cider Going Up feature 200

200 Cheers for #ciderGoingUP

#ciderGoingUP is a favored hashtag that I have been using since the first year of this podcast, so it was a natural title for this milestone episode number 200. Some podcasters pod fade (end their shows quietly and never return), I on the other hand have plenty of episode cued up and ready to share … Read more

195 John Edwards Fly be Night Cider

195: Fly Be Night Cider | 0% Sh**, UK

The Maker of Fly Be Night Look close into the label and you will see, words of wisdom, fun and mischievous glee! …There are no surprises, just a straight up fact – this cider contains – 0% Shit Episode 195 features a chat with John Michael Leslie Edwards,  the maker/owner at Fly Be Night Cider, … Read more

Randall Grahm opening Cormé

188: Cider & Wine Safari w/Randall Grahm at Popelouchum

Off to Popelouchum with Randall But before our Popelouchum Safari, an exciting new estate vineyard, we delve into a wee bit of news to kick off this episode 188 Two New Cider Zines We begin with an overview of Graftwood and Full Juice, two new cider zines out of UK. Graftwood is a subscription based … Read more

Hard Core Cider Tour group photo

187: We Want More Cider!

“We Want More Cider” was clearly the take away heard from cider enthusiasts attending the annual Hard Core Cider Tour held in Santa Cruz, California June 27, 2019.                 Sipping Syndicate’s Albert Martinez spearheaded the Hard Core Cider Tour five years ago in 2014, offering a tasting event … Read more

The sweet and Sour side of Cider Podcasting

151: The Sweet and Sour Side of Cider Podcasting

Dave Carr of Raging Cider and Mead is the featured guest in this week’s podcast. Dave makes cider using wild yeast and oak barrels (primarily). Raging Cider and Mead is based in San Marcos, California, which is about 15 minutes in land from Oceanside and based in San Diego County, California. Raging is an urban … Read more

Pro Tips 5

149: Pro Tips for attending Franklin County CiderDays | MA

Sign up for the New England Cider Tour November 1st!   The first Franklin County CiderDays began as a one day event on the first Saturday of November. The year was 1994. It has been held on the first weekend of November every year since for the past 24 years. Much has remained the same, … Read more

Kees in Tap Room

148: UN Makers at Kings Mill Cider | Ontario

Kees Morsink and Margaret Van Helvoort have traveled the world as United Nations aid workers in Africa where they were fermenting everything from yogurt to mango and even doing some distilling. Cider isn’t new to these two enterprising Canadians. Kees had his first spontaneous ferment forty years ago when he put a gallon of cider in … Read more

New England Cider Tour

144: New England Cider Tour & Dinner | November 1, 2018

New England is comprised of 6 states, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and is home to some of the United States’ oldest commercial cideries. In what is known as western Massachusetts, the annual cider fest known as Franklin County CiderDays, takes place on the first weekend of November each year. This year … Read more