347 After hours Calico Crew

347: High Desert Apples | Calico Cidery, CA

Everything is Right Side Up at Calico The logo of Calico Cidery might be an upside down apple drawn to look like an apple tree, but the setting, the people, orchard and the cider is all right side up and slamming it! Located in the high desert region of San Diego to the east of … Read more

259 feature Katy Pizza and Michelle Foik

260: Eris Brewery and Cider House | Building a Cidery Part 6

What is Eris? Eris is the name of the goddess of chaos. Her splendor in creating chaos is exactly why co-owners Michelle Foik and Katie Pizza named their craft beer and cider bar Eris, but there is more. Katie’s “elevator pitch’ for Eris tells it all saying, “Eris is a brewery, cider house and full … Read more

Michelle CiderCon2019

158: CiderCon2019 | M. McGrath – USACM Exec Dir

The United States Association of Cider Makers (USACM) works on cider legislation, education, and cider promotion. In this chat: CiderCon2019 with the Michelle McGrath, Executive Director of USACM Why you should attend CiderCon2019 Why arrive early to CiderCon2019 Key programing presentation and lectures to attend at CiderCon2019 Which international company is the invited guest at … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 018 Cider Cocktails book by Darlene Hayes 2nd edition

018: Darlene Hayes | Cider Cocktails, California

You might know Darlene Hayes by her blog All into Cider. There you can find some quick cider cocktail lore and recipes. Yes, Cider Cocktails are hot…again! That’s right, again! Mixing spirits with cider has been favored by farmers to royalty alike (okay, not sure about the royalty, but I know my gramps used to love … Read more