Michael Billingsley & Kira Bassingthwaighte of Western Cider

295: Western Cider | Missoula, Montana

Who is Western Cider Texans Michael Billingsley and Matthew LaRubbio are childhood friends who now both live in Montana and founded Western Cider in 2010. The cidery is based in Missoula and has an indoor and outdoor tasting room alongside the Clark Fork River.  Michael credits his love for Montana to the television series Lonesome Dove … Read more

Cider Chat ep 294 Anna Deal Lockhorn Cider

294: Lockhorn Hard Cider | Bozeman, MT

Who is Lockhorn Hard Cider Alaskan natives Anna and Glen Deal opened Lockhorn Cider in 2010 in Bozeman, Montana. Anna is a botanist and Glenn came to Montana to study and is a nurse. Lockhorn makes modern ciders with apples from Washington State and choice Montana apples like the McIntosh, but the goal is to … Read more

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293: Lee McAlpine of Montana CiderWorks | Established 2002

Who is Montana CiderWorks Lee McAlpine is the Founder and Owner of Montana Ciderworks based in Darby, Montana. In 2022, Lee will celebrate the 20th year of operations and has a special Pommeau release made with her cider and distilled locally. It has been aging for 3 years and will only be available at the … Read more