Capital Press: Tight labor picture worries apple growers. September 18, 2013
- The Los Angeles Times: A French-style cider from Bonny Doon. September 21, 2013
- *FoodBev.com: US cider market will begin to slow, says Canadean report. September 20, 2013
- *Politics on the Hudson: Schumer bill would take a bite out of hard apple-cider maker’s tax burden. September 20, 2013
- *Tonawanda News: Bill to aid hard cider producers. September 21, 2013
- CharlotteObserver.com: Hard cider finds new life in the Carolinas. September 24, 2013
- WTOP: Hard cider orchards: Virginia’s other wine country. September 25, 2013
- *Digital Journal: US Cider Market to Maintain Double Digit Growth in Near Future, According to Canadean Report Published at MarketPublishers.com. September 25, 2013
- Hard Cider News: September 2013
- Scott Laboratories Releases First Ever Cider Handbook
- 12 Must Try Seasonal Ciders in 2013
- Leahy Joins Schumer and Introduces Bill to Help Growing US Cider Industry
- Cider Events for your October Calendar
Cider News: August 2013
August 30, 2013
August saw signs of the growing US cider industry taking its next steps in challenging the archaic tax code laws they are subjected to.
- Grand Rapids Business Journal: People’s Cider Co. bites into Grand Rapids. July 26, 2013
- Mercury 24: Proposed expansion at Thatchers Cider farm [UK]. July 26, 2013
- Journal Sentinel: Apple of the drinker’s eye: Beer makers move into hard cider. July 27, 2013
- The Grocer: Cider prospects boosted by heatwave [in UK]. July 28, 2013
- Northwest Crossing: Is Cider the New Craft Beer? Atlas Cider Company. July 29, 2013
- Willamette Week: From the Vault: Cider Riot Founder Abram Goldman-Armstong on the Charms of Apples. July 29, 2013
- The Globe and Mail: Looking for an alternative to beer? Here’s why you should try hard cider. July 30, 2013.
- The Portland Mercury: Crafting the Future of Cider. July 31, 2013
- Hard Cider Newsletter: Cider Bars Trending. July 2013.
- Hard Cider Newsletter: Brancout Out Cider Releases First Cider. July 2013.
- Think Magazine: Hard Cider the other craft beer. August 1, 2013
- CBS This Morning: Hard cider cuts into traditional beer sales. August 3, 2013
- Fox47 News: 6th Annual Great Lakes & Perry Festival at Uncle John’s Cider Mill. August 5, 2013.
- *Agra-Net.com: US hard cider sales continue to boom. August 5, 2013
- The Grocer: Aspall cyder returns to India after 110 years. August 6, 2013
- *Bloomberg: Hard Cider Treated Like Beer Becomes Endeavor of Senators: Taxes. August 7, 2013
- The Columbus Dispatch: Beer Review: Griffin Cider Works Burley Man (hard cider). August 7, 2013
- The Olympian: Hard cider comes to the South Sound. August 7, 2013
- *Virtual-Strategy Magazine: Cider Makers Laud Blumenauer Collins Bill. August 7, 2013
- Boston.com: Boston Beer’s Angry Orchard cider is off to a strong start. August 13, 2013
- Fansided: Hard apple cider: Is it manly? August 13, 2013
- Hospitality Magazine: Cheers for cider as growth continues [in Australia]. August 13, 2013
- Brewbound: Seattle Cider Company to Lunch on August 24. August 14, 2013
- Penn Live: Ice cider among releases planned at Reid’s Orchard & Winery. August 15, 2013
- The Business Journal: MillerCoors launching higher-alcohol-content beer, cider. August 15, 2013
- Herald Business: Cider sales rule: Nova Scotia makers see surge in their market. August 16, 2013
- Tidewaterbiz: Recent grad plans cider business in Williamsburg area. August 19, 2013
- The Wall Street Journal: Thatchers and Other UK Cider Makers Look to Tap US Market. August 19, 2013
- Coloradoan.com: In beer-crazy Fort Collins, duo bets on cider. August 19, 2013
- Brewbound: Angry Orchard Releases New Cinnamon Cider. August 21, 2013.
- The Sag Harbor Express: Cider, Anyone? August 21, 2013
- *SkaneatelesJournal.com: Brewery coming to Skaneateles next year [and introduce Pigs Head Farm hard cider]. August 21, 2013
- BeverageDaily.com: ‘Drink up thy zyder!’ Carlsberg [European] hard cider brand Somersby grows 85%. August 22, 2013
- BattleCreekEnquirer.com: Michigan apple crop may be one of the largest ever seen. August 24, 2013 [My theory – after last year’s bad crow, the trees are now biennal]
- Brewbound: Woodchuck Cider Lunches New ‘Cellar Series’ Line. August 27, 2013.
- Hard Cider News: Cider Makers Announce Third Annual Washington Cider Week. August 2013
- Hard Cider News: Congressmen Introduce Cider Act. August 2013
- Hard Cider News: A Seasonal Change Brings in New Ciders. August 2013
- Hard Cider News: First-Ever Philadelphia Hard Cider Festival Debuts September 28th. August 2013
Cider News: July 2013
July 26, 2013
Last Friday of the July, and the cider news that is coming out is about how businesses have grown and industry figures around the world. I don’t often report world cider news, but I’m curious about what they are doing and if the US might trend like that.
- The Portland Mercury: Move Over Beer! Cider Goes Great with Backyard Grilling. June 26, 2013
- Digital Journal: Cider Production in Australia Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld. June 30, 2013
- NBC29: Bold Rock Cider Celebrates First Anniversary. June 29, 2013
- The Sun Chronicle: Cider idea catching a buzz. June 30, 2013
- KNDO: Hard Cider Business in Tieton Growing in Popularity. July 1, 2013
- The Street: How the Craft Brew Alliance’s Joe Casey Is Hopping Up Cider. July 1, 2013
- Seacoastonline: NH Liquor Commission approves Redhook hard cider. July 2, 2013
- Farmer’s Weekly: Cider boom [in England] puts more arable land under orchard. July 5, 2013
- MyNorthwest.com: Hard cider gaining in popularity with craft beer drinkers. July 5, 2013
- Beervana: Cider Saturday: Tannin, Acid, and Sugar. July 6, 2013
- NJ.com: Today’s Special: Hard cider taking a bite out of the beer market. July 5, 2013
- Farming UK: Cider consumption continues to soar. July 8, 2013.
- *JWT Intelligence: Hard Cider. July 9, 2013
- MLive: The People’s Cider: Entrepreneur starts cidery after layoff from unemployment office. July 9, 2013
- *The Wall Street Journal: Rabobank Report: Cider Consumption Soars Globally. July 9, 2013
- *Food Republic: 10 Hard Ciders You Should Be Drinking All Summer Long. July 11, 2013
- NBC12: Blue Bee Cider Grand Opening. July 12, 2013
- The Independent: Dish of the Day: Cider vs Beer. July 15, 2013
- *The Motley Fool: It’s Not Hard to Swallow Cider’s Potential. July 16, 2013
- Mercury News: Brooks on Beer: Hard cider making a comeback. July 17, 2013
- *Nook’s Yard Cider & Perry: ‘Sales of cider are soaring’ – unless they aren’t [in the UK]. July 17, 2013
- *The New York Times: Winery for Sale in Cutchogue. July 18, 2013
- ABC [Australia]: Concentrate imports for cider annoy fruit growers. July 19, 2013 See also the scare.
- The Gazette: Apple cider is making a comeback. July 19, 2013
- Harpers [UK]: Retailers enjoy sales boost as summer finally arrives. July 19, 2013. See also Eat Out.
- Brewbound: Craft Brew Alliance Issues Recall of 2,500 Cases of Square Mile Cider. July 20, 2013
- CPBJnow.com: It’s summer time, and the drinkin’ hard cider is easy. July 23, 2013
- The Wall Street Journal Market Watch: Hard cider elbows up to the bar. July 23, 2013
- KATU.com: Is cider Portland’s latest trend? That’s what this guy is banking on. July 24, 2013
- Atlantic Farm Focus: Arlington Orchard owner pleased with progress of new cider product. July 25, 2013
- ReporterHearld.com: Cider-making will come to Loveland. July 25, 2013
Other Local News:
- Drink Portland: Distillery Row Passport: Your Ticket to Six Distilleries in Portland. July 9, 2013
- The News Tribune: Hundred-year-old bottles of Tacoma beer found under a stairwell, local brewers intend to drink it. July 19, 2013
Cider Review of Bend, OR
July 22, 2013
This past weekend, I went to Bend, OR, a place known for its up and coming beer scene with its Ale Trail. Thing is, this year there have been two new cider companies that have opened there: Atlas Cider Co and Red Tank Cider Company.
We went to Atlas Cider Co first. They have a large industrial facility that will allow them to grow and better hours to allow you to come visit. Right now, they have two ciders: standard apple and then the same cider flavored with cherry. They are also getting ready to release an apricot version.
Maybe a quarter mile away in a different industrial complex is Red Tank Cider Company. They have tricky hours to visit, but we managed it. Their space is much smaller, but it looks like they are still trying to upgrade before they can go. They probably had a smaller start up than Atlas. I did not see a red tank. They have two ciders made from the same juice that they just have different degrees of dryness on. They also have a cider in which they flavored it with ginger and pineapple, which was unique.
Both cideries had kind of the same business model. Since Bend is a desert and you don’t even really see homestead apple trees, both companies worked with Hood River to obtain juice and then ferment it. One was picky about the apples that went into their juice, while the other seemed to care more about the acidity and sugar. One also used some berries to create some tannin. Both of them work on a beer schedule, producing nice semi-sweet/sweet refreshing ciders that probably the core cider drinking market likes. I drink them, too, but I’ve kind of gotten used to higher acid crispness of a dry cider that has been allowed to age a year.
The experience was very pleasant and a good break from all the beer, and actually better in the high temperatures than beer. Of course, I’m biased, but even Burtle is coming around to the idea that cider is more refreshing on hot days than beer is.
Charcuterie and Cider
July 8, 2013
Last summer in Normandy, France, we were enjoying a picnic and drink cider, and the cider was horrible. I thought it was infected with Bretomycies or something, as it had a sort of barnyard taste.
Well, I recently took another trip to Washington DC, of which I opened up a bottle of cider and was drinking it, and then we started eating our typical picnic food including cured meats, or charcuterie. I went to drink my cider, and it tasted horrible, just like my previous experience in France. Suddenly, a little light went off in my head – when I was drinking that “bad” cider I was drinking in France, I was also eating charcuterie! It wasn’t bad cider – it was a bad pairing!
Now the thing is, charcuterie is good with beer and is probably good with wine, but for some reason, it just brings out some icky flavors in cider. According to Wikipedia, fermented sausage such as salami does contain Lactobacillius, Leuconstoc, and other bacteria. Lactobacillius and Leuconstoc are actually used in red wine making to help raise pH and make wine less harsh. This method is available to cider makers, though most I know don’t really actively attempt it. Lactobacillius is also known for making yogurt, sauerkraut, and is even used to make sour beer. However, it is something added at the beginning of a fermentation, not after things are complete.
Really, I have no idea what is causing the bad pairing. I doubt it is the meat as cider is good with meat. I’m not sure it is the spices, either. I think it is the bacteria used to cure the meat, but I’m not positive. I just know from experience now not to eat dried cured charcuterie with cider.
Tasting Notes and Apps
July 1, 2013
I finally got on the smart phone bandwagon. In June, we have been to four beer/cider events, so I started looking into apps for tasting notes. As I see it, I could either haul around my tasting book all the time, or just take it to events. But what if I was out and about and come across something I wanted in my note book but didn’t have it with me? That’s where an app would be so much better: I always have my notes with me because I have my phone with me, but I wasn’t having to carry around an extra book to achieve this same thing.
For starters, there is nothing out there for cider, which makes me a little sad. I tried to use something like Google Docs to make a form based on the wine judging I’ve done, Blogger Cider Pages, and Andrew Lea’s Class and First Tier of Cider Flavour Descriptors. The result was that I still ended up grabbing my notebook because it was faster and easier to write in. This is kind of a shame, because my notes are not as through as they should be, so this really would have put me through the paces.
Moving on to beer, I ended up finding an app called Beeer (yes, there are three E’s in that name). There is a Lite version or a $0.99 version, which I got the full $0.99 version. It is pretty basic in that it has you enter the name, company, style, star rating, ABV, IBU, OG, TG, method of storage (bottle, can, draft, growler, cask), a beer wheel, allows you to take a photo, and then enter notes. I really liked the beer wheel, though I actually think for beer that it might actually be stopping me from thinking of other characteristics that might not be on the wheel. Maybe, because I’m a little slow with the keyboard, I wasn’t really taking additional notes. However, it is beer, which is not my strong suit, so this wheel did have me thinking about floral or citrus, etc, things I know I should be thinking about, but don’t actually do. This is actually the only app this company makes, which is unfortunate. I would really like it if they had one for wine or for cheese.
Which brings me to cheese, as two of the events I went to this past month were cheese tastings. The app I found was called Cheese Tasting Tracker (free version limits you to 25 entries). It is pretty simple in that it allows you to enter a name, producer, location, date, type, age, region, rating, and notes. Because I am a slow cell phone typer, and because I was liking the Beeer app with its beer tasting wheel, I abandoned this app in favor of a small tasting book called 33 Pieces of Cheese (The website lets you see exactly how the tasting pages are). Again, the tasting wheel is helping me develop my palette and maybe even expand my vocabulary on cheese, but I think some day it will hold me back.
I think there is a lot of potential for tasting apps out there that have yet to be tapped into. Too bad I don’t know more about programming to develop them!
What about you? Have you found some cider, cheese, beer, or wine tasting apps you like?
Cider News: June 2013
June 28, 2013
Cider news:
- Metronews.ca: It’s about time Canadians got into drinking cider, here’s where to start. May 30, 2013
- Crain’s Detroit Business: Vander Mill Cider completes $600,000 expansion of Spring Lake facilities. May 31, 2013
- The Voice: Hard cider, winery coming to Blake’s. May 31, 2013
- Asheveille’ Homepage Citizen-Times.com: A crisp vision. New Asheville hard-cider company focuses on local apples, partners. June 1, 2013
- The Daily Progress: Nelson, Albemarle cider-apple growers get fund help from the state. June 2, 2013
- *Brewbound: Craft Cider Gaining Momentum. June 3, 2013
- Macomb Daily: Hard cider latest agritourism concept for apple-centric, Armada [MI] farm. June 8, 2013
- Boston.com: Attleboro natives look to brew hard cider. June 9, 2013
- Good Food: Cider’s core value continues to rise. June 10, 2013
- Ilford Recorder: Residents who give up apples for cider thanked with party by Woodford Green business [UK]. June 10, 2013
- CSPnet.com: Strongbow Aims to Be ‘Golden Hour’ Influencer. June 10, 2013
- Beervana: What Brands Tell Us. June 11, 2013
- Dallas News: Hard ciders offer tasty, trendy alternative to beer. June 11, 2013
- The Sacramento Bee: Molson Canadian breaks new ground with the launch of Molson Canadian Cider. June 11, 2013 , see also The Star
- Brewbound: Seattle Cider Company Becomes City’s First Cidery Since Prohibition. June 12, 2013
- InvestorPlace: Sam Adam’s Angry Orchard Is Riding Hard Cider Boom. June 12, 2013
- The Drum: Stella Artois Cidre unveils digital thermo-activated advertising. June 12, 2013
- Brewbound: San Francisco Beverage Startup Launches Beer and Cider Hybrid. June 16, 2013
- Long Island Newsday: State’s cider-producing bills could benefit LI. June 21, 2013
- Beervana: A Few Words About Cider. June 24, 2013
- Seattle Beer News: Intro Cider Weekend in the Books – PDX Trip delivers. June 24, 2013
- Penn Live: 5 facts about hard cider, a sweeter option for summer drinking: Out with Sara. June 25, 2013
- United States of Cider: Tasting Lab: Recipe: Freeze It! Cider and Ice Cider Granitas. June 25, 2013
- The Spokesman-Review: Twilight Cider full of surprises. June 26, 2013
- IamCider: Ode to a cocktail. June 26, 2013
- Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider: Portland International Cider Cup Results for 2013.
- Hard Cider News: June 2013
Other news of interest:
- The Columbian: Wine and Jazz Festival sues Winefest over name. June 3, 2013
- BeerPulse.com: Cascade hops become second largest U.S variety by acreage, could be #1 in 2014. June 20, 2013
- Beervana: Does Oregon Have Too Many Breweries? June 25, 2013
- The Columbian: Clark County sets rules for wineries’ operations. June 25, 2013
- Beervana: Numbers of the Day: 17 and 47. June 26, 2013
- *CNN Money: Beer tax in your state.