The Who's Who
Cideries around the country are celebrating National Cider Month. See who’s joining in on the fun.
Established in 2014, Cockrell Cider is the first and only estate cidery in Puyallup, Washington. Cockrell Cider Farm’s production facility is located on the farm mere footsteps from the apple trees utilized in the production process. We craft our small batch cider using local fruit and apples to create delicious flavors.
Driven and inspired by our orchard on the western slope and the rich craft brewing industry of Colorado, we focus on the star of the show, the apple, using an extremely careful and meticulous process to get exceptional apple characteristics in every cider we make. We have partnered with our friends Locust Cider and are pouring many of your favorites, core and specialty ciders alongside theirs in Belmar and Fort Collins.
With three decades of brewing mastery in our repertoire, Coronado Brewing has stepped into the world of craft cider. Led by our Head Brewer and seasoned Cider Maker Chris Sartori, we’ve harmonized our yeast expertise to redefine cider within the diverse beverage landscape of Southern California.
Country Boy Brewing was founded in 2012 by native Kentuckians with a passion for great craft beer. Country Boy prides itself on making minimally processed beers with high-quality, real ingredients.
We believe in fruit, flavor, and people. Cider should be delicious, refreshing, full of flavor, and a perfect compliment to food. We blend centuries old tradition with innovative flavors to create something truly wonderful, using only the freshest ingredients. We take our craft seriously, but not ourselves – this is cider made by people who do this for the genuine love of their craft.
Diskin Cider, Nashville’s first craft cidery, opened in 2018 to bring traditional cider made with fresh pressed apples to the south.
From a dorm room to Maine to our current home in East Boston-we’ve had the same goal for the past 12 years. Make the best possible product in the best possible way. Downeast aims to be an industry leader in innovation, from our flagship cider to our exciting seasonal offerings..
From apple to bottle, all right here on our farm. At Dragon’s Head Cider, we take a traditional approach to cider making. Our focus is on the apple varieties that we use and the quality of the fruit. We love the story that apples alone can tell through cider.
ERIS was inspired by the Greek goddess known for causing mayhem. As the story goes, Eris threw the golden apple of discord into a party that she wasn’t invited to, creating chaos. As women cider makers in a male-dominated industry, we know what it’s like not to be invited to the party. We started ERIS as our way of throwing a golden apple into the Chicago scene.
Excursion makes small batch, minimal intervention ciders from PA apples. We use only real, whole ingredients in our ciders, like fruits, herbs, and other goodies that we source and process ourselves.
We started with a grant to remove the apples from as many properties as we could. Many landowners enthusiastically gave their permission for us to harvest, and there was a reduction in bear/human conflicts in those areas. Then we discovered how wonderful many of these high-altitude crab apples are for making hard cider and Farmstead Cider was born. Tart, tannic, sugary, and delicious, these apples help our ciders stand out from the crowd. We have the bears to thank for their uniqueness. Now we harvest apples all around Jackson Hole, helping to protect our wildlife and our apple trees while making small-batch hard ciders that reflect our wild home!
Fierce County Cider challenges what cider can be, creating award-winning, bold and flavor-forward craft ciders, and offers a family-friendly taphouse in Puyallup, WA.
