092: Brad Glover | Swilled Dog Hard Cider, West Virginia

Swilled Dog Hard Cider is a family owned cidery located in the Shenandoah Valley of West Virginia.

Swilled Dog launched in January 2017, and and began selling its wares in March.

This is the 2nd cider company to launch in the past five years in West Virginia, the first being Hawk Nob Appalachian Hard Cider & Mead.

Currently there is not Tasting Room at the cidery, but that shouldn’t deter you from visiting the area, which borders Virginia and a plethora of ciders. Swill Dog is approximately 3 hours from Baltimore Maryland and 2 hours from the District of Columbia.

Why try Swill Dog?

This new startup sent four of their ciders to the Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition and each cider received a medal.

Current list of their Ciders

Bunny Slope – hopped cider “Our Bunny Slope 6.0%

Carmel Apple – semi-sweet cider 6.0%

Walk the Dog – semi dry cider 6.0%

Seasonal Ciders

Island Vibe – pineapple apple cider 6.0%

WV Scrumpy – made with locally foraged apples 6.9%

Apple Bottom 6.5%

Granny Gold 6.0%

Coming Soon: Pumpkin Patch

See the Easter Egg in the logo? Find the outline of West Virginia in the crook of the tree!

Says Brad Glover of Swill Dog Hard Cider, “We want to make cider that is approachable to everybody, the more palates you can hit with your cider, the better off we will all be as people get interested in your cider. And they will ask what else do you have.”

Contact: Swilled Dog Hard Cider

website: www.swilleddog.com

telephone: 304-358-0604

Twitter: @SwilledDog

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swilleddog/

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