Author: Eric West

1) Complete medal results are released for this year’s Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition. For commentary, see Cider Sets Records at 2018 GLINTCAP by Darlene Hayes for Cidercraft, Let’s Talk GLINTCAP from 2 Towns Ciderhouse, and a personal recap from Tristan Wright of Northern Virginia’s Lost Boy Cider. 2) Cider Culture recommends 6 Garden-Fresh Ciders to Try. And Cidercraft explores…

1) The 13th Annual Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP)—the world’s largest cider judging with nearly 1,400 entries—releases its Best in Class awards. Full medal results will be released on Friday, May 25th. 2) Mike Gillen of The Cider Table profiles the efforts of Pittsburgh’s Mike Sturges in A Few Bad Apples: From Forgotten…

1) Cider Week GR kicks off in Grand Rapids this Sunday. Held in conjunction with the Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP), the anchor event is the Gillett Bridge Festival on Saturday, May 19. 2) The United States Association of Cider Makers publishes its Cider Market Trends Report 2017. 3) Food & Wine believes that Brooklyn Cider House Is the…

1) Cider Culture has your Cinco de Mayo celebrations covered with Tacos and Mexican-Food Pairings, 4 Cider Recipes to Try for Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby, and A Salted Cucumber Shrimp Cocktail recipe. Also for Cinco de Mayo: Cidercraft’s Hopped Up Paloma cocktail, Zemilla Mexican Hard Cider launching at Oaxaca Taqueria locations in NYC, and the ¡Tepache! Bottleshare at Reverend Nat’s…

1) The 2nd Annual La Semaine du cidre du Québec opens on Monday with a full slate of events across the province. 2) BC Cider Week kicks off today in British Columbia. Events include the BC Bacon & Cider Festival, the Wards Okanagan Cider Festival, the Snakebite Festival at Tod Creek Craft Cider, the Sea Cider Social, and the…