Apple cultivation in North Georgia makes the region ripe for the production of hard cider from companies like Mercier Orchards, Reece's Cider Co. and Atlanta Hard Cider Co.

Its intensity needs to be balanced with something on the other end of the flavor spectrum. Rose cider is a great match, thanks to the red-fleshed apples that give it its light pink color.

He uses summer produce in several of Old Town’s ciders, including Virginia-grown raspberries for the Raspberry Rosé hard cider. On the West Coast, where the state of Washington has long led the ...

A blend of Gowan’s hard apple cider and Anderson Valley Pinot Noir ... with caramel notes and a natural rose flavor. True Golden Delicious rounds out the blend.” At this year’s beer festival ...

Like all ciders, hard cider starts with orchard-grown apples (or pears, if that’s your thing). Bushels of apples are gathered, cleaned, and ground into a pomace, according to the book Cider ...

The popularity of hard cider rose following the East Coast-based Angry Orchard‘s 2012 launch, after which many large-scale brewers and hundreds of new cider makers joined the industry.