Cider


Critic’s List: Five Cidermakers to Know in 2024

Want to get into some great cider but don’t know where to start? Beth Demmon, author of The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider, names five who could be the faces of American cider’s future, from innovative newcomers to groundbreaking icons of the craft.

Cooking with Cider: Glazed Ham for the Holidays

Looking for a different way to serve your holiday ham? Get some craft cider into the glaze for a flavorful twist, and pair it with the same cider or a festive beer.

The Cider World Is Hopping

One of beer’s signature ingredients is adding interest and depth to one of the world’s great fermented drinks. Here’s how and why some cidermakers are embracing hops.

Recipe: Easy Hard Cider

This fairly straightforward home cider recipe makes use of saison yeast to ensure a complete fermentation, with many other variations possible.

Editors’ Picks: Beyond Beer 2020

Beer? No. Craft? Yes. These drinks outside the beer space have grown exponentially over the past year. They’re hitting their stride. From the sublime to the absurd—and from cider to mead via seltzer and kombucha—here are some of our favorites.

Full Video: Introduction to Cider Making with C Squared Ciders

C Squared Ciders Founder Andy Brown walks you through the ins and outs of making cider at home. Andy covers the basics and offers pro tips on selecting, pressing, and blending apples before taking you into fermentation, aging, and packaging your cider.

Belly Up To The (Cider) Bar

Emily Hutto gathered a list of twelve cider bars that offer an array of cider flavors and styles from cidermakers around the world.

No Orchard? No Press? No Problem!

With apple season upon us, here’s how to make the best cider you can from the juice that you can get.

The New-School Cider Makers

Dry-hopping, wild yeasts, and barrel-aging are all fair game for new-school cider makers.