Cider News: July 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