Cider Chat Ep: 9 Ryan Burk Angry Orchard

009: Ryan Burk | Angry Orchard, New York

Who is Angry Orchard? Angry Orchard is the #1 cider brand in the US and there is a very good reason why it holds this coveted place. Undoubtedly, being a subsidiary of Boston Beer Company means connections to Jim Koch’s brewery empire a.k.a. Samuel Adams Boston Lager. But to think that Angry Orchard is merely tapping into the … Read more

004: Nick Gunn and Dave White | West Coast Cideries

Gunn and White on a Cider Road Trip Nick Gunn of Anthem Cider and Wandering Aengus in Oregon (as of 2024 both cideries have closed – Nick is now with BenchGraft a cider consulting business) and Dave White, Whitewood Cider in Washington sat back for a chat about west coast ciders and the cider trend … Read more

003-Robert Colnes | Building a Cider House

95-years-young and the Cider House he Built! Robert Colnes, of New Salem Preserves wanted to build a cider house for the farm’s bountiful orchard. Little did he know when he started that he was on journey that would take him two years to complete. New Salem Preserves is situated on the edge of the Quabbin … Read more

Cider Chat Episode 002 Wouter Bijl of CiderCider Rotterdam Netherlands

002: Wouter Bijl | CiderCider, Rotterdam NL

One glass at a time at CiderCider Wouter Bijl’s opened CiderCider in 2009 online and then as the first cider store for the Netherlands. The Dutch can now proudly proclaim cider has arrived. Proost! This Cider Chat goes back and forth to the US to the Netherlands discussing the range of the ciders available, the … Read more

Cider Chat Episode 001 Field Maloney of West County Cider

001-Field Maloney | West County Cider

Field Maloney of West County Cider Terry, Judith and Field Maloney – American Cider Pioneers West County Cider, of Colrain Massachusetts was one of the very first producers of cider post prohibition in the US, starting back in 1984. Terry Maloney made the cider on the side while continuing to work as head of the … Read more