hard cider
Summer Cider Day Kicks Off Months of Cider Events
Eighteen cideries and an intimate orchard brunch kick off the festivites
Come August, you’ll be seeing apples in your dreams as a plethora of craft cider events take over the state. From Summer Cider Day on August 8 in Port Townsend to Washington Cider Week, a whopping 10-day celebration kicking off September 10 in Seattle’s South Lake Union, and Seattle Cider Fest in October, one thing…
Tasting Notes: Washington’s Hard Ciders
A blooming Washington hard-cider industry is beginning to find some room at the table
Hard cider may not have the huge fan base of Washington’s craft-beer-brewing movement or its rocking wine industry, but if recent appearances of the cult beverage on local menus is any indication, it’s only a matter of time. Part of the appeal of hard ciders—most of which are between 6 percent and 8 percent alcohol—is…