090: Eve’s Cidery – Orchard Walk | New York

Guest Podcaster and cidermaker, Alex Kroh, bring us into the orchard at Eve’s Cidery. This episode 90 is Part 1 of a two-part show with  the makers at this New York State cidery! Find Part 2 when it goes live next week on episode 91. Pulling up to Eve’s Cidery in the small town of … Read more

089: Reusing Oak Barrels for Cider

Barrel aging cider is as old as time. Considering that, one would think that it should be pretty straight forward to pour fresh pressed apple juice into a barrel and create a delicious end product.  Right? Wrong! Barrels require preparation and maintenance to make sure that the end product is well balanced. In essence, you … Read more

088: In Tasmania w/Patrick Meagher of Simple Cider

Simple Cider’s is located on the southern tip of Tasmania in a region dripping with Apple history. Tasmania was and is still called the Apple Isle making it the perfect place for makers like Patrick and the team at Simple Cider to launch into the craft. The cidery started commercially producing ciders in 2014. It … Read more

087: Cyser or Cyzer? Kombucha & Mead – Oh My!

Three guys and an endless supply of credit cards helped build what is today called Artisan Beverage Cooperative (ARTBEV) in Greenfield, Massachusetts. General Manager and co founder Garth Shandyfelt provides an overview on how ARTBEV grew plus; working in a cooperative getting capital to expand via a  direct public offer of stock what is mead … Read more

086: Cider Pressing History | Make Cider

Cider presses have come in a number of different shapes and forms over the centuries. Listen to episode 78 with Oscar Busto and Mayador in Asturias. A Mayadar (usually a man) crushed apples with a long pole with a blunt end. It was hard laborious work. The cider press itself might be huge and weigh a … Read more

085: Attorney Lindsey Zahn | Cider Law

Attorney Lindsey Zahn specializes in wine law, but there is no denying her interest in cider and the laws governing it commerce…and yes these there is a difference between wine and cider! Her wine blog On Reserve has been selected as on of the top 100 wine law blogs by the American Bar Association Journal. … Read more

084: The Elements of Cider | Sensory Analysis w/Charles McGonegal

Charles McGonegal has been teaches a workshop on Sensory Analysis for cider judges, makers, enthusiasts and at both CiderCon (the United States Association o Cider Makers annual conference) and GLINTCAP (Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition. Charles calls this workshop The Element of Cider. It provides a vocabulary check or what he considers the … Read more

083: Charles McGonegal | AEppelTreow Winery, Wisconsin

Charles McGonegal is full time cider geek who also happens to have a day job as a petro chemist. He and his wife Melissa founded AEppelTreow Winery in Wisconsin in 2001. Why AEppelTreow? Charles says, “I wanted a name that was a little pretentious and not French” Charles has a particular fondness for Perry and has … Read more

082: Joe Getz | Kurant Cider, Pennsylvania

Kurant Cider is back on Cider Chat discussing the opening of a Tasting Room in the area of Philidelphia called Fishtown. Cider will be available to go in can and growlers at the 436 E. Girard Ave location. The production facility will remain in Perkasie, PA Kurant Cider is co owned by Joe Getz and Michael … Read more

081: Stephanie & Aaron Carson | Gypsy Circus Cider Co., Tennessee

Gypsy Circus Cider Company founders and makers, Stephanie & Aaron Carson, are helping to put cider on the map in Tennessee. They have two facilities with one dedicated to barrel aging ciders and the main production site which is also the location for their Gypsy Circus Taproom. The cidery opened for business in April of … Read more