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Stop everything you're doing, it's a BSR cider episode! Jimmy is in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at The Press Room for the Stone's Throw Cider Supper - a hyper-local regional cider dinner with Giff Burnap of Butternut Farm; Chef Zac Cardona of The Press Room; Pete Endres of Bird Dog Cider; and Eleanor Leger of Eden Cider Vermont.This event was inspired by a cider dinner Jimmy attended at CiderDays in Franklin County, Mass last fall with Pete, Giff, and Eleanor. Pete made the connection with the Press Room, and the rest is history!Learn what it takes to put together the perfect cider dinner with friends, expertly crafted pairings, and more! Listen to BSR right here.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Beer Sessions Radio by becoming a member!Beer Sessions Radio is Powered by Simplecast.
What is a pomological exhibition? Orchardist Matt Kaminsky has hosted a Pomological Exhibition in Ashfield, Massachusetts for the past 3 years. In this talk recorded at the Cider Pop-UP as part of CiderDays 2.0 events on the weekend of November 4th-6th Matt talks about the history of Pomological Societies and why such exhibitions are so important. How healthy are these wild apple trees? In this talk Matt nods to the impact of global warming and climate change What is causing more economic harm to apple growers What species of apple trees can now be grown here and the spread of invasive insects? At the Pomological Exhibition Had 150 wild apples and pears on exhibit Throughout the US and Canadian apples too. Few repeat entries at this Public Tasting. The public was able to cast a vote in 5 different categories Best quality eating Best cider apple? Best pear Best crab Visual - showiest and prettiest apple Contact info for Matt Kaminsky Website: https://gnarlypippins.com/ Mentions in this Chat Episodes Fermentis by Lesaffre - 4 SafCider yeast cultures 336 Cider Yeast Choices with Fermentis 072: Lost Apples of the Quabbin Subscribe to eCiderNews CiderCon 2023 - February 1-3, 2023 Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Four Phantoms Looks to Historical Co-Ferments Head Brewer and owner Drew Phillips of Four Phantoms Brewery in Greenfield Massachusetts spoke on Folks Traditions and the Co-Fermentation of Wort and Apple Juice and the brewery's co-ferment called Old Gods (8.0%). There were two talks on the subject, with the first being November 3rd and the second on November 6th as part of CiderDays 2.0 compilation of events. This episode is from the November 6th presentation. Drew is no stranger to fermenting having spent time brewing first in Oregon and then as Head Cidermaker at Artifact Cider Project in Florence, Massachusetts before opening Four Phantoms over two years ago. His interest in old brewing traditions and recipes has him pushing the envelope with special ferments and Old Gods is a great representation of what can be done, when done well. (Read: Old Gods is delicious!!) Folk Traditions Around Co-fermenting Cider and Beer Drew notes that historically there wasn't such a delineation between beer, cider and mead as there is now. He notes how that in Wassail songs , the call for mixing cider, beer and elderberry boughs all into the same beverage. The use of Hydrometers or the science of acid titration are recent adaptations to a farmhouse fermenter's tool box. Up until the 19th century fermenters would brew by taste and if the wort didn't taste good you would grind up more grain and mash it in, which is a classic way of brewing a farmhouse ale. - Brew by Taste. Drew notes the difference between wort (the base of beer) and apple juice the base for cider. For yeast health fermenters are looking for YAN (Yeast Assimiable Nutrients). In apple juice there isn't alot of YAN whereas with Wort there is alot. Thus Farmers would ferment Farmhouse ales and often blended in fresh pressed apple juice. No Heat Ferment Other than the sparing that taste place with the grain used for beer, there is no boiling of the wort as is typical with brewing. Thus, a farmhouse ale can be easily blended in with apple juice to create this co-ferment concoction. The Making of Old Gods at Four Phantoms 100 gallons of unpasteurized Mcintoush apple juice. No yeast inoculation Blend in with Raw ale - typical farmhouse style The wort was not boiled - No hops Mashed into a whole mash tun of birch branches The result is a tasting drink that blends the two products together. Make sure to try Old Gods at Four Phantoms each fall. Contact info for Four Phantoms Brewery Website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Address: 301 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 Mentions in this Chat CiderCon 2023 in Chicago - February 1st-3rd, 2023 Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Recap this year's Franklin County CiderDays from western Massachusetts with Steve Garwood, who runs Ragged Hill Cider Company with his daughter in West Brookfield, MA just east of Amherst.Jimmy and Steve reminisce on drinking farm ciders fermented in whiskey barrels, which is an old New England tradition. Steve gives us a little history lesson, explaining how after whiskey distillers were done with them, American oak whiskey barrels would be snatched up by farmers to facilitate the making of something special out of New England apples.From there, Jimmy recounts the spirit of being at this year's CiderDays - his first time there. He was impressed with how hands-on the event is; there is even specially pressed Apple juice made by local orchards available for cider enthusiasts to start tangy and tart fermentation experiments of their own!Grab your earbuds, pop a cold one, and take a juicy trip through CiderDays! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Beer Sessions Radio by becoming a member!Beer Sessions Radio is Powered by Simplecast.
Volunteering for CiderDays, Since 1994 On the first ever CiderDays, which was a one day event held on November 5, 1994, volunteers were stationed at local cider mills to encourage people to learn how to make cider. When the event became a 2-day experience, volunteers helped to make this annual event which is held on the first weekend of November a success. And so it continued. Why Do People Volunteer CiderDays? Community projects are part of the fabric of the local community where CiderDays takes place. These projects can be big like helping to build the New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts in the late 1980's or more intimate like a wood stacking party to celebrate a friends birthday. Getting something done with friends is fun. It is a way to hang out with people with a common goal. Volunteers are the Engine of the Event Without volunteers for CiderDays and now CiderDays 2.0 events would come to a stand still. We need engaged people who know that cider=fun. Yes, there is a lot of preliminary work that takes place beforehand to set up an event, but on the day of it is all about the Volunteers. How CiderDays 2.0 is Setting UP Volunteers to Succeed Reach out to Volunteers early on Don't wait till the month of the event to secure your volunteers Provide a script of tasks Keep volunteers in the loop by providing provide a mission of what the event is offering send a list of expected tasks so that they know the full script of what you expect Call them and don't just rely on text messages Feed the Volunteers if you have evening events where Volunteers are serving, make sure they have had a chance to taste the same food or cider that will be served. We expect wait staff at a restaurant to give us tips on what is best on the menu or if the meal is gluten free, vegetarian options, or a general sense of the event. With this in mind, approach your event the same way and make sure your volunteers know the whole script including how delicious the food or cider that you are serving is and what the guests can expect. Thank Volunteers after the event - for a Job well done! You will likely want to bring them back next year! Interested in Volunteering and getting involved for CiderDays 2.1 in 2023? Send an email to mailto:info@ciderchat.com Schedule of Events Download CiderDays 2.0 Latest Events Schedule CiderDays 2.0 Events all take place in downtown Greenfield Massachusetts at Hawks and Reed Go to Events page to find a description of the CiderDays 2.0 events Got to Tickets page to purchase CiderDays 2.0 Tickets Sign up for eCiderNews to receive updates and ticket info Mentions in this Chat Episodes Fermentis by Lesaffre - 4 SafCider yeast cultures 336 Cider Yeast Choices with Fermentis CiderDays 2.0 - Tickets on sale and updates Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Celebrities in Cider flocking to CiderDays 2.0 CiderDays and has now been dubbed as CiderDays 2.0 and the celebrities attending can both be found in the bottles and the new and familiar face of cider today at this November 4th -6th. Finally the return of in person events and friends from afar flocking to western Massachusetts to raise a glass. Bookmark the Schedule Page for CiderDays 2.0 Celebrities in the Bottle Let's start with what is in the bottle first cuz there are a whole bunch of additions to the menu of tastings. Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting A 7th Apple Brandy has been added to this November 4th 6-8:30 pm event Apple Brandy from Beaver Pond Distillery in Petersham, MA Yes, 7 pours of Brandy! 4 Calvados (France) and 3 American Apple Brandies The Château Du Breuil Calvados was aged in a Port cask! This is quite unique and makes one wonder if the French are taking cues from American makers where anything goes with fermentation! On the French Cider Tour 2022 we tasted Calvados with Etienne Dupont out of Scotch Whisky barrels and Cherry wood barrels. The future is here! The Port cask leaves an ultra smooth finish to this 6 year old Calvados from Pays d'Auge, Normandy. Thanks to David Catania, Spirits Category Manager at Burke Distributing Corporation for helping out with this project! Bottle Celebrities at the Cider Dinner The Cider Dinner Menu has some very special releases Heirloom Barrel Aged Ice Cider from Eden Specialty Cider in Vermont. This is a never before released Ice Cider which used barrels from Laird's and Company - America's Oldest Distiller dating back to 1698. 9th Generation Laird, Lisa Laird Dunn who is attending the dinner and also presenting at CiderDays 2.0 doesn't yet know about this Ice Cider and how her family's used oak barrels were used to condition this special blend. The Ice Cider will now accompany the dessert, which is an Apple Crisp with the whipped cream infused with Laird's Straight Apple Jack. Eden is owned by the current President of the American Cider Association Eleanor Leger, who is renown both in the US and Internationally as the Ice Cider Queen. The dessert was already delicious but the side glass of this Heirloom Barrel Aged Ice Cider is going to bring it completely over the top - bridging 2 celebrated makers in America. We will also be having a Special Release of a single varietal cider from Eden made with Golden Russet apples Special Release from Ragged Hill Cider in West Brookfield Mass called Flora. Flora is a blend of Roxbury Russet, Cortland, and McIntosh apples. It has a high gravity (alcohol by volume) that is much like wine at 11.7%. Ragged Hill used a blend of a fruit from 2018-2020 using the Solera method of winemaking where you make fractional blending to produce a final product. Flora is going to captivate the diners at this premier dinner. Celebrities in Attendance CiderDays Founder Paul Correnty who wrote one of the first books on cider called the Art of Cidermaking (1995) will be attending all the CiderDays 2.0 events. Raise a glass with him at the Wheelhouse Cider Tap Take Over on Friday Night November 4th where you can taste his newest creation "Simply Dry". Chef Paul, as he is known, is now Head Cidermaker at Carlson Orchards in Hudson MA. He will be pouring samples of cider from Carlson's at The Pushkin Cider Pop UP on November 5th from 2-4:30 pm Mo's Fudge Factor of Shelburne Falls will also be at Cider Pop UP dipping apples on a stick in her signature fudge. Vermont Quince will have an assortment of Quince jams and be there to answer your quince questions. Yes Quince is related to Apples and used in cidermaking. Morris Dancing from 1-2pm next to the Greenfield Common. One of the groups is called Wake Robin and is an all women group of dancers. Mentions in this Chat Episodes Fermentis by Lesaffre - 4 SafCider yeast cultures 336 Cider Yeast Choices with Fermentis CiderDays 2.0 - Tickets on sale and updates Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Going to CiderDays 2.0 | Part 1 This year 2022 is the reboot of America's oldest educational and festive cider event dubbed this year as CiderDays 2.0 and this episode we tip the glass to those who are helping make it happen and find out what they are doing on November 4th-6th. In this episode meet the CiderDays 2.0 Sponsors Ryan and Casey Liquors Ryan and Casey Liquors 1998 Artifact Cider Project New Salem Cider Berkshire Cider Project Scott Farm The Brewery at Four Star Farms Beaver Pond Distillery Brook Farm Orchard CiderDays 2.0 Schedule page Big #1 Tip is to BOOKMARK this page - here is the link spelled out https://ciderchat.com/ciderdaysschedule2022/ Find the most recently updated info on the schedule of events. Big #2 Tip - get your tickets now to the Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting - limited seating Orchard Care for Homeowners with John Bunker History of Apple Jack with Lisa Laird Dunn The Pushkin Cider Pop-UP is free, but come early so you can get a good seat to hear Claude Jolicoeur, Matt Kaminsky and James Asbel of Ciders of Spain speak Cider Dinner - definitely 2022's most epic cider dinner with 6 women producers over a 5 course gluten free meal all paired with cider. Mentions in this Chat Episodes 336 Cider Yeast Choices with Fermentis 279: Apology to a Billionaire Cidermaker 312: Some Angels are Dressed Like Bears | Michael Phillips 1957-2022 331: Bodacious Ciders, Cookbook & Treats | Carr's Ciderhouse, MA CiderDays 2.0 - Tickets on sale and updates Fermentis by Lesaffre - 4 SafCider yeast cultures Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Click on logo to link to CiderDays 2.0 About page How to Pair Cider with Food "One must taste, taste, taste to know." say maker Eric Bordelet when pairing food with cider. Yes, it is not as simple as seeing the menu, but also knowing how both the Chefs in the kitchen and the Maker in the cidery work with their ingredients at hand. In this Episode The French Cider Tour of 2022 was treated to a fine Michelin Star dinner with Eric Bordelet and it did not disappoint. Eric decided to discuss his three products before dinner was served. That evening he brought his Sidra Argulette (2010), the Poire Granite (2021) and the Corme (2021). He left it to the diners to decider which one paired best with the meal. Hear in this episode which glass Cider Chat producer Ria Windcaller picked to drink with the meal. The main clip in this episode is Eric speaking on the Sidra Argulette which even at 12 years of age is still tasting well balanced. Mentions in this chat CiderDays 2.0 - Tickets on sale and updates Vermont Quince will be at the CiderDays 2.0 Cider Pop-UP Fermentis by Lesaffre - 4 SafCider yeast cultures Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Fermentis Offers 4 Cider Yeast for Makers Anne Flesch Regional Sales Manager and Technical Sales Support Manager at Fermentis helps us sort through the magical world of yeast and fermenting cider. And she also address 3 listener questions on the topic of yeast and fermentation. Upcoming Q&A with Fermentis on September 29th, 2022. Go to Fermentis.com to register SafCider Yeasts by Fermentis The AB of AB-1 stands for Apple Balance. The 1 stands for the first cider yeast The AC of AC- 4 means Apple Crisp The AS 0f AS -2 stands for Apple Sweet The TF of TF 6 stands for Tutti Fruity Listener questions: Using such a hybrid approach? One part wild yeast and one part cultured Using Saccharomyces boulardii as a cider yeast? Timing of inoculation of (MLB) malolactic bacteria (MLB) in cider and the affect on taste/aroma/Other influences on malolactic fermentation MLF. Support Sponsors of Cider Chat so they can continue to support this podcast and help you make great cider! Fermentis - Yeast and Fermentation Solutions for Cidermakers. Mentions in this Chat CiderDays 2.0 November 4th & 5th, 2022 Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting November 4th CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner November 5, 2022 Episode 265 Calvados Tasting with Étienne Dupont | Domaine Dupont Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
New Hampshire's Oldest Distillery | Flag Hill Brian Ferguson is a Pennsylvania native who came to Flag Hill via the Cayman Island and ever since both he and his wife Maggie have continued to transform what was once a farm into a multi venue location. Driving up to the farm one will see vineyards that are helping to win gold medals, acres of corn and an inviting entrance that screams "sit a while and enjoy". Apples play a major role at the Distillery The hybrid pot still with column at is working non stop at the distillery. There are over 500 barrels alone in the aging warehouse for the coveted Josiah Bartlett Apple Brandy. Expect a smooth mouthfeel and light amber hues in this lightly from this 6 year old brandy that is aged in toasted barrels. Along with the Apple Brandy, Flag Hill uses apples in the distillation of the Karner Blue Gin named after the state butterfly. This is a heavenly drink and will make anyone a gin lover. Maple Sugar Liqueur decadence in a bottle, this liqueur is a perfect gift for the holidays or you own personal stash for cooking and afternoon/evening sipping. General John Stark Vodka A must for cocktail fans! Those are just the Apple Based spirits. There are more delicious spirts. In this Chat We speak with owner/distiller Brian Ferguson and Company Wingman David Breslin Flag Hill Owner and Distiller Brian Ferguson and Company Wingman David Breslin Historical overview of Flag Hill – farm, distillery, winery, events venue Type of still – column – explanation of the process from apples to Apple Brandy Apple Brandies made at Flag Hill - The Dusty Collection Apples used. Varieties. Source. Fermenting cider for distillation Oak used, Aging conditions, length of time Josiah Bartlett Apple Brandy - Who is Josiah Bartlett? What to expect from Josiah Bartlett Apple Brandy Flag Hill's Josiah Bartlett Apple Brandy will be at CiderDays 2.0 Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting Contact for Flag Hill Winery and Distillery Website: https://www.flaghill.com/ Address: 297 North River Road (Rt. 155) Lee, NH 03861 Telephone: (603) 659-2949 eMail: wine-info@flaghill.com Support Sponsors of Cider Chat so they can continue to support this podcast and help you make great cider! Fermentis - Yeast and Fermentation Solutions for Cidermakers Sign up for the September 29th Q&A by visiting Fermentis.com Mentions in this Chat Click to purchase CiderDays 2.0 Tickets CiderDays 2.0 November 4th & 5th, 2022 Tickets links below to CiderDays 2.0 event Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting November 4th Orcharding for Homeowners with John Bunker History of Apple Jack with Lisa Laird Dunn CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner November 5, 2022 Mentions in this chat Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
How the Laird Family honed the making of Apple Jack In Part 1 of this two part series on Laird's & Company, we met with 9th generation Lisa Laird Dunn. Lisa is the COO and Global Ambassador of this family business. In that episode #333 Lisa shared the family's 324 year history beginning in 1698 to present day. In this episode, we meet both Lisa's son Gerard and her father Larrie Laird. Gerard joined his mother to discuss the current state and future of Laird's and Larrie brings us into the massive barrel room for a walk about aging casks of Laird's famous Apple Brandies and Apple Jack. Lisa (9th generation), Gerard (10th generation), Larrie (8th generation) In this chat Laird's product line – Apple Jack to Apple Brandy Let's talk oak barrels - How many and the kind? Oldest in use? Laird's Virginia based distillery in North Garden – lets discuss this location and sourcing local apples Listeners hold southern apple in high esteem and would love to know varieties used and orchards What Laird's Apple Brandy is and what it is not American's misconception of Apple Brandy - It is NOT flavored apple brandy. Next steps for Laird's & Company A museum, visitor center and tasting room Cider barrel aged in Laird's brandy barrels. Listen to Part 1 on the Laird's Family history in Episode 333 Larrie, Gerard, Lisa Contact for Laird's & Company Website: https://lairdandcompany.com/ Mentions in this Chat Click to purchase CiderDays 2.0 Tickets CiderDays 2.0 November 4th & 5th, 2022 Tickets links below to CiderDays 2.0 event Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting November 4th Orcharding for Homeowners with John Bunker History of Apple Jack with Lisa Laird Dunn CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner November 5, 2022 Mentions in this chat 306 Ciders for Every Season | Elegast, Netherlands Episode 26: Neil Worley Keeving Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
America's Oldest Distillery is Laird's & Company Lisa Laird Dunn and Cider Chat MC Ria Windcaller had a sit down chat at the main offices of Laird's & Company in Scobyville, New Jersey. They met in what was once the Laird's family's home ( a couple generations ago), but which is now the main headquarters for the company. Lisa is a the 9th generation Laird, her son Gerard who you can hear on Part 2 of this two part series and now working on site is a 10th generation Laird. Lisa's father Larrie Laird, who is an 8th generation Laird, will be heard talking about the production and barreling of their apple brandies in Part 2 episode 334. Laird's has the choice position of being America's first licensed distillers (note the No 1 on the door below). The fact that they are well known for their Apple Jack, made back in 1698 and have survived for over 300 years is commendable and speaks volumes of their family and products and is a cider podcaster's dream interview! Laird Family in front of door bearing the distilling licensed No 1! Walls behind is black due old still that was situated next door to this room which released gas that coated the building. l to r - Lisa (9th generation), Larrie (8th generation) , Gerard (10th generation Laird) Larrie, Gerard, Lisa In this chat Lisa Laird Dunn's role at company - Global Ambassador and Chief Operating Officer Historical overview of Laird Family history in distilling to present day Laird Family time line from 1698 to 2022 Did Robert Laird give George Washington the Apple Jack recipe as request and noted in Washington's diary? Getting a federal license to distill during Prohibition Production numbers (capacity) from 1780 to today - to show the growth Family anecdotes of growing up a Laird? Tips on maintaining a family legacy and keeping future generation engaged? Apple Jack distillation technique in 1698 vs today in North The Lisa Cocktail made with Laird's Straight Apple Jack 86 Contact for Laird's & Company Website: https://lairdandcompany.com/ Mentions in this Chat CiderDays 2.0 November 4th & 5th, 2022 Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting November 4th CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner November 5, 2022 Episode 265 Calvados Tasting with Étienne Dupont | Domaine Dupont Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
The inspiration behind Cider Planet With author Claude Jolicoeur on this newest book that is being released on September 23, 2022. Claude has authored to previous books on cider. Du pommier au cidre The New Cider Maker's Handbook Cider Planet: Exploring the Producers, Practices, and Unique Traditions of Craft Cider and Perry from Around In this Chat we discuss Who is Cider Planet written for? Cider Curious, Makers commercial or amateur? What readers can expect from Cider Planet How is the book laid out? Is there a key region that is propelling cider forward or is it a combination of regions What do you hope readers take away from this book? Do you have a favorite style of cider? What is it? Past Cider Chat Episode with Claude Jolicoeur Episode 153: Journey to the World's largest Apple Tree Claude here is wearing a traditional jacket as worn by men in Kazakhstan. Contact Claude Jolicoeur website: http://www.cjoliprsf.ca/ Support Sponsors of Cider Chat so they can continue to support this podcast and help you make great cider! Fermentis - Yeast and Fermentation Solutions for Cidermakers Mentions in this Chat CiderDays 2.0 November 4th & 5th, 2022 Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting November 4th CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner November 5, 2022 Episode 328 with Chef Paul and Episode 329 with Judith Maloney Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Nicole Blum of Carr's Ciderhouse will be one of 6 celebrated women in cider speaking at the November 5th Cider Dinner at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the Cider Dinner go live on September 3, 2022. Sign up now for eCiderNews to get emailings to Early Ticket Release dates. Wild & Tame Apples of Carr's Ciderhouse Jonathan Carr and Nicole Blum Nicole Blum and Jonathan Carr's first date was at a Creperie in San Franciso and as fate planned it, they drank cider. The two live in Ireland for a bit, where Jonathan was born for a spell and even planted a a few apple trees. Fate again had other plans and they found their way back to the states to settle in Hadley, Massachusetts. There they have both a working farm, what they call "Preservation Orchard" at Carr's Ciderhouse and a large rack and cloth press in the barn overlooking the Connecticut River Valley. In this Chat with Nicole and Jonathan Value added products at Carr's Ciderhouse Cider Syrup Shrubs Switchel Berries Chestnut trees Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Their Ciderhouse Cookbook: 127 Recipes That Celebrate the Sweet, Tart, Tangy Flavors of Apple Cider Carr's Cider Tasted during this Chat White Jersey Golden Russet Dabinet A blend of all three Contact Carr's Ciderhouse Website: https://www.carrsciderhouse.com/ Support Sponsors of Cider Chat so they can continue to support this podcast and help you make great cider! Fermentis - Yeast and Fermentation Solutions for Cidermakers Mentions in this Chat CiderDays 2.0 November 4th & 5th, 2022 CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner November 5, 2022 Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
CiderDays 2.0 ~ November 4th & 5th, 2022 at Hawks and Reed Performing Art Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Sign up now for the eCiderNews to receive notifications to your in box on CiderDays 2.0 schedule of events and early ticket release dates, links and a special coupon for eCiderNews subscribers. western Mass Cider Week begins October 30th through November 4th, 2022 Apple Camp The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA) is hosting Apple Camp on the weekend August 19th-21st, 2022. In this chat hear from Laura Sieger, the Orchard Manager at the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity Maine. Laura is working with the Apple Camp team to bring an well paced weekend of apple friends. Find out the schedule, speakers and what to expect Contact for MOGA Apple Camp Website: https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/mac2022/ Mentions in the Chat Episode 328: Chef Paul | Author, Maker & CiderDays OG Episode 329: Cider's Heroine Judith Maloney | West County Cider Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner on November 5, 2022 with 6 outstanding women producers from the east coast at the Hawks and Reed Performing Art Center in Greenfield, Massashusetts. Dine with Judith Maloney of West County Cider (MA), Lisa Laird Dunn of Lairds & Company (NJ), Louisa Spencer of Farnum Hill Cider & Poverty Lane Orchard (NH) , Eleanor Leger of Eden Specialty Ciders (VT), Nicole Blum of Carrs Ciderhouse & Preservation Orchard and Farm (MA), and Anne Garwood Hampp of Ragged Hill Cider (MA). Sing up now to receive notification to your in box on CiderDays 2.0 schedule of events and early ticket release dates and links. Judith Maloney on being America's First Cidery in 1984 In 1984 there were no commercial cidermakers in the United States. Only S. Martinelli & Co. based in Watsonville California was able to hold onto their license up to 1979, but gave it up when revenue from sales was only 1% of their overall business of offering apple juice products. Listen to John Martinelli discuss his family's story in episode 162 Terry and Judith Maloney in the early days of West County Cider Judith Maloney Today In this Cider Chat Hear Judith backstory of her family's start from London to America in the 1940's. How she met Terry Maloney Making wine in the late 1960's with grapes from Rene di Rosa in the Carneros region or California How Judith and Terry ended up in Colrain, Massachusetts The paperwork to sell cider under a winery license and working with Agent Ernie (Ernest) Giuliani of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) Getting scion for their orchard and the Redfield Apple Getting cider into stores, at a time when quality cider was unknown with Chef's like Jasper White Meeting Dewey the cidermaker Farm Cider in western Massachusetts Steve Wood of Farnum Hill Cider in NH helping Judith when Terry unexpectedly died in 2010 Starting CiderDays in 1994 and the building of community of makers and friends West County Cider Today Judith's son Field Maloney and a silent partner are now the owners of West County Cider. They continue to work with Pine Hill Orchards in Colraine, make Redfield Cider and other single varietal ciders that Field's father Terry showcased. Judith still travels to Boston and loves going to Formaggio Kitchen in Boston where she brings West County Cider products to sell for her son and marvel at the wide range of selections and loves tasting cider with the cheese monger there. Contact for West County Cider Website: http://westcountycider.com/ Address: 208 Peckville Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Mentions in this chat Historical Cider Chat episodes on cider's history in America 317: How the "Cyder" Teapot Fueled the American Revolution 162: S. Martinelli's & Co. | 150 years of Cider Hear Field Maloney on Episode 001 of Cider Chat Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
News on CiderDays 2.0! Orchards can be as small as 2, 5 or 10 trees. Get tips on how to manage a small scale orchard at CiderDays 2.0 with John Bunker on November 5th at 9am. Get updates and ticket information by following Cider Chat and signing up for the eCiderNews. In this Chat with Chef Paul's Paul with Three Brothers Cider from Carlson Orchards Paul's journey to cider His wife's family links to the first orchard in Harvard Massachusetts History behind New England Apple Products and Very Fine Juice company Carlson Orchard Cidermaking at Carlson's Orchard The book the Art of Cidermaking How Paul met Judith Maloney Founding CiderDays in 1994 Paul at CiderDays 2016 Contact for Carlson Orchards Website https://carlsonorchards.com/ Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube Haven't downloaded this episode yet? Here it is again for your listening pleasure.
Orchards can be as small as 2, 5 or 10 trees. Get tips on how to manage a small scale orchard at CiderDays 2.0 with John Bunker on November 5th at 9am. Get updates and ticket information by following Cider Chat and signing up for the eCiderNews. Edith Walden is the Quince Queen On Guemes Island in Washington state, Edith Walden started her quince journey in 1995 and soon became known as the Quince Queen. The island is short ferry ride from Anacortes and the land itself where Edith has her orchard of quince, apples, pears and more fruit was once the homestead of the Mathew Brothers and dates back to 1858. As such there is a 160 year old Gravenstein apple tree that sits in the center of the orchard. Edith calls it the Mother Tree. The Quince Queen founded Willowrose Bay, Inc selling her magnificient quince to Whole Foods and regional cider makers Edith to the left with friend harvesting quince In this Chat How Edith became the Quince Queen Growing Quince She spaced her trees 9' and 12' apart Quince pests Varieties of Quince and their viability for retail and cider Aromatnaya Cooke's Jumbo -Golden and breed by California grower Havran, Havran II, Havran III (unknown true variety) Kuanching - Chinese Kuganskaya - Russian Meech's Prolific -bred by Mr Meech, tasty - has a black spot on it - good for cider Queen's - sweet by not prolific, maybe better grown in other areas Smyrna - too small for retail - though sweet Tashkent - Turkish Van Deman - bred by Luther Burbank in California Zvezdnaia - Russian , Jerry Lehman out of Ohio, said great for cider - huge & apple shape The future of WillowRose Bay Inc. The quince orchard of Willowrose Bay Inc Quince Books Quince Culture: An Illustrated Hand-Book for the Propagation and Cultivation of the Quince Author Willam Meech, named a quince variety after himself. This is the consummat book on growing Quince and dates back to the 1800's Simply Quince by the Queen of Quince, Barbara Ghazarian, a quince cookbook Contact for Willowrose Bay Inc eMail: willowrosebayinc@gmail.com Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Orchards can be as small as 2, 5 or 10 trees. Get tips on how to manage a small scale orchard at CiderDays 2.0 with John Bunker on November 5th at 9am. Get updates and ticket information by following Cider Chat and signing up for the eCiderNews. Orchards in Winter with Alan Suprenant Alan was last on Cider Chat in Episode 312: Some Angels Dress Like Bears a tribute to Orchardist and Author Michael Phillips who passed away suddenly in his own orchard this year 2022. In this week's episode, we hear what is called Stories in Ciderville, a recording that Alan sent my way this Spring. Listeners are welcome to send recorded stories that they wrote which reflect upon cider, apples, orchards, pears, basically anything pome related. In this episode we hear a recording from Alan that he wrote to share with his fellow parishioners in a congregation in Ashfield, Massachusetts that he attends. Orchards Lessons In this Stories from Ciderville, Alan shares his continuing grief over the loss of his dear friend Michael, but that is only one part of the story. The bigger picture is his encouragement to reflect upon our own personal caretaking and nurturing of relationships that feed us well, much like a well tended orchard. And conversely to prune that which no longer serves us. Most timely, is Alan's perspective of seeing the best in people, something that I can wholeheartedly embrace at a time when there is so much angst in the world. Enjoy this mini Cider Chat and special edition of Stories in Ciderville. Have a story to tell for the "Stories in Ciderville" segment? Must be 3000 words or less or under 4 audio minutes Apples and pommes must be integrated into the story line Send your essay and a recording of yourself reading your essay to info@ciderchat.com Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
CiderDays 2.0 November 4th and 5th, 2022 - Greenfield, MA tickets for live August 1, 2022 Sign up for Cider Chat's eNews to get updates on CiderDays 2.0 Getting to Alma An affection to snow brought Dave Klawer to Washington State. Instead of becoming a professional snowboarder he became a nurse a while he continues to grow his cider brad Alma Cider. This year he finished his Masters in Agriculture to continue enriching his own wealth of knowledge in the field at Washington State University under the tutelage of Carol Miles. Alma Cider began commercially pressing apples to produce cider in 2019 Dave and Heather Covered in this chat western Washington state and the Skagit Valley and apple growing in this region How Alma leases equipment from Tulip Winery, which by the way had a cider back in 2007 under their other label Burro Locco win Best in Show at the Great Lakes Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP). How Alma is able to produce award winning cider while waiting for their own orchard to bear fruit in the coming years Future for Alma Cider Shooting for 2024 to have own facility Alma won Best in Show for their Wood Aged Cider at GLINTCAP Alma won Best in Show for their Wood Aged Cider 2021 Alma's Flagship Cider Dry Semi Sweet Hopped Cider Rose Wood Aged Contact for Alma Cider website: https://almacider.com/ Get Alma on tap at Tulip Valley Winery Mentions in this Chat USDA RBS bank find scion wood for grafting FEDCO for scion wood 208 Calvados and Apple Brandy Tasting Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube Join the #ciderGoingUP Campaign today!
Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube Why Family Matters for Šraml In a time when it is getting harder and harder to know exactly where most products come from, it is refreshing to know about the Šraml family and the enterprise that employees nearly the whole town of Podnanos in Solvenia. The company was founded by two brothers, when one wanted a wine press and decided to make it himself. Today the Šraml legacy lives on as the men's sons are now taking the helm of the factory and design center that is located close to the Adriactic sea by Italy. At CiderCon 2022 in Richmond, Virginia, Ria, Cider Chat MC, had the opportunity to have a sit down chat with Jan Šraml, who like his father is a mechanical engineer and continues the tradition of quality customer service and design. Jan Šraml In this Chat The country of Slovenia, a country of fermenters, and the company's line of equipment that helps makers get from apple to bottles. In Slovenia - every family has a wine cellar or what is called a "hrm" pronouced Herr-rem Different levels of equipment For makers working with 500 kilos of apples or wine ( 1100 pounds) to 10 tons 2 types of presses offered by Šraml Pneumatic - good for keeved cider can do a bit of maceration Continuous belt press The Šraml family in the family's Hrm (cellar) with the "egg" used for fermenting. Contact for Šraml website: https://sraml.com/ North America distributor of Šraml equipment - Criveller group Mentions in this Chat CiderDays 2.0 November 4th and 5th, 2022 - Greenfield, MA tickets for live August 1, 2022 Sign up for Cider Chat's eNews to get updates on CiderDays 2.0 French Cider Tour Normandy & Brittany, France - September 18th-24th, 2022 Episode 323: Kazakhstan has Cider at last | Apple City Cider Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Join the #ciderGoingUP Campaign today!
Who is Cider Chat? In Part 4 of this series on Cider's Media it is time to talk about Cider Chat - the podcast that is hosting this series! As you listen to this episode you will hear Ria discussing and reading from her interview for RealBrew a magazine that features Cider in one issue per year. Note RealBrew publishes their hard copy magazine 6 times per year. The heading of the interview is: Cider Chat - A Touch of Experience The story about one of the most famous talk projects dedicated to cider. I am a fan of quality libations and come from a family that upholds the tradition to starting each holiday gathering with a raised glass and toast. As a child I was taught that it was an honor to drink with my grandfathers and not one that they nor I abused or took for granted. These same grandfathers were at one time known as Bootleggers during Prohibition and my paternal grandfather always had a barrel of cider at his farm. The apple tree in his backyard had 5 different varieties grafted onto that one tree and the children were taught not to climb its majestic branches. We knew at an early age that it provided food and drink to our family and as such was revered. My own parents also did a bit of fermenting. I first learned how to make beer and then began to ferment grapes and apples. My novice background in fermenting was just enough to land me a fun side gig as a craft beer writer in 2003. I have been writing a bimonthly column and an occasional feature all these years later for that same craft beer newspaper called Yankee Brew News (YBN). For many years, I was one of the few women beer writers in the US, who was also actively making cider, teaching cidermaking courses, and had a platform to write about both beer and cider. At first the editors at YBN were reluctant to publish news on cider, but eventually they let me plug in articles during each apple harvest season. In 2013, I knew cider was finally getting a wider audience. That same year, while judging at the annual Great International Beer Competition in Rhode Island, we had an uptick in the number of ciders being entered into the competition. The next year, the number of entries tripled and even more notable a commercial cidermaker flew across the country from California to represent his brand. Cider sales in the US was growing exponentially during this time. Also in 2014, while at that same competition that highlighted beer, everyone wanted to talk to me about cider. They knew, via my writings, that I was regularly teaching a “how-to make cider” course at a local cider festival. That festival called “CiderDays” is now the longest running and most celebrated cider event in the US and takes place on the first weekend of November. Being part of CiderDays when it first started back in 1994, allowed me to meet the early cider pioneers in the US before the current modern day cider movement we see today. Pictured left to Right: Chuck Shelton of Albemarle Ciderworks, VA | Bartosz Gałka/ Poland Anzu Fernandes of La Sidra and Randall Graham Professionally, during all this time I was quite busy working as the CEO and Founder of an international consulting firm focused on conflict management. During my travels I would always set aside time to visit a cidermaker, orchard, and breweries. Blame it on fate that at the same time the cider market was growing, I was looking at scaling back my consulting work. I already had a weekly podcast on my specialty in managing violent situations, so I decided why not create a second podcast solely on cider. The decision was easy to make due to the growing interest of cider in the US and the uncanny number of “cider experts” popping up on the internet. I launched the first episode of Cider Chat in the fall of 2015 and it is now in its sixth season with nearly 300 episodes. All the episodes are archived and free to download via the Cider Chat website and all the podcast App directories such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify. I post an episode each Wednesday and feature interviews with makers, cider enthusiasts, and people in the cider industry worldwide. Episodes are between 30 minutes to one hour in length and usually begin with “News from Out and About in Ciderville”. The listeners of Cider Chat are a very engaged audience, so often I am reading letters sent to me. For each episode, I select a specific theme to discuss and also have series on topics such as the 2020 four-part series with Russian cidermakers. There are currently 5 episodes featuring Russian makers, which is quite exciting as this is such a new category for the country and the cider, I have tasted thus far is quite impressive! Alexander Ionov of Rebel Apple based in Moscow is show casing the apple variety known as Antonovka in his cider called Bride. It is a wonderful aromatic cider that is very fruit forward with a touch of tannin. I had Alex on Episode 216. 2018 Totally Cider Tour with Etienne Dupont, Eric Bordelet, Ann Marie Thornton of James Creek Cider In February 2020, I was set to meet Russian cidermaker Maxim Brecht. He along with a group of Russian cidermakers were attending Cidrexpo in Normandy France, so we set up an interview. I was honestly expecting a group of men, but when Maxim walked through the door with three women who were all making cider I was floored! Their passion and joy for cider was contagious. I titled Part 1 of the four-part series “The Russian Cider Party Starts Now!” It featured Alina Lotkeva who via her I Love Cider brand is helping to boost Russian cider. Olga Efremov and her cidermaking husband Micheal Efremov are both sommeliers and their brand OMG shows their level of skill honed from the wine world. I love following Olga's Instagram posts because her ability to describe cider is heavenly! RealBrew's own editor Elena V. Tyukina made me do a mental double take, when I realized that not only is she Owner and Head Brewmeister at Knightberg Brewery in Saint Petersburg, but she is also already winning awards with her barrel aged cider, the 2017 Force of Gravity! Maxim's own bottle conditioned cider is exquisite. I can't wait to see what all these and the many more Russian makers have to offer moving forward. People listen to Cider Chat via the website, podcast directory Apps and at the Cider Chat YouTube channel. The goal for this podcast is to “be everywhere” thus I also have social media accounts on Twitter @ciderchat, Instagram @ciderchatciderville, a Cider Chat Facebook page and even a TikTok page @ciderchat. In 2018, I launched Totally Cider Tours and have since led cider tours both in Europe and in the US. I started this side business because so many listeners wanted to visit the cidermakers that I have interviewed. Tour guiding comes naturally to me due to my organizational and facilitation skills and my extensive work as a wilderness guide. Early on and for some time, I have paid out of pocket to produce the podcast. It is still a one person show with me both Producing and Hosting, but I am slowly extending my reach and looking at hiring a virtual assistant as the podcast's audience continues to grow. Cider Chat is partly supported by patrons and sponsors. I do take FAM trips which are paid press tours to help promote cider in a particular region of the world. My goal is to show case the local terroir and to celebrate the people, local foods, and sights. I have interviews featuring the following areas in the world, Asturias, Australia, Canada, The Canary Islands, Catalonia, Chile, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Nederlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Tasmania, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States (nearly every state). Jenifer Dean of County Cider Carol B. Hillman of New Salem Cider Alex Ionov - Rebell Cider Mike Johnson, Ria and Albert Johnson of Ross Cider and Perry Company I don't expect guests to reveal their “secret recipe” for making cider. There is no secret. It is pretty straightforward and is more a matter of skill, which takes time, and the right kind of apples. What I do look for from each guest, is their own story and what inspires them to make cider. This often leads us to a much broader history that entails family, food, and local cultures and customs. Here are just a few of the people I have interviewed on Cider Chat and their simple quotes that have stood out for me and have inspired listeners around the world. Let's start in a region well known to have the oldest recorded references to cider and head to Asturias and its coastal city of Gijon. It is estimated that the average yearly intake of “Sidra” here is 65 liters per every man, woman, and child. This region of Spain has a cider celebration nearly every weekend of the year. And also hosts the International Hall of Gala Apples in the Fall which I attended in 2017. There are 2500 “Asturian only” varieties of cider apples with 200 varieties considered endemic to only Asturias. Every brand of Natural Sidra, has at the minimum 6 varieties of apples in the blend. Asturias makers produce 100,000,000 liters of Sidra per year. And there are even Cider pourer competitions! The long pour or the “Colene”, where the cider is poured from at least a meter from bottle to glass is done to release the carbonic gases in the sidra. The glass is held on a slight angle to catch the pour with only about an 1/8 of a cup or 29 milliliters poured into each glass. The result is a frothy amount of cider which is meant to be drunk right away, much like a shot of vodka. One does not sniff and swill sidra. While in Gijon to attend a cider competition, I interviewed Anzu Fernández for La Sidra magazine. Anzu it should be noted speaks 15 languages and is a medical doctor. He is also what I call “Cider Bold” with his unapologetic views of his region's quality of cider saying, “Asturians are quite expert in cider. You won't fool anyone with a low-quality cider.” Anzu's interview can be heard in episode 062. Skipping back to the US, in 2015 I was able to meet and interview Randall Grahm, while visiting my own family in Santa Cruz California. I have since posted two episodes with him, the first in 2016 in episode 012 and the second in 2019, in episode 188. Randall is the recipient of multiple James Beard Awards and is a prolific writer with a whimsical touch. He is known in the wine world as the “Rhone Ranger” and turned the category upside down when he introduced screw caps to high end bottles of wine. Recently he sold his label “Bonny Doon Vineyards” in California to work on his new estate vineyard Popelochum which is south of where he started his innovative winemaking 36 years ago. His 2013 “Querry”, a blend of quince, apples and pears is part of the reason why I first sought him out for an interview. He approaches cidermaking from a winemaker's view and says, “What I am doing with grapes one might want to consider doing with apples.” Coming from one of the premier winemakers in the US today, I view this simple statement as a call to action. John Bunker resides on the east coast of the US in the state of Maine and is a renowned apple detective. He just published his newest book “Apples and The Art of Detection” in 2019. John is often asked to identify trees abandoned at old homesteads and as such has been able to elevate awareness around lost apple varieties. John says, "With the work that I do around heritage apples. What I'm looking for is a variety that maybe someone introduced a 100 years ago, or 200 years ago, or even 300 years ago." John Bunker is looking at the long run that cider has had and the long future ahead. He has also inspired a new generation of apple detectives. You can find John featured on episodes, 016: Super Chilly Farm, 028: Apple Identification, 264: Grandma's Perfect Orchard. Tom Oliver is a celebrated maker from Herefordshire who is well known for both his ciders and perry and many collaborations with other cidermakers and brewers. Tom has been featured on episodes 029 when he talks about his coveted hopped cider and episode 105 on making perry. Says Tom, “I'm a big fan of the concept of a family of cidermakers. We may all be making cider in different ways, different business models, but what we do need to do is get on with each other.” Considering that cider is still a small niche in a huge world of drinks, this advice is spot on for cidermakers worldwide. In episode 035 Danielle von Scheiner of New York City shares how she donates a portion of her ciders to charitable causes in NYC and says, “We give a little part of the "Big Apple" to anyone who drinks it [our cider].” She is putting the "BIG" back into New York City's apple love with so much of her charitable contributions and as such is an inspiration to all. I recorded episode 044 with Sebastian Lousada who lives on a mountain top in the state of Vermont. He is both licensed to make cider and to distill. I am a big fan of his "Pomme-de-Vie" an organic apple brandy. The cidery is named Flag Hill Farm and is operated fully off the grid being supported by solar panels. It is here that he has been producing cider for nearly 30 years making Flag Hill Farm one of the oldest cideries in the US. As such he has the long view of cider over time and says, “Back then people had no idea what cider was or that it even had alcohol in it. Because of the confusion over Sweet Cider which is fresh pressed apple juice, we decided to spell our product with a “Y” and so it is spelled as “Cyder” to differentiate it from other products. On a good year we make 4000 gallons of cider. Because we only want to use apples that we have grown.” Further to the south in the state of Virginia the Shelton family run Albemarle Ciderworks & Vintage Virginia Apples. I've featured Chuck Shelton who is the Head Cidermaker on episodes 056 and 254. At most every cider event you will see Chuck with a bag of bottles and if you are lucky, he will slip one out and pour you a sip. The cidery makes some of the finest single varietal ciders and blends in the US. I love how Chuck sums cidermaking up by saying, “Cider happens. If you squeeze juice out of an apple and put it in a jar. As long you manage the vinegar bacteria, you're gonna make cider and its gonna make itself.” My journey in cider has taken me to France on a number of occasions. When I reached out to the French interprofessional association of cider-based controlled appellations (I.D.A.C.) for recommendations they immediately directed me to Agathe Letellier. I was headed to Normandy to interview cider producers and to plan a cider tour. When I arrived to her seaside orchard, I saw giant photos of happy cows posted out in her orchard. I knew I was in the right place! Agathe has done a wonderful job making her cidery tourist friendly. She and I shared a very long belly laugh that you can hear on episode 049, when I told her that American cidermakers sometimes add coffee to their cider. Her label is Manoir d'Apreval and is located by the scenic harbor town of Honfleur. She is the current spokesperson for Calvados in Normandy. Agathe sums up what takes place in the barrel of Calvados by saying, “We have an evolution in the bottle.” I am forever thankful that I had the opportunity to interview Jérôme Dupont (1970-2018) of Domain Dupont for episode 098 at the Normandy estate. He was an innovative cidermaker and helped to move Norman ciders out into the world market. Without a doubt he was the leading figure in promoting Calvados. He is the great grandson of Jules Dupont who bought Domaine Dupont in Pays d'Auge with Calvados in 1887 helping to move his cattle raising family into the spirits industry. Today his father Étienne Dupont runs the estate. Jérôme said, “You don't master wild yeast. You get to know them and get to anticipate a little bit of what they will do. But you need certainly time and attention. It is much simpler to pitch selected yeast. But the complexity of the cider is due to the apple varieties and the wild yeast.” In 2020 I recorded a Calvados tasting with Jérôme's father, Étienne, which is the featured in episode 265. Being able to taste cider with such a master crafter was undoubtedly a highlight of my career. He describes the act tasting of Calvados by saying, “You put it in your mouth, you keep it [Calvados] in your mouth and the aroma's go up.” Thanks to an introduction by Randall Grahm, I was able to meet French maker Eric Bordelet. He is considered an elusive maker whose cider and perry is often touted as some of the best in the world. He had worked many years as one of the top Sommeliers in Paris before heading back to his family's Domaine in Normandy. He was encouraged by his late friend Didier Daganeau, who was a winemaker and well known for his Sauvignon Blanc, to become a cidermaker. That advice was spot on and today over 75% of Eric's product is exported to sites outside of France. On episode 057 he says, “The only school for me is taste, taste, taste” which shows how he views cidermaking to being like a chef in a kitchen. In 058 he discusses why he prefers to blend apple before pressing and does not do single varietal ciders, “It is my opinion of cider to have more balance [to blend].” The cidermaking tradition in Poland dates back to the 16th century, but is only recently gearing up once again. My guest Bartosz Gałka of Poland in episode 064 says “The main point is to try, to learn, and enjoy!” Considering that the country grows a lot of apples but is now only just beginning to celebrate the fermented juice in the glass, makes this country one to put on the cider watch list! Canadian cidermaking like the US was thrown out of whack due to Prohibition. One of the key influencers of cider is County Cider based in Prince Edward County in the Canadian Province of Ontario that began selling cider in 1996. This cidery was launched by Grant Howes a formidable man considered the Grandfather of Cider in Ontario. In 2000 Jenifer Dean who had studied winemaking joined up with County Cider. Sadly, her husband Grant unexpectedly passed away in January 2017. Their tasting room has a lovely view out onto Lake Ontario and you can see the trees close by that they keep the fruit on deep into the winter so to make Ice Cider. Growing their own fruit for cider is key, with Jenifer saying, "It is a shame that cideries are not growing their own apples. You need to have a sense of what you are growing in order to make good cider." Listen to Jenifer's interview in episode 137 Prince Edward County in Ontario has seen an uptick of cidermakers and one person in particular has been a regular guest on Cider Chat with over 10 episodes. His name is Ryan Monkman of FieldBird Cider. He has extensive experience in the wine industry and brings this talent to his cidermaking. Ryan specializes in barrel aging cider. He has taught many listeners of Cider Chat via episode 132 the technique known as Bâtonnage, which is stirring in the lees rather than racking them off the cider. Ryan encourages us all to “Use all your senses in the cellar”. In 2020 and then again, this year 2021, I published two separate Ask Ryan Series. The first was called the Quarantine Quad series and covered topics sent in by listeners on subjects such as American vs French oak for barrels and Maderisation, which is when barrels are intentionally left out to be ‘cooked by the heat and sun. The result is a high alcohol cider that is considered “Maderised”. In Part 4 of this series on episode 224 Ryan explained how to manage Flor or what is also commonly called “film yeast”, which can look like an oil slick on top of cider during conditioning. Though quite common it can be scary the first time you see Flor and it happens to both wine and cider. Ryan says, “Film yeast will consume oxygen which can be a good thing. But if it goes on for more than a couple of weeks you will lose aromatics. Do look out for acetobacter that is a form of film yeast and is more bubbly than other Flor, because it will eventually form vinegar.” Back in the southern state of North Carolina, cidermaking husband and wife team David and Ann Marie Thornton are showcasing a blend of their apples and local fruit in their Stargazer Series. The Prowling Peach is part of this series and is a barrel aged cider with peach juice. And the James Creek Heritage Ciders showcase their regional apples and are bottled in 750ML glass presentations! The terroir of southern apple varieties is uniquely their own. Says David, “In the South we are just starting to rediscover our cider heritage.” Listen to the Thorntons share their passion for cider in episode 179 titled South Apples. The Ross Cider Fest is a three-day festival that takes place to the west of London and has been hosted by the Johnson family for 25 years. Mike Johnson's son Martin manages the magnificent Yew Tree Pub and son Albert works alongside Mike and cidermaker John Edwards producing upwards to 90 ciders, many of which have one or two choice apples and some very fine single varietal ciders and perries. I was able to camp out in the orchard in 2019 along with a many other people who attended the cider fest. I interviewed Mike and Albert in episode 194. I admire all these men for their love of cider, their quality product and their honest and no-nonsense view on cider. Says Mike, “It depends why are you into cidermaking - if you just want to make something sweet and fizzy and sell as much as possible that's a different argument. Maybe… But if you are really interested in the apples you have to get to know them. And it is fun”. John Edwards whose full name is John Michael Leslie Edwards is also known as John the Cidermaker. In addition to helping the Johnson family he also has his own cider label called “Fly Be Night”. He says, “The most important thing is to eliminate hurry. With cidermaking you have to be patient.” Eliminating hurry is likely one of the most poetic ways to describe cider that I have heard of to date. Besides excellent cider his labels are also poetic and to the point reading, “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”. You can hear John's story in episode 192. In episode 198 I had the honor of interviewing Cornell University Pomologist Gregory M. Peck PhD. He has been a Professor of Pomology at Cornell, since 2015 and is helping to usher in the pomologist of the future. Needless to say, he has a wide view on cider both in the US and internationally which is why when he says, “The cider industry is going to grow very rapidly.” I listen. There are a number of cideries in what is known as the Finger Lakes region of New York state. I did a FAM tour of this area and was impressed by the people and their products. When I interviewed Garrett Miller of the Finger Lakes Ciderhouse and asked why he became a farmer and then cidermaker his reply was straightforward and familiar. He said, “It looked like a really enjoyable way to spend a life.” After spending the afternoon at this booming cider house that is complete with an onsite restaurant, and a large farm called the Good Life Farm there is no doubt that Garrett's words ring true. I interview him in episode 203. Back in my home state of Massachusetts is what many call an “Orchard Museum”. This orchard is located at New Salem Cider and has been cared for by the same pruner for the past 30 years. The orchard has a bonsai sensibility with the apple tree's water sprouts turned into “Apple Pretzels” and many 100-year-old trees everywhere. The gentle woman farmer who brought this colonial era farm back to life nearly 50 years ago is Carol B. Hillman. She is ninety+ years young and has hosted a harvest fest for the past 20 years at her Cider Mill. I interviewed Carol in episode 192 titled “Cider Revitalizes a 1750 Colonial Orchard”. In this episode Carol told the story of how she chased a hunter out of her apple tree and brought back this old colonial homestead. Her original sights were on the house, but then she turned her sights on the abandoned orchard to bring it back to full glory saying, “Without apple trees we are nothing.” And thanks to the apple trees we have something that is essentially a time capsule of a fall harvest season. Cider may be bubbly or still and sometime a mix of apples or one specific variety. Some makers add other fruit or spices to their cider, but one thing is certain, “We All Love Cider”! Mentions in this Chat Northwest Cider Club - cider from the Pacific Northwest shipped directly to YOU! Try the elevated box of cider, give cider as a gift that keeps giving! Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. 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Becoming Pomona was recorded at the 25th Franklin County CiderDays in November of 2019. The goal of this pomona panel discussion was to share personal stories on the inspirational effect of CiderDays on women in the cider industry, specifically the following women: CiderDays co-founder Judith Maloney of West County Cider. Judith was crowned Queen Pomona the night prior to this panel discussion Judith Maloney | West County Cider Autumn Stoscheck - Eve's Cidery Autumn Stoscheck, Even's Cidery Ria Windcaller - Cider Chat & Totally Cider Tours Ria at Bulk Cider April Woodard - Panel moderator, Cidermaker, and CiderDays Committee April Woodard April moderated this talk, with Judith speaking first, then Autumn, Ria and April. Below are two 2 Key quotes from Judith on CiderDays and Cider that absolutely says it all: Referring back to CiderDays. "People loved their cider no matter what it tasted like." And on the impact of this event moving forward, "We created more than something that is drunk - it is in the spirit." In 2020, due to the coronavirus 19, a Cider Trail was created for western Massachusetts and the Berkshires. The trail extended the offerings that usually took place just on one weekend expanding it over October into the new year. Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Plan the Perfect Cider Road Trip! This is Part 1 of a two part series on the new Cider Trail for Franklin County CiderDays 2020. The following is a recommended loop to visit 5 venues on the map. You can go in either direction of this loop - look to ciderdays.org to find the map and additional info on the other stops along the Cider Trail 1. Beaver Pond Distillery A German-made copper still for only 50 gallons, means every batch is hand-crafted and lovingly distilled, catching the heart of each run. Look for the Apple Brandy - double distillation - 1 year in oak Contact: 88 Woodward Rd. Petersham, MA 01366 By appointment only Beaver Pond Distillery Website Beaver Pond Distillery Facebook Page (978) 724-3443 Also available at Stan's Liquor Mart New Salem General Store - by the Next stop on the Cider Trail Ryan & Casey Liquors 2. Stan's Liquor Mart, with over 75 different hard ciders with their main focus on ciders made in New England! With everything from artisanal table ciders to 4 packs of fruited sweet ciders they try to carry a broad spectrum of the category. Stan’s Liquor Mart is a family-run business with over 30 years of experience. Besides the large selection of hard ciders, they focus on craft beer and fine wines and have an extensive selection of whiskies and other liquors. experience a a safe clean shopping experience and located 5 minutes off of Route 2. Contact: 1586 South Main Street, Athol, MA 01331 (Covid hours) Monday – Saturday 10-8 Sunday 11-5 (978) 249-9550 3. New Salem Cider In addition to apples, cider donuts, sweet and hard ciders and preserves, several vendors will also be on site to sell local products. Space will be limited by state restricted event capacity and we will post this as well as any updates on the website and Facebook pages as the dates approach. Contact 67 South Main St. in New Salem, Massachusetts. Parking available in marked areas across from driveway. Farm Store open every day, 10am-6pm Cider Garden open 12pm – 6pm and staffed on weekends (617) 634-9392 The cider garden will stay open up to Thanksgiving, with a fire pit lit on weekends, and growlers will be for sale the first two weeks of December. Halloween weekend, weather permitting, we will be offering small outdoor workshops on home cider making, vinegar making, pruning and orcharding; check the website and Facebook page for additional information and times. 4. Phoenix Fruit Farm Orchard with 20 acres of apples, 5 acres of peaches, and a farm store featuring locally grown produce and locally made foods. Phoenix Fruit Farm was founded in 2017 by Elly Vaughan, a graduate of U. Mass with a degree in Plant and Soil Science. We press and sell our own ra of raw, unpasteurized cider and actively building toward making our own hard cider, as part of our diversification plans. Contact 49 Sabin Street (farm), 401 Mill Valley Road (store), Belchertown, MA 01007 Store open daily, Mon-Sat 8-6, Sun 10-6 (978) 430-9459 5. Ragged Hill Cider Ragged Hill Cider Company is an award-winning orchard-based craft cidery, specializing in small batch ciders made using traditional methods with no added sugar. All the apples we use are proudly grown, picked, pressed, fermented and bottled at our 100% solar-powered orchard and cidery in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. Located in a beautiful hilltop orchard just East of the Quabbin Reservoir. The orchard offers pick-your-own blueberries, raspberries, peaches, pears and about 30 varieties of apples. All of our ciders are made in the orchard with fruit grown solely at the orchard. Cider Offerings: Traditional Dry ABV 6.4% -Light, crisp, refreshing Traditional Semi-Dry ABV 5% - Light, aromatic, fruity Rasé (Raspberry Rosé) ABV 5% - Semi-dry, raspberry infused Honeycrisp ABV 7.1% - Semi-sweet, medium bodied, notes of honey and ripe stone fruit Ice Cider ABV 12% Our location is easily accessed from Route 9 or Route 32. Other local attractions include hiking at Rock House Reservation and the Quabbin Reservoir, breads and pastries at Rose32 Bakery, and Farm to Table dining at Salem Cross Inn & Tavern. Contact 94 John Gilbert Rd, West Brookfield, MA 01585 From Sept. 1-Dec 31, Friday 2p-5p, Saturday 11a-4p, Sunday 11a-4p (415) 405-5215 This next stop can be a full stand alone day trip with stops at The Spruces , The Clark Art Institute and MassMoCA. Berkshire Cider Project Berkshire Cider Project is a new craft cidery focused on dry sparkling ciders. Located in a beautiful former textile mill with adjacent café and distillery. We’re open for tastings, CIDER merch, and bottles to-go. Berkshire Cider Project opened in July 2020. Our dry ciders start in the orchards and forgotten apple trees across Berkshire country. We focus on traditional techniques to craft sparkling ciders that are refreshingly complex yet accessible! Our bright labels and tie-dye accessories are inspired by warm Berkshire summers and the modern art at MassMoCA, just down the road. By partnering with orchards across the county we hope to share our deep interest in agricultural development and sustainability. Located at the beautiful Greylock WORKS facility– a former textile mill turned event venue, co-working space and food incubator. An adjacent café, The Break Room, is open Thursday-Sunday 8am-3pm. Check our website for special CiderDays events Contact: 508 State Road, North Adams, MA 01247 Friday and Saturday 12-6pm. Check our website for special CiderDays events. (413) 409-6058 Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. 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Top 5 Picks for Franklin County CiderDays Franklin County CiderDays takes place on the first weekend of November every year as it has been for the past 25 years. Yes, this November 1-3, 2019 is the 25th Annual and the number of events taking place across the county are outstanding. Download CiderDays schedule Here are my Top 5 Picks if your time is limited and/or you are wondering what to do during this epic fest. In this chat we go with #5 to #1 5. 2nd Annual New England Cider Tour October 31st 8am - 6:30pm Start and End point Greenfield, MA 4. Cider Pub Sing 7:30 - 9pm November 1st 9pm The Crowning of Pomona with Judith Maloney of West County Cider Location: Episcopal Church Parish Hall, the back hall of Saint James Church 8 Church St, Greenfield, MA 3. Cider Salon, November 2nd 3:30 - 5:00 Cider Salon I: Tasting of Ciders from across N. America $35/ticket Unity Park, Turners Falls 5:45 - 7:15 Cider Salon II: Tasting of Ciders from across N. America $35/ticket Unity Park, Turners Falls 2. Peckville Road, Greenfield Take a drive up Peckville Road and stop at West County Cider and Apex Orchard Take a walk in the orchard Views looking out to New Hampshire and Mount Manadnock #1 Pick if you can only do one thing? Find the Apple Pretzels in each tree in the orchard at New Salem Preserves & Heritage Cider and see one of the oldest Perry Pear trees in the US! Location: 67 S Main St New Salem, Massachusetts Extra Bonus offerings at CiderDays to check out! Author Book Signings November 2 Ben Watson: Cider Hard and Sweet 2-3pm John Bunker Apples and the Art of Detection 4:30-5:30pm Michael Phillips The Hollistic Orchard, The Apple Grower, Mycorrhizal Planet 4:30-5:30 Location: Two Birds 106 Avenue A Turners Falls, Massachusetts 01376 413) 863-5782 Exhibit: 25 Years of CiderDays October 25 - November 6, 2019 Over twenty-five years, CiderDays has evolved to a three day, county-wide festival celebrating the apple in all of its forms and providing sessions on every aspect of apple usage. The Great Falls Discovery Center hosts an exhibition of historic cider presses and images that honor the orchards, producers and enthusiasts who have advanced the art of cidermaking. Sponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. November 1-3, 2019. For a full schedule visit: ciderdays.org. Great Falls Discovery Center Hours: 10 am - 4pm Free Location: 2 Avenue A Turners Falls MA 01376 413-863-3221 Mentions in this Chat The Cider Journal 2015 - questions for Cider Chat Ria's CiderDays Feature in Brewing News Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube
Aaron Burr Cidery’s founder, farmer, and fermenter Andy Brennan joins Jimmy to talk about his new book, Uncultivated: Wild Apples, Real Cider, and the Complicated Art of Making a Living. Also in the studio are the book’s editor Ben Watson of Chelsea Green Publishing and the annual CiderDays celebration in Franklin County, Massachusetts, and Ron Sansone of Connecticut’s Spoke and Spy Ciderworks. They talk basement brewing, place-based apples, the history of Andy’s homestead farm—including how Aaron Burr was involved—and the true meaning of “Scrumpy.” Cider List: Spoke and Spy Ciderworks’ Kingston Black, a single varietal cider Spoke and Spy Ciderworks’ Pink Lady cider, made with blood orange and pomegranate It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate Beer Sessions Radio is powered by Simplecast.
Best of Show | Cider Judging at Franklin County CiderDays 2018 is featured in this episode 161. Franklin County CiderDays takes place on the first weekend of November in “Franklin County” Massachusetts. This year 2019 will be the 25th annual CiderDays. Events take place on both sides of the Connecticut River and many are free to attend. Go to https://ciderdays.org/ and start planning to attend the 25th Annual. And make sure you take enough time off before the events begin on Friday, as I ,Ria, will be leading another Totally Cider Tour : New England the day before. About the CiderDays Judging For the past six years the CiderDays Amateur Cider Competition solicts entries during CiderDays and at locations through out New England. The actual judging takes place one month after CiderDays. Thus the 2018 judging took place on December 1st, 2018 at the White Church in Deerfield Massachusetts. Many of the judges have been involved with CiderDays since if first started back in 1993. Judges can also be commercial makers, cider writers and fermenters from as far as Virginia and Pennsylvania. This episode records the Best of Show judging of the final 11 ciders that all placed first in their category. Scroll to minute 13:48 to listen straight away to the Best of Show Recording. Otherwise enjoy the news beforehand and after from out and about Ciderville. Mentions in this Chat Cousin Jay brings us into this week’s chat Mentions in this chat February 4th-8th, 2019 CiderCon The United States Association of Cider Makers annual Trade Conference will be held in Chicago. Find out more and reserve today. Volunteer for CiderCon and have your registration fee waivered! Contact : Woodley email - pickcider@ciderassociation.org February 10th - New York International Cider Competition The NYCC has a different philosophy from other competitions in that all of judges are trade buyers judging by category and price This competition uses the USACM categories Submit your cider to the New Jersey and Canadian locations and NYCC will ship your additional entries for free to the www.berlininternationalbeercompetition.com Here below are the links for more info https://berlininternationalbeercompetition.com/announcing-free-shipping-from-canada-to-the-2019-berlin-international-beer-competition/ https://berlininternationalbeercompetition.com/announcing-free-shipping-from-the-usa-to-the-2019-berlin-international-beer-competition/ Totally Cider Tours April 12th & 13th 2018 Monterey Bay California - Reservations can be made in January September 2019 - Normandy France - Reservation will begin in January Interested in these tours? Sign up for the eCiderNews and receive updates on tours. Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube Ask for the following ciders - By supporting these cidermakers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Tanuki Cider Co. Santa Cruz California episode 103 Ross on Wye Cider and Perry, UK Process and Analytical NMR Services - John Edwards provides analytics of cider - stay tuned for his Chemical Fingerprints workshop coming up on Cider Chat Ironbark Ciderworks, Claremont, California Join the #ciderGoingUP Campaign today!
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, except that the event itself has evolved into a 3-day program. Listen to episode 046: Going to CiderDays to get even more tips not mentioned in this episode. This episodes provides you with key tips to consider when attending CiderDays: Do you need Transportation? Yes! You definitely need a car to attend CiderDays. Franklin County is located in Western Ma - which is 75 miles to the west of Boston. Folks can fly into Logan airport, Manchester Airport in New Hampshire, the Providence Rhode Island airport and Bradley Field Airport in Ct. Any of these airports will drop you into a region where you can plot your own map to CiderDays. Want low stress? Fly into Bradley Field (BDL). I recommend flying into Bradley Field in Connecticut (BDL) , because it is the close by and provides an easy drive up to Franklin County. Why waste time when there is a glass of cider waiting for you? It’s an easy one hour drive up interstate 91 to Franklin county. Lodging Lodging in Franklin County (FC) I recommend that you take a good look at a map and decide which side of the Connecticut River you would like to end up on and then google motels, B&B and check out airbnb. There are plenty options available, but don’t delay as CiderDays can bring in over +3000 people over the course of one day. Below are some off the beaten trails and yet good picks. The Inn at Crumpin Fox - Bernardston. MA (FC) Stump Sprouts Guest Lodge and Cross Country Ski Center -Buckland, MA (FC) Centennial House B&B, Northfield MA (FC) French King Restaurant and Motel Erving, MA (FC) Northampton is located in Hampshire County as is Amherst. Both are big college town and are pretty fun little eclectic cities with excellent coffee shops, beer bars. In Northampton find the Dirty Truth which is holding a cider event on Friday night (November 2) and Sierra Grille. The Sierra Grille has two dedicated cider taps. Food options Breakfast - Denny’s 469 Bernardston Rd, Greenfield, MA 01301 - This is not the chain restaurant also by the same name. Greenfield Market and COOP : 144 Main St, Greenfield, MA 01301-3210 West End Pub - Shelburne Falls Blue Rock - Shelburne Falls Black Cow - Turners Falls - 127 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376 Hager’s Farm Market - Shelburne Falls - an easy stop as you are driving up from Greenfield to Shelburne Falls Community Center Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters Apex Orchard - newly built apple store and picnic area with a spectacular view east to Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center - situated in the center of Greenfield. Prime location for Friday night events. Stop by for the cider schmooze. Cider will be sold by the glass. Have treat at Mo's Fudge Factory - Shelburne Falls Making Cider and Finding Cider Making: From Boston heading west on Route 2 (recommended)… pick up cidermaking supplies at NFG Home Brew Supply Shop. They are open Thursday 3-8, Friday 9-2 and Saturday from 10 - 3. NFG Home-brew Supplies is a family run home-brew shop in Johnny Appleseeds birth place - Leominster, MA. They have an online catalog and very competitive prices. From New York City and Connecticut’s Bradley Field Airport Beerology , Northampton, MA Drinking West County Cider new Tasting Room is located right across the street from Apex Orchards. There are two taps of West County Cider in the Tasting Room. Imagine that! Want to find a local cidery in this spot of Ciderville? Check out Cydermarket LLC Local Package Stores that sell cider Stan’s Liquor Mart - Athol MA is a bit far out from Greenfield, but is an easy stop if you are traveling from Boston to Greenfield. Stan’s has one of the largest selections of ciders and ice ciders in the area. Ryan & Casey’s Liquor Store - Greenfield, MA will have Cider and Calvados tasting on Saturday 12-3pm. Look to the schedule for more info. Overview of Pro Tips and Business Mentions Recommended hike in Shelburne area: High Ledges (approximately 1 hour back and forth) Coming up from Northampton or Pittsfield, Ashfield's Elmer Store serves food and has wifi. Cider Competition Bring your homemade cider and enter the CiderDays Amateur Cider Competition. Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube Ask for the following ciders - By supporting these cidermakers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Tanuki Cider Co. Santa Cruz California episode 103 Ross on Wye Cider and Perry, UK Process and Analytical NMR Services - John Edwards provides analytics of cider - stay tuned for his Chemical Fingerprints workshop coming up on Cider Chat Ironbark Ciderworks, Claremont, California Join the #ciderGoingUP Campaign today!
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 is the 24th annual and takes place on November 2-4, 2018. Cider Barrels outside at Farnum Hill, New Hampshire[/caption] To kick off CiderDays and welcome so many travelers from around the globe, I am offering a cider tour to New Hampshire and Vermont on November 1st. Cuz - why not share my passion of all the amazing cider options in this region. This episode details the tour with stops at: Farnum Hill Eden Specialty Cider Stowe Cider Fable Farm Fermentory will offer a tour of their cider cave and host a Cider Dinner with Teddy Weber of Tin Hat Cider. Sign up for the New England Cider Tour and Cider Dinner Contact ria@ciderchat.com for more info. Go to New England Cider Tour for even more info of the cidermakers we will be visiting. Mentions in this Chat E.J Scott Orchard has apples for sale macs, cortlands, macoun, spencers, red and golden del, galas, honey crisps, jonagolds, fujis, empires, spys, mutsus, cameos, and greenings. Contact Colin Scott about the apples and for anyone interested in cold storage or just space. He has 19000 square ft in one room and 9000 square ft in the other that he will rent to one business not multiple. Colin will be teaching grafting at CiderDays on Sunday November 4th. Listen to Cat Fleming episode 142 SoCal Irreverence at Ironbark | California Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube Ask for the following ciders - By supporting these cidermakers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Tanuki Cider Co. Santa Cruz California episode 103 Ross on Wye Cider and Perry, UK Process and Analytical NMR Services - John Edwards provides analytics of cider - stay tuned for his Chemical Fingerprints workshop coming up on Cider Chat Ironbark Ciderworks, Claremont, California Join the #ciderGoingUP Campaign today!
Reserve you spot today for the Totally Cider Tour to the UK! We will be visiting Tom Oliver an award winning cidermaker and this week's guest on Cider Chat. This cider tour begins in Bristol, UK on April 25, 2018, then after that evening's dinner at The Stable for the "Ultimate Cider" dinner we head out to tour around Somerset and then Herefordshire through May 2nd. Sign up for a trip of a lifetime and come along with Ria, the host of Cider Chat and fellow cider travels. This week's chat was recorded during Tom's presentation at CiderDays 2017. Making Perry tips from Tom No surprise that Tom says you are reliant upon the fruit Don’t work with culinary pears or apples All about minimum intervention Ferments with wild yeast - does not pitch yeast. Doesn’t use sulfite prior to fermentation No yeast nutrient Use a little bit of SO2 - about 80 ppm Tom’s favorite Pear varieties for making Perry, hopefully from old trees Moorcroft Thorn Blakeney Red Hendre Huffcap Winnal’s Longdon More pears mentions in this chat: Coppy Rock Gin Oldfield Christmas Pear Cypress Pear Ferret Custard Cows slip Dead Boy Go to this UK link to find out more about Perry Pears The Challenge of Perry Pears: They all ripen at different times They don’t come off the tree They engage in bletting If the pear is brown in side is it bad or rotten - no it is not - it is fermenting. Blet - means overripe pear...it is fermenting Rot - is decomposing. And Tom does use pears that are bletting from the inside out - "It is how far you will let it go. (blet). Tom washes the pears beforehand and referenced Mike Beck and how he uses saline solution to wash the pears in because pears sink, unlike apples that float. Maceration - leaving the pears to break down the sugars before you press them Tom does at least 24 hours to 48 hours for a pressing. Contact for Oliver's Cider and Perry Ask for the following 9 #ciderGoingUP Campaign sponsors - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
Totally Cider Travels - Come along with Ria of Cider Chat as we travel through Somerset and Herefordshire in the UK visiting makers and drinking cider along the way! The trip begins in Bristol, UK on wednesday April 25 and run through May 2, 2018. First dibs to go on this trip goes to the Patrons of Cider Chat. You too can join Cider Chat Patreon's page and become a Patron of Cider Chat helping to support this podcast. This trip will be posted this week on the Cider Chat Patreon page. --------------- Robby Honda owner and cidermaker at Tanuki Cider is one of a growing number of cidermakers in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Robby's chat begins at 27:57 minutes in. Before we get to Robby I share my tips on managing your cider once the initial fermentation has slowed down. We chat: Racking cider Sulfite usage Managing the head space once racking is complete What to do if you cider freezes during fermentation At the end of the podcast I share how I make cyser, a cider made with honey Ria's Basic Cyser Recipe that always kickass! 5 gallons fresh pressed apple juice 5 pounds of raw honey rehydrated Sweet Mead Yeast - I use WPL720 from White Labs, but any sweet mead yeast will do too. Blend all this together and viola! You made cyser, now all you need is a bit of patience. Contact for Tanuki Cider Maker: Robby Honda Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/307059422967615/ Instagram: @tanukicider Mentions in this Chat 060: Nicole Todd | Santa Cruz Cider Co., CA 095: Cider Making Easy as 1-2-3 Ask for the following 9 #ciderGoingUP Campaign sponsors - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
A special listen with five New York State cidermakers, who each brought home medals from the Royal Bath and West Show cider competition in the UK! The introduction is by Sara Grady, Vice President of Programs at Glynnwood. Jennifer Smith, Executive Director of the New York Cider Association This recorded presentation showcases the ciders listed below each maker, beginning with Autumn Stoscheck. - Do note though that there were even more ciders that won awards! Each of the listed ciders where poured and presented in a straight row before each attendee. The ciders stood tall like touting geese saying "Look at me and take a sip!" I love being poured a fairly copious amount of cider as it showcases abundance and that is exactly what the party going 24/7 in Ciderville is all about! Autumn Stoscheck owner/cidermaker Eve's Cider presents. Listen to Autumn and Erza Sherman on episodes 90 & 91 Darling Creek Ryan Burk, cidermaker at Angry Orchard. Listen to Ryan on episode 9. First Flora Elizabeth Ryan, owner/cidermaker Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider The Last Blacksmith Dave Defisher - owner/cidermaker Rootstock Ciderworks Heritage Dan Wilson - owner/cidermaker Slyboro Ciderhouse La Sainte Terre Mentions in this Chat Totally Cider Travels - Come along with Ria of Cider Chat as we travel through Somerset and Herefordshire in the UK visiting makers and drinking cider along the way! The trip begins in Bristol, UK on wednesday April 25 and run through May 2, 2018. First dibs to go on this trip goes to the Patrons of Cider Chat. You too can join Cider Chat Patreon's page and become a Patron of Cider Chat helping to support this podcast. Ask for the following 9 #ciderGoingUP Campaign sponsors - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
In Part 1 of "Cider Ignites NYC" we chat with New York Cidermakers and enthusiasts who are attending Hidden Stars, a cider fest held during NYC Cider Week 2017. First up is Kyle Sherrer of Graft Cider in Newburgh New York known for making wild ferment “sour” ciders (that Sidra lovers adore) more accessible to fans of cider - read: packaging in cans. Congratulations to Graft Cider for celebrating a 1 year anniversary on October 31, 2017. Next we chat with Dylan who was pouring for Naked Flock Hard Cider Experience Dylan shares the fun, background story behind the naked goose on the label and an upcoming event! Danielle von Scheiner, who was on Cider Chat episode 35, is the cidermaker and owner of Big Apple Hard Cider. Danielle shares with us how she is sending all the proceeds from her “Soho Cider” to Gods Love We Deliver a New York non profit with the mission of improving “the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition. They prepare and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals to people who, because of their illness, are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves. We also provide illness-specific nutrition education and counseling to our clients, families, care providers and other service organizations.” Find Big Apple Hard Cider at The Ear Inn, NYC oldest continuously pub since 1817. Then we get a to hear from Cider Enthusiasts attending Hidden Stars as they let us know about their cider drinking history and what exactly they would like to learn more about cider. Mentions is this Chat LA Amateur Wine Competition - http://cellarmastersla.org/ and the rules and info are all right on the homepage. The deadline says 11/11/17, but that will be extended as it gets closer. You can pay online or send a check with your entries. Let your cider club know as well! 2nd Annual Cider Meet Up kicks off CiderDays - November 3, 2017, 6-8 pm at The Root Cellar in Greenfield, MA Ask for the following 9 #ciderGoingUP Campaign sponsors - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
"The Nose" is back helping Ria sort through the past year and celebrate this 100th episode of Cider Chat! We delve into wild yeast, terroir, and hear a bit from every single guest on the past 50 episodes of Cider Chat. To listen to episodes 1-50 go to this page. Listen to episodes 51-100 go to this page. Raise a glass and celebrate the first 100 episode of cidercentric audio with chats with makers, enthusiast, and folks in the cider trade around the world. Mentions in this Chat Colin Scott of episode 93 will be selling cider apple trees in a bucket. $20 at CiderDays place your order now! cscott9487@gmail.com Ask for the following 9 #ciderGoingUP Campaign sponsors - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
Vincent Godefroy is one smart cidermaker located in Normandy France. He saw the opportunity to entice tourist visiting the nearby famous white cliffs of Ètretat to his cidery. Vincent and Marie-Clarie Godefroy have a full service cider destination offering lodging for two adults in a wooden barrel see photos at ciderchat.com The Godefroy's welcome over 5000 visitors each year to an area that is dominated by flax and rye farms. They produce over 50,000 bottles of cider each year, selling half of those bottles at their gift shop and the other half within a 30 kilometer radius of their cidery. What to pair with Vincent's ciders? The blue label is an extra dry and is best served with seafood The semi dry goes well with the local cheese Neufchâtel Contact info for Ecomusee de la Pomme et du Cidre Owners and Makers: Vincent et Marie-Claire Godefroy website: http://www.ecomuseeducidre.fr/ email: info@ecomuseeducidre.fr telephone: address: 1315 route de Goderville 76110 BRETTEVILLE DU GRAND Mentions in the Chat Ned Lawton of Ethic Ciders updates us on the California fires happening this October in the Sonoma and Napa regions of the state. Ethic Ciders has been sending supporters to North Bay Just & Resilient Fund. ( link provided here) https://squareup.com/store/caff-dot-org Battonage: Stirring in the lees is a technique used to keep the lees in solution helping to gobble up oxygen and providing a broader mouthfeel. New York City Cider Week Oct 20 -29 CiderDays, Franklin County Massachusetts November 3rd, 4th & 5th Go to the Cider Meetup at the Root Cellar on Friday night November 3rd 6-8pm. Bring a bottle of cider to share, $5 corking fee applies. Ask for the following 9 #ciderGoingUP Campaign sponsors - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat Haven't downloaded this chat yet? Here is is again.
In this chat I take you along on my travels a.k.a reconnaissance for a future travel tourist trips to Normandy. This main chat begins at 12:30 minutes Before I headed to France I first made a stop in the Netherlands, specifically Amsterdam and the well love park called Vondelpark. Cider Travel Tip: Nearby Amsterdam Centraal Train station is a great bike rental shop called Star Bikes. While on the bike I found my first Medlar tree laden with fruit. The next day I flew to Paris, rented a car, and drove out to Normandy in search of the perfect cider loop to bring a group of cider tourists. I headed to Honfleur and met with Agathe Letelliet of episode 49. I then head north to see both Etretrat and Vincent who is the farmer and maker at Ecomusee de la Pomme et du Cidre The next day it was onto meet Jerome Dupont of the Domaine Dupont The area surrounding Domaine Dupont is dotted with cideries everywhere. You can spend hours roaming around in search of the perfect glass or find yourself wanting for a rest at a cafe to enjoy the French country air. I however was on the quest for cider or as it is written in French cidre (sedar). I made one more stop to meet with Stéphane et Lucile Grandval – Manoir de Grandouet before heading onto to the Domfront region of Normandy where pears are celebrated like no where else in the world. Thursday was spent meeting with Phillipe who along with his wife open their farm to a festival of art called The Appel au Bois Normand - this is not an apple fest, but it sure is one heck of a festival. Having stayed with my new friend Michel Dargent who owns the Airbnb that I stayed in while touring the Domfront region of Normandy, I learned of a local cidermaker whose Poire knock my socks off! I will speak about Roland as I roll out these episodes from France. My last night in Normandy was spent having dinner with Eric Bordelet. We discussed the world affairs of cider as we drank a bottle of 2008 and 2014 Argellete, along with a bottle of red wine. To contrast the wine with the cider helped me understand and appreciate what Eric offers as a maker. His ciders are about terroir and that means the earth. When he walks in his orchards he looks to the ground and picks up the local stone - You can taste the earth in his cider. Yes they are dry, but they also yield the taste of stone or minerality that you feel on your teeth and in your mouth....imagine being in a rock quarry and having the stone dust coat your mouth. Bordelet ciders are dry and wet at the same time and of course delicious. Next year in 2018, I will be offering to two trip to 20 people to come with me to the UK and then on to Normandy. Many of the people mentioned in this chat will be part of the Normandy tour, including Eric who will provide a seminar on how to taste cider. Patrons of Cider Chat will be the first ones to be offered to come on the trip. If you would like to become a patron and help support this chat go to this link. Next I will put out a mailing on the eCiderNews - you can subscribe via this link. Suffice to say, it was a memorable experience in Normandy and the Netherlands - and I can't wait to return. Perhaps with you? Mentions in this chat What's up with CiderDays this year? The origins of the term "Hard Cider" at 6:43 minutes Winemakers Recipe Book, Raymond Ask for the following 9 #ciderGoingUP Campaign sponsors - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Cider Chat Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75. Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
Lou and Sue Chadwick of Second Chance Farm in Greenfield Massachusetts are what I consider the "Apple Pied Pipers". For nearly as long as CiderDays (the oldest cider event in the US) has been running I have seen the Chadwicks touting the bounty of apple varieties. This means they have dozen of fresh picked apples on a long table, that they set up outside no less in early November and welcome everyone to stop by to take a look and try a taste of a Razor Russet, Baldwin or Arkansas Black. If you get a chance to attend CiderDays make sure you say hi to this lovely couple. In this week's chat I recorded a walkabout with the Chadwick's at their Second Chance farm where for the past 12 years they have been nursing small apple varieties and grafting an assortment of rare cider apples ( at least rare right now in 2017 for the US). Lou made a Rind Graft, a V Graft and an Omega Graft. Take a look at the Cider Chat YouTube channel to see Lou in action. See the photos of this chat via ciderchat.com post link here The Chadwicks have been orchardists long before Second Chance Farm. Sue's grandfather has a farm with apple trees in Buckland Massachusetts that they still advise and help the current owners. Before the walk in the orchard I delve into the winemaking technique known as Bâtonnage. Bâtonnage defined is simply stirring the lees periodically. This technique can be used in cidermaking and is done after the initial vigorous fermentation is complete. The lees is brown slurry that settles to the bottom of carboy, stainless steel tanks or barrels. It is comprised of dead yeast cells and heavy particles that were initially floating in the solution. There are two different types of lees Gross Lees - the first drop of heavy precipitants that float to the bottom. Fine Lees - the slurry that can form on the bottom of your carboy after the first racking. If you leave the lees on the bottom of your cidermaking vessels there is a risk of the lees consuming all the oxygen and causing hydrogen sulfide to form as the cider goes through the process of reduction. (Yes, lees consumes oxygen). The result can leave an off smell such as rotten eggs. Contact info for Second Chance Farm luandsu9@comcast.net Ask for the following 6 #CiderGoingUP Campaign cider supporters - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Ciderville. Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania : listen to Joe Getz on episode 14 Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC : listen to Danielle von Scheiner on episode 35 Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK ; listen to Tom Oliver on episode 29 Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56 Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
Mike Schilling delves into the joy of letting a cider go wild, stopping fermentation, double pitching yeast and funky/sour cider. This chat was recorded before a live audience at Beerology in Northampton Massachusetts on Friday November 4, 2016. Mike and his wife Jordana Starr who co-own the store invited cidermakers traveling to CiderDays to stop in pick up supplies. It is an easy on off location just a block shy of the hub and bub of downtown Northampton. Note that there is ample parking behind the storefront. In this chat we discuss: Wild yeast Double pitching yeast Fermentation temperatures Making cider in an apartment vs in a cellar Contact info for Mike Schilling Beerology - website Address: 342 Pleasant Street, #1 Northampton, Massachusetts Telephone: 413 - 829-2337 email: info@beerology.beer FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/beerologynoho/ Twitter: @BeerologyNoho Mentions in this chat "Funky Lama", a nano brewery in Normandy France is making beer with cider from Manoir d'Apreval in Normandy - The brewers Octave Letellier and Baptiste Guyot do a double yeast adjunct. First with the yeast of the beer and then at the end of the first fermentation of the wort they add the yeast from cider as well as Apple juice. Listen to the chat with Octave Letellier's mom Agathe Letellier episode #049. Ask for the following 3 #CiderGoingUP Campaign cider supporters - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Ciderville. Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania Oliver’s Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK Go to this page to see the ciderchat.com show notes page with photos Please Help Support Cider Chat's (Ria's) trip to the International Hall of Gala Ciders. I am sure I won't have this trip paid off for a while and every little bit counts. Please donate today. Social Media company mentioned in this chat We Are Pr - helping small business manage social media Donate to Cider Chat! Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
Michelle McGrath is the Executive Director of the United States Association of Cider Makers, a trade association for the cider industry. In this episode she chats on the mission of the USACM, the goals for the year, the upcoming Cider Conference (CiderCon) and the Pick Cider initiative for Thanksgiving. The four core mandates of the Association Advance cider in the market Increase opportunities for peer learning Promoting a cider friendly regulatory environment Supporting the cider apple growers The USACM has over 1300 members. 95% of cidery members are making less than 500,000 gallons/year Membership in the USACM is tiered. For instances, The Cidery In Planning is $175. And there is even a tier level for "Home Cidermaker/Enthusiast" - $75.00 (USD) Find out more info at http://www.ciderassociation.org/join Michelle provided an overview of the Cider Act that comes into effect in 2017 It will increase the allowable carbonation in cider Increase the allowable alcohol content from 7% to 8.5% Perry will now fall under the definition of allowable cider. And, there is a change in the Bond requirement for small cider producers, if not all alcohol producers. If you owe less than $50,000 a year in taxes, the government is going to stop requiring a Bond. If you already have a Bond, will get it back. BUT YOU have to request your Bond back and prove that you are a small producer. Michelle also discussed: The Craft Beverage Modernization Act that is still yet to be passed. Within this ACT there is a component that benefits small wineries. It expands the small producers tax credit. Right now the credit is available to producers of 150,000 gallons or less and will up that amount up 750,000 gallons or 3/4 of a million. And, there will be a Request for Proposals (RFP) for research grants coming up in 2017 too. What is happening with CiderCon? Where is it? It takes place on February 8th, 9th and 10th in Chicago. Here is a sneak peak into this year's special guests from France! Note the dates below might not be set in stone, always check the conference schedule ahead of time. 1. French Perry - Thursday, Feb. 9th @ 1:30pm – Daufresne Poiré & Christian Drouin Poiré. 2. Keeving - Thursday, Feb. 9th @3:15pm – Le Brun Brut Cidre de Bretegne, Le Brun Organic Cidre (demi-sec), Le Brun Cidre AOP Cornouaille. 3. Calvados - Friday, Feb. 10th @ 1:30pm – Guillaume Drouin to present on his own and select a range of his Calvados and Pommeau. 4. Grand Cider Tasting - Friday, Feb. 10th @ 5:15pm – All 3 French presenters on the panel. What is Pick Cider? The USACM is helping to promote cider by asking enthusiasts and commercial makers to use the #PickCider on Social Media. Contact Michelle McGrath Michelle McGrath Executive Director United States Association of Cider Makers (USACM) Cell: (503) 593 - 1716 email: michelle@ciderassociation.org Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - LinkedIn Mentions in this Chat Columbia Gorge Cider Society aka Gorge Society that has a Cider Route in OregonWashington State Columbia River Gorge area Cider Chat podcast episodes: 046: Going to CiderDays and 048: CiderDays2016 Schedule USACM's Cider Certification Program Find out more on Alan Stone's 2014 book Dorset Cider with An Excursion into the New Forest at the Cider Chat Resource Page More CiderDays Insider Tips Where to buy cider while attending CiderDays? Spirithaus Amherst MA River Valley Coop, Norhampton Ryan and Casey's Liquor Store, Greenfield November 4th CiderMeetUP at The Root Cellar in Greenfield go to this event page and find out the scoop here! Mini scoop...it takes place from 6pm on. YOU can bring you OWN cider (pay a $5) corking fee and enjoy meeting new friends attending CiderDays. Go to this page to see the ciderchat.com show notes page with photos Please Help Support Cider Chat's (Ria's) trip to the International Hall of Gala Ciders. I am sure I won't have this trip paid off for a while and every little bit counts. Please donate today. Social Media company mentioned in this chat We Are Pr - helping small business manage social media Donate to Cider Chat! Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow this podcast on twitter @ciderchat
Appels en Perren is the first retail store in Amsterdam selling only Apple and Pear products from the Netherlands and European countries such as France, Germany and the UK. In this week's chat we speak with Heleen Nobel & Eelco Huzinga two of the proprietors of this wonderful spot where you can get your apple and pear on. It is an easy Tram ride from Amsterdam Centraal Train Station. Take Tram 4 or Tram 9 which you will find to your left as you step out of Amsterdam Centraal. If you can't find the Tram stop? Walk directly across the street from Centraal Station (don't cross the canal) and find the Tourist Information Center. Here you can buy Tram tickets, if you can't find the Tram ticket kiosks in Centraal Station. Once on the Tram no need to get off until the Rembrandtplein. The Rembrandtplein is a large green square surrounded by restaurants and coffeeshops of all types. Once off the Tram keep the square (Rembrandtpein) to your right. You will be walking in the same direction that the Tram just left you. Stay on this street and keep a look out for the small road on the left called Paardenstraat. The shop number is 7. It is a small street on the left. If you go too far just ask one of the friendly shop owners on the main street. Contact info for Appels en Perren info@appelsenperren.amsterdam website: http://cider.amsterdam/ Address: Paardenstraat 7 Amsterdam, NL 1017CX Hours: Wednesday - saturday 11: 00 - 7 pm Sunday 1 - 6 pm Telephone 020-3584545 - this is a Netherlands number so make sure to use country code 011 32 if calling using a US phone number Please Help Support Cider Chat's (Ria's) trip to the International Hall of Gala Ciders. I am sure I won't have this trip paid off for a while and every little bit counts. Please donate today. Social Media company mentioned in this chat We Are Pr - helping small business manage social media Donate to Cider Chat! Help keep the chat thriving! Mentions in this Chat: Amsterdam Koot Festival - Koot translates to Cooking in english and this festival takes place every August 002: Wouter Blijs | Cider Cider, Rotterdam, NL 024: Leonard Koningswijk | Bear Cider, NL Kröller-Müller Museum - this is located near Arnhem, NL and has free white bikes, amazing landscape and art work. 014: Joe Getz | Kurant Cider, Pennsylvania Follow on Twitter @KurantCider 035: Danielle von Scheiner | Big Apple Hard Cider, NYC Follow on Twitter @BigAppleCider Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat
Simultaneous cider events! Oh My! In this chat I provide insider tips on: The 2016 CiderDays Schedule, held in Franklin County Massachusetts on the first week of November since 1994 Where to buy cider Where to find bulk sweet cider for sale - Bring you barrels Is this family friendly? You bet! Ticket events Free events Places and people you do not want to miss Link to download you CiderDays schedule for 2016 now! Listen to episode 046: Going to CiderDays | Massachusetts - providing tips on where to stay, where to pick up cidermaking supplies along the way and off the beaten tips for walks. Cider Chat epsiodes mentioned on this chat 003: Robert Colnes | Building a Ciderhouse The 2016 CiderDays is dedicated to Robert who passed away this spring. 016: John Bunker | Super Chilly Farm, Maine 028: John Bunker | Apple Identification I will be tweeting via @ciderchat and chatting more about events as we roll up to CiderDays 2016 Extra tidbits not on the schedule but mentioned on this chat November 4th a live recording with Ellen Cavelli of Tilted Shed Cider, California at Beerology in Northampton - time will be announced and an event invite will go out so like the Cider Chat Facebook page, because that is where I will be posting more info. Look for cider pouring at Seymours in Greenfield all weekend, but on friday I hope to be there after Darlene's presentation across the street. Need Breakfast while in Greenfield? Go to Denny's Pantry 469 Bernardston Rd, Greenfield, MA 01301, big breakfast for a good cost that only the locals really know about...until now. They don't have a website, but you can find more info on Yelp. Take a hike up Poet's Seat Tower in Greenfield. Please Help Support Cider Chat's (Ria's) trip to the International Hall of Gala Ciders. I am sure I won't have this trip paid off for a while and every little bit counts. Please donate today. Social Media company mentioned in this chat We Are Pr - helping small business manage social media Donate to Cider Chat! Help keep the chat thriving!
With a bit of history on the oldest Cider Fest in the US held the 1st weekend of November CiderDays (yes it has always been spelled as one word) was founded in 1994, by Judith and Terry Maloney or West County Cider in Colrain, Massachusetts. Listen to their son West County's cidermaker in 001: Field Maloney | West County Cider, MA USA CiderDays is always held on the first weekend of November. For many years, it was a one day event. It took a few years, but before we knew it CiderDays became a two days and then three days. This podcast chat provides insider tips on traveling to CiderDays, places to stay, where to get cider and off beaten tips for this region. 047: Attending CiderDays provides info 2016's schedule, that chat goes live on September 21, 2016. Where you can get supplies to make your own cider or buy cider to take home. Tip: Place your order for cider supplies now - especially yeast! Beerology this is a brand new store and it will be open by CiderDays 2016 (Northampton, MA) Beer and Wine Making Supplies, Inc (Northampton, MA) Pine Hill Apple Orchard (Colrain, MA) also has a retail outlet with some cidermaking supplies and they sell bulk cider on CiderDays (usually 3-4 large cider blends so bring your carboys and barrels). Let's begin with a bit of history; The first 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. Of course the Maloney's didn't do this all alone, but they were certainly the catalyst. Local orchards like Pine Hill, Clarkdale Fruit Farm, the now closed Greenwood Orchard in Northfield, which I regretfully say had one of the most amazing assortment of cider trees around along with a beautiful old press was sold after the owner just couldn't sustain the lack of interest in apples. Ug! Some of those trees are still there shrouded in vines. That orchard sold to folks who don't care about apples. It happens. You can now stop in at so many more orchards to get a jug of cider or buy pear juice at Clarkdale for instance. Many sell fresh apples - pears and you can also enjoy a walk in the orchard. One of the main source for CiderDays volunteers was Valley Fermenters, consider to be the oldest homebrew club in the US. I am a member and as such I gladly volunteered to go out to a cider house in the region and stand ready with carboy, airlock and sweet cider to provide a demo on cidermaking. At the end of the day, we all congregated at the building next to Pine Hill which has since been turned into a residence. It was there that West County use to have a tasting room. A few of use showed up and Judith and Terry would provide a big round of cheese and we would all bring out our own bottles of cider. The chatter would grow louder and louder and eventually Judith would stand up on a chair and thank the group and do a toast. Little did we know that that after party would eventually turn in to the two session Cider Salon that is sold out every year. In 1998, I was invited to the after after party/dinner at the Maloney's. Their home is tucked up high onCatamount Hill. A catamount is another name for a mountain lion. There are many sightings of these big cats and just as many denials by the Fish and Wildlife department in Massachusetts. Driving north of Pine Hill Orchard in Colrain, make sure to look to the right as you go down a long steep and I mean steep hill. You'll want to shift down and slow a bit, not only because of the hill but to see the beautiful life size metal shadow figure that is mounted on the side of the rocky hill that was cut in the form of a mountain lion. If you see it, you too can say that you saw a Catamount! I certainly passed the lion on my way to the Maloneys, when I was invited to attend their special CiderDays after after dinner party with local apple farmers like Ben Clark of Clarkdale Orchard and Dave Shear of Pine Hill Orchard. Along with Paul Correnty who was the chef for many years at the Cider Dinner, up until the Maloney's and the other organizers realized that a larger community dinner made sense for CiderDays. Paul is quick to a smile and also the author of The Art of Cidermaking (1998). Published in 1998, it was the first book I ever owned at the time on cidermaking and by the way he spelled cidermaking as one word. In that book are photos taken of local orchards that are still to this day involved in CiderDays. It was at that first dinner I attend, likely in 1998 cuz Paul was sitting next to me on a milk crate as there were no more chairs. We sat at a long table, with candles illuminating lots of cider smiles, bottles and jugs of cider and good conversation. It was then that I proclaimed out loud that I would really like to help promote apples and cider. And so I did, with many subsequent writes ups and features in Brewing News. I wrote the obituary for Terry Maloney when we lost him due to an industrial accident while working in his cidery in 2010. I had to really work hard to convince the editors to let me have space for cider in the well known beeriodical Brewing News, but they relented and now just this year all the writers for Yankee Brew News were told that they could put cider news in their regular beer column. I'm not precise on the date, but soon I was the only person teaching cidermaking at CiderDays. For about two years in a row, I did a demo on saturday and sunday. I'm posting a photo of me taken at the saturday event that was held back when the old brick building in Colrain was used. I remember seeing Terry watching me and then saw Mike Beck standing way in the back…I think shaking his head. I had brought along a big jug and bottles to share. I'm a bit of a rogue cidermaker and at the time didn't give a hoot about specific gravity or the science. Mike, probably thought I was crazy and he'd be right. But I also thought what up with this cidery from Michigan that is encasing their bottles is lime green? Of course that has changed, but back then - it was pretty wiggy branding for Uncle John's. I taught cidermaking for the first 16 years of that event, but as my professional work as an international consultant in curriculum and crisis intervention became more demanding I had to pull back. Between 2008 and 2012 I was only able to do my demo at New Salem Preserves and that was about it. I barely had time to make my own cider, and as a result the quality in most recents years really declined. Which leads me to say, "Yes getting sweet cider to ferment is easy to do. The work of nurturing and paying attention to the cider once you get it rolling requires time and a bit of skill". I suspect I will get back to it and certainly will make cider this year, but not the same volume that I use to make. My cider is now the voice of many around the world chatting about what you and I love to sip and savor. There are more stories to tell and I plan on collecting those during this coming CiderDays, so if you have one, please don't be shy. I want to hear your tales if you have ever attend Ciderdays and would like to share a special moment for this amazing event - or leave me a message on this site via Speakpipe! Overview of chat tips and mentions Franklin County is located in Western Ma - which is 75 miles to the west of Bos. Folks can fly into Logan airport, Manchester Airport in New Hampshire, the Providence Rhode Island airport and Bradley Field Airport in Ct. Any of these airports will drop you into a region where you can plot your own map to CiderDays. Want to find a local cidery? Check out Cydermarket LLC If you are traveling west on Route 2, pick up cidermaking supplies at NFG Home Brew Supply Shop. They are open thursday 3-8, friday 9-2 and saturday from 10 - 3. I would recommend Bradley Field, mainly because it is the closest, super easy to get around, with lots of choices for local hotels - and some nearby Beer stops with tasting rooms - note there aren't that many cider hotspots. Its an easy one hour drive up interstate 91 to Franklin county. Or take Route 75 north and into Agawam and stop at Kaptain Jimmy's. They are part of the Opa Opa Brew Label (yes this is owned by two greek brothers who came to the US with nothing more than a blanket) and they have built up a big beer empire locally. I like this place because they have great food, big pours and a distillery on site. Easy stop, affordable and on you go. Then pop on route 57 and it will take you back to Interstate 91 or go along the mighty Connecticut River and follow Route 5 all the way. That will drop you right smack into Northampton Massachusetts, where Smith College is located. As you are entering town on Pleasant Street you will see to your right Beerology at 324 Pleasant. This is a new home brew supply store own by husband and wife team Mike Schilling and Jordana Starr. I am going to record a Cider Chat at Beerology on Friday November 4th with Ellen Cavalli of Tilted Shed Cider in California and maybe Darlene Hayes too. They are both traveling together. You can listen to my chat with Darlene by going to episode 18. Stop in and get your supplies at Beerology on the way in as they are really stoked to share their wealth of knowledge. Northampton is a college town and a very eclectic city with excellent coffee shops, beer bars, like The Foundry, Dirty Truth, and Sierra Grille. The Sierra Grille has two dedicated cider taps. And I am talking with O'Brain Tomlin (who by the way is actor Susan Sarandon's brother - cool right) he is a great dude in his own right believe me and he loves to talk about food. I expect he will be doing a cider menu that weekend, so stay tuned for last minute tips as we get closer to CiderDays. As you are rolling north on Route 5 out of Northampton you can stop in at Beer and Winemaking Supplies Inc - also a homebrew shop, incase you forgot some critical items like a carboy or a food grade plastic 5 gallon bucket to get some unpasteurized sweet juice that weekend. Also, this stretch of road has a bunch of gas stations and further up on Route 5 you can hop back on Interstate 91 and sail north or if you decide to take the back way you will pass Big Y grocery store and then River Vally Market - which has a nice selection of food and a bit of cider. From here you are about 20 minutes to Greenfield and Franklin County. Franklin county spans both sides of the Connecticut River. There is a spectacular view at Mount Sugarloaf which is a State Park. I don't think you will be able to drive up this late in the season, but there is a nice hike that would take an hour of your time to get up and down. Here they filmed a Mel Gibson motion picture a couple years back now. Whatever…and many folks travel here to view the Ct River. You can see all the way south to Springfield. There is a great hike up the road, but I recommend taking the trail with its switchbacks and views along the way and then coming back down the road. Believe me it is worth it. You can then drive north from Sugar Loaf and pass into South Deerfield. that will take you back to Route 5 and in no time you will be in Old Deerfield. There are two big attractions right in South Deerfield, Yankee Candle which is a trippy tourist area, but it has lots of restrooms and a restaurant and then also the Butterfly museum. There is also a Red Roof Inn right off the highway here. This is not a bad location to land after a busy day, because you can fly right up the highway and manever about pretty easily from this spot. It is about a 10 minute drive up the road to downtown Greenfield. Deerfield Academy is located in the Heart of Old Deerfield or Historic Deerfield as some prefer to call it. This is where a lot of events have taken place over the years for CiderDays at the White Church, where we also hold our monthly Valley Fermenters meeting on the second thursday of every month. There is a ton of history here to see. A world class museum and the Deerfield Inn, if you have the bucks to stay here, they do have a very nice restaurant and the location is perfect for many CiderDays events. If you are just driving through this town you will see a ton of old New England homes and the Sheldon Hatchet Door. It is the original door that was there when during a very bloody 1704 Raid on the town. Check the link provided to find more info. Swing up north on Route 5 and soon you will be in Downtown Greenfield. Stop in at Seymour a beer bar, that I know will have cider on hand - I expect they will be having a bit of a cidercentric selection all weekend. I will be there on friday night post Darlene Hayes talk across the street. Watch for my tweets on last minute updates on events and meetups on my twitter feed @ciderchat If you are looking for lodging during your stay check out Airbnb and also some of the fine Bnb's There are a bunch of selections. There is also a Hampton Inn, a Days Inn in Greefield. You might be caught having to look south in Amherst and Hadley for lodging or even Northampton. But don't worry, it is all pretty darn drivable and as this is considered the 5 college area there are lots of cheap darn good eats to find too. I use Hotels.com to peruse the reviews and make the best selection and recommend the same to you. As I said earlier Franklin County covers a very wide area. You will hear folks calling the hill towns of Colrain and Shelburne Falls " West County" and some think this is the Berkshires, but in the end it is all still Franklin County. Do know there is lodging also in Shelburne Falls and out this way on Route 2, which is also called the Mohawk Trail. In Shelburne Falls, you have to see the Bridge of Flowers, which was an old trolley track that is now adorn with flowers and lovely to walk year round. This town has also been used for filming major motion pictures like the Judge and Labor Day. But I know it as a great place to walk about and get a good bite to eat, view the Pothole area south of the bridge that connects Shelburne Falls and Buckland across the river and get a cone of ice cream before heading home. Dinner Options: West End Pub Blue Rock Have treat at Mo's Fudge Factory Recommended hike in Shelburne area: High Ledges (approximately 1 hour back and forth) While you are up at High Ledges, you will pass by a sign that says Wheel-View Farm. This is also a cidery and has a Tasting Room. Check with their webpage to find timing. Coming up from Northampton or Pittsfield, Ashfield's Elmer Store serves food and has wifi. Help Support Cider Chat's (Ria's) trip to the International Hall of Gala Ciders. I am sure I won't have this trip paid off for a while and every little bit counts. Please donate today. Donate to Cider Chat! Help keep the chat thriving! No need to scroll up. I have posted the chat right here for you to start listening. Enjoy![app_audio src="http://ciderchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/046-Going-to-CiderDays-Insider-Tips-Massachusetts.mp3"]
Angry Orchard is the #1 cider brand in the US and there is a very good reason why it holds this coveted place. Undoubtedly, being a subsidiary of Boston Beer Company means connections to Jim Koch’s brewery empire a.k.a. Samuel Adams Boston Lager. But to think that Angry Orchard is merely tapping into the US cider mania would be short sighted. Boston Beer Co. has been researching cider since the early 2000s with the help of Alan Tringham, a retired cidermaker from the European brand known as Bulmers. I had the opportunity to meet Grant Wood from Boston Beer Co. who was working with Tringham at the time to “create the perfect cider for the American public”. They both stopped by my cidermaking workshop at CiderDays back in 2004. Hoo wee! Imagine presenting cidermaking to the likes of the now late Alan Tringham. Anyhoo…the first cider brand for Boston Beer Co. was known as Hard Core. That brand was shelved, and a few moments later we were seeing Angry Orchard commercials during the Super Bowl! Bingo! The new brand was taking hold with its flagship cider Crisp Apple. Take note cidermaker wannabees….to think that a brand such as Angry Orchard would sit on it laurels with what many would consider an introductory cider made to entice a public that is still wrangling with cider is not time well spent. Angry Orchard led by newly minted Head Cidermaker Ryan Burk and Assistant Cidermaker Anna Hasan is and will continue to move mountains in Ciderville! Listen to this episode and hear Ryan’s story and what we can all expect from Angry Orchard. He and Anna have already started pushing the envelope with the likes of Stone Dry (5.5%) a new cider now available in six packs. You have to visit the Walden location to taste select drafts that may or may not make it into the mass market. What to expect at the Tasting Room? A very large, yet inviting room with windows that overlook the orchard. If the weather is right, there is outdoor seating and a gas lit fire pit. Each visitor of drinking age, receives one token that can be used for (3) complimentary samples in the tasting room. Cider styles available include the flagship cider, Crisp Apple (5%) and several other core offerings, as well as ciders exclusive to the tasting room. Such as the house cider – Farm Cider – an unfiltered cider made with apples from the orchard’s 2014 harvest. Listen to what Angry Orchard is looking for the future. Cidermaking trends Cider Act How are they playing with the Cider House Series? What will they do with their Ice Cider this coming winter? How does terroir factor into the Angry Orchard cider house and what is their soil profile? Classic misconceptions about Angry Orchard. Links to cidermakers mentioned in this podcast Farnum Hill – Steve Wood Aaron Burr Perry Reverend Nate New York Cider Association Ria’s book Recommendation on the Golden Gate Park’s Boss Gardener Here’s how you enter the Cider Chat Swag Contest Post a 5 star review for Cider Chat oniTunes or Stitcher Take a screenshot of your review. Tweet the screenshot of your review to me@ciderchat or post it the Cider Chat Facebook wall or email me if you are not on social media to ria@ciderchat.com Official Rules You must be located in the Continental United Statesto enter the Cider Chat Swag Contest. This contest begins on December 16, 2015 and ends January 16,2016 at 11:55 pm EST. Cider Chat is hosting this contest thanks to the generosity of Angry Orchard. Prizes include (2) Angry Orchard Glasses, (2) Angry Orchard Paddle Openers, and (2) Angry Orchard Opener/Keychains Winners will have to supply their name, address and sign a release. Cider Chat will be selecting the 5 top reviews. 1 best of best reviews will receive 2 Angry Orchard Glasses The 2 second best reviews will each receive an Angry Orchard paddle opener. The 2 third best reviews will receive an Angry Orchard key chain opener.No purchase necessary, merely send an email toria@ciderchat.com and Leave in the Subject line Cider Chat Swag Contest. Your name will be placed in an envelope where we will randomly select non reviewers who enter this contest. The list of winners for these prizes will be on this page by January 31, 2016
West County Cider, of Colrain Massachusetts was one of the very first producers of cider post prohibition in the US, starting back in 1984. Terry Maloney made the cider on the side while continuing to work as head of the local hospital’s ER. He and wife Judith and son Field worked tirelessly selling their notable ciders and were founders of the now annual CiderDays in Franklin County Massachusetts, one of the first cider fests in the US now in its 21st year. It was a long road for the family, even with write ups in the New York Times and Ebony magazine touting their ciders. Just as cider was beginning its long awaited comeback, tragedy struck the family in 2010. Terry died when a valve released on a tank of gas throwing him back into a nearby wall. Field who had helped plant apple trees with his dad, stepped up to the plate and is now full-on as cidermaker at this renown orchard. Listen as he speaks with Cider Chat about the cider revival in the US, working with Redfield apples, and the bountiful future of West County Cider.
This week on a special “Cider Sessions” edition of Beer Sessions Radio: Louisa D. Spencer and Stephen M. Wood are founders of Farnum Hill Cider. Field Maloney is 2nd generation cider maker at West County Cider, his parents Terry & Judith Malone founded West County Cider (and CiderDays, now it’s 21st year). The Woods & Maloneys are key founding families of American Cider revival, establishing commercial winery/cideries and developing cider orchards in the late 1970’s-80’s. This program was brought to you by Union Beer Distributors.
This week on Fuhmentaboudit!, hosts Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett are throwing back to cider week and sharing their interview conducted last month at the Franklin County CiderDays in Massachusetts with Paul Correnty. Paul is a founder of CiderDays and tells the hosts how the celebration came about in response to apple growers not fully profiting off their product. In the second half of the show, the topic of homemade cider is discussed and how the popularity of the beverage is on the rise. Tune in to hear some great information about cider and CiderDays, plus what’s in store for the future of the event. This program was brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. “Generations of Americans have put up their own food, have fermented their own alcohol, have done what they can to be as self-sufficient, especially when it comes to food… there’s a benefit to making it yourself.” [22:45] —Paul Correnty on Fuhmentaboudit!
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