“That gives our maintenance guys a full day,” said Dan Rowell, the 47-year-old CEO of Woodchuck Hard Cider. “Once this equipment gets up and running it likes to stay running.

HARD CIDER is the kindest of the do-it-yourself homemade alcoholic beverages. Beer must be cumbersomely boiled, wine is expensive, and poorly distilled spirits can blow up your house and fry your ...

Founded: 1993. Annual production: 2.25 million gallons (1 million cases) Revenue: $22 million–$23 million projected for 2019. Annual sales growth: 15%–20% ...

In retail outlets, hard cider has supplanted craft beer as the fastest-growing category in the beverage world. The same thing is happening in homes around the Twin Cities. "I have nine batches ...

Home-brewing can be intimidating, but with the help of this step-by-step recipe for hard cider, even the most novice brewers can create a tasty blend. So let your hair down, don’t be nervous and ...

The equipment barn, now a cidery, isn't open to the public, but it's the heart of the burgeoning Cider Creek empire. Just like craft beer, cider is exploding. It's indicative of a larger movement ...

Hard Cider, Easy Sipping. For one New York cidermaker, a variety of flavorful blends keeps the drink interesting. by Chau Tu, on November 19, 2015. ... (They had scaled back for a few days in part ...

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI -- Hard cider, made from ingredients grown on site, is the latest addition to a family-run farm that aims to continue growing through innovation. Doughnuts fried at the farm ...

With larger equipment in the new space and more on-premise sales in the taproom, Brian said the hope is to continue growing at a 20 to 25 percent clip. ... Elemental Hard Cider, Woodinville.

A lounge built adjacent to production equipment seats 50 and is busy on weekends. “I believe we can co-exist with hard seltzer and all the other competition,” Morgan says. She may be right.