Almost one decade later, CiderBoys created Cranberry Road, a cider made with a blend of apples and cranberries. In 2004, the fifth grade class from Trevor Grade School in Trevor, Wisconsin, carefully concluded that the cranberry would serve as a much better state fruit than would the runner-up cherry, and so the state adopted the cranberry as the official state fruit of Wisconsin. Wild blueberries, MaineвЂ™s state fruit, are smaller than run-of-the-mill blueberries but pack a much bigger punch, making them perfect for cooking, baking, and especially cider.Д¬ranberry Road || CiderBoys Hard Cider || Stevens Point, WI has combined both apples and hand-picked wild blueberries to create a delectably refreshing cider that is perfect for any season. || Winthrop, MEДЇor this cider, Kennebec Cider Co. Bursting with both the flavor and aroma of Georgia peaches, this is a cider that could be enjoyed on its own, with food, or even in food.Д«lueberry Cider || Kennebec Cider Co. The slightly tart finish helps to prevent the drink from ever becoming too dominated by either flavor. In the heart of Cleveland, GA (not to be confused with Cleveland, OH) sits Sautee Hard Cider Co., cidermaker of Bull Dog Hard Cider and its wickedly tasty semi-sweet cider, supplemented with famous Georgia peaches. JC Bull Dog Peach Hard Cider || Bull Dog Hard Cider || Cleveland, GA As an added bonus, a portion of Dingo Dog BrewingвЂ™s profits go towards funding an animal rescue fund created by the breweryвЂ™s founderвЂ™s family in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Bernard mix that serves as the companyвЂ™s mascot) is made from locally foraged, wild-grown honeysuckle that is then steeped in this release of the SuzieвЂ™s Cider series, resulting in a sweet and floral cider. This unique cider from North Carolina-based Dingo Dog Brewing (named after the 16-year-old St. Honeysuckle Cider || Dingo Dog Brewing || Carrboro, NC Valued for being a more flavorful variety of the standard lime, Madeira BeachвЂ™s Mad Beach Craft Brewing has decided to take the key lime and use it to make their Kalypso Cider, a sweet and appropriately tart cider. If thereвЂ™s three things that Florida is known for itвЂ™s sunshine, retirement homes and key limes.

Kalypso Cider || Mad Beach Craft Brewing Co. A semi-sweet cider with a tart finish, this is a refreshingly Oregonian cider. Made with nothing but apples and marionberries, Oregon hybrid subspecies of the blackberry, Made Marion marionberry cider has both an aroma and taste dominated by the berries. The crown jewel of all blackberry varieties. Made Marion Marionberry Cider || 2 Towns Ciderhouse || Corvallis, ORДЄbout an hour and a half outside of Portland sits Corvallis, home of 2 Towns Ciderhouse, the makers of this delicious, 100 percent Oregon-grown cider. Commercial Description: Ripe and juicy, Made Marion unites Northwest apples with whole locally grown Marionberries.

The cideries below all shared that sentiment at one point and decided to utilize truly local ingredients - whether they be berries unique to a specific part of the country, a strain of honeysuckle foraged straight from the local woods, or their state fruit - to create a cider wholly unique to their home state.

While an impressive amount of variety has been achieved using this one fruit, it may leave many fans of the drink yearning for something a bit different. There are many styles of cider and some include additional ingredients like berries, pineapples, hops, oak, wine grapes, chilis, sea salt, and more.If youвЂ™re reading this, it is likely established that cider is made from apples. Traditional ciders are made with heirloom apples and modern ciders use 'table' apples that you can find at the grocery store. HARD CIDER вЂ“ Hard cider is fermented apple or pear juice with 5 - 8% alcohol by volume. The swifts connect us with our local community, inspire our natural process and challenge us to create remarkable ciders for the whole flock. Locals convene on blankets to toast the birds as they dive into one particular chimney at sunset. THE SWIFTS вЂ“ Our namesake, the Vaux's swifts, flock to Portland each harvest season by the thousands to roost inside old brick chimneys on their annual migration. You can procure our libations online, at Pacific Northwest retailers, and at the taproom in Portland. Swift is independently owned and distributed throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Our traditional and modern ciders use fresh-pressed, locally-grown apples, natural fermentation, and whole fruit and botanical infusions. SWIFT CIDER вЂ“ Swift makes craft hard cider in Portland, Oregon.

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