Elegast Beginnings Co-Founder & Maker Arjen Meeusem of Elegast shares his story of living in Portland, Oregon and how a stop at Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider to taste the cider inspired him to find out more about this niche market and its viability to make cider in the Netherlands. Arjen and his business partners began … Read more
Leonard Koningswijk owner/cidermaker of Bear Cider in the Netherlands is turning his country towards cider one palate at a time. The idea was sprouted at his family home in the rural village of Beerze on the border of Germany. (Beerze means bear in Dutch.) Like many cider folk he saw the bounty of apples laden … Read more
Utrecht cider importer Margot Sanderse brings in ciders from the UK and Wales via her mobile bar and online shop Het Ciderhuis. She is an entrepreneur who is touting cider to the Dutch and slowly helping transform their palate. Utrecht is between 30-40 minutes from Amsterdam, and is a bustling arts city. Bars that serve … Read more
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
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