3rd annual Cider Week celebrating a beverage renaissance
The word “cider” has an interesting and homespun connotation. Autumn, comfort, old-fashioned, nourishing … But it also has a modern connotation — a growing niche in the world of adult beverages. As...
View ArticleAn old ski event, a new beer emphasis
There have been a few changes in the annual Albany Ski and Snowboard Expo, scheduled for November. Let’s put it this way: Telling you what is being retained would be simpler — “… Ski and …” about...
View ArticleSaratoga Apple unveils line of hard ciders
Saratoga Apple, a fifth-generation Saratoga County fruit farm, has entered the hard cider niche. Proprietor Nate Darrow’s business traces its lineage back to Jedediah Darrow’s apple orchard, planted in...
View ArticleNine Pin’s latest cider features Ommegang yeast
Co-op beverage creations seem to be popping up everywhere. I recently wrote about several collaborations between breweries in New York State and counterparts in two southern states. But, closer to home...
View ArticleNew law evens cideries’ playing field
“The Greeks and Romans mastered the art of cider making. When Romans invaded England around 55 B.C., they found that cider was already being enjoyed by the locals there. By that time, apple trees had...
View ArticleResearch points way to better hard cider
• From the Cornell Chronicle Consumer interest in hard cider in North America has blossomed in the past five years, and apple growers are racing to catch up. Cornell University research is revealing...
View ArticleExit 9 plans free cider lineup sampling
Confused by all the craft hard ciders suddenly hitting the market? You can clear up some of the confusion and get a handle on the differences in brands when Exit 9 Wine and Liquor Warehouse holds a...
View ArticleNine Pin Cider Works shows off new look
The renovated and redesigned Nine Pin Cider Works unveiled its new look at Friday party, the culmination of a $500,000 project. The project was made possible through funding by Empire State Development...
View ArticleGo behind the cider scene at Nine Pin
The number of farm cideries in New York State continues to rise, with the latest state report showing it has tripled in just two years. The number of licensed farm cideries has jumped to 24 from just...
View ArticleNine Pin ‘cobbler’ embraces berries, peaches
Cidermakers do not live by apples alone. Just ask Alejandro Peral at Nine Pine Cider Works in Albany. His latest product, just coming to market, is a return engagement — Blueberry Peach Cobbler. “After...
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