Author: Eric West

Hello, Here’s a recap of the best cider news worth sharing: 1) Entries are now being accepted for the British Cider Championships held at the Royal Bath & West Show in early June. Class 16 (International Cider) and Class 17 (International Perry) are for entries outside the UK, and no entry fees are charged for these classes. Register…

Hello, Here’s a recap of the best cider news worth sharing: 1) The 6th Annual Czech Craft Cider Tasting will be held in Prague on Wednesday, March 9th. The sold-out event features dozens of ciders from professional and amateur producers. Don’t have a ticket? Enjoy an evening at InCider Bar, the Czech Republic’s only dedicated…

Hello, Here’s a recap of the best cider news worth sharing: 1) Entry registration for the Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition is now open. The competition welcomes entries from both commercial and noncommercial entrants. The 11th Annual GLINTCAP—perhaps the world’s largest cider judging—will be held on April 22-24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Care to join us as…

Hello, Here’s a recap of the best cider news worth sharing: 1) Medhurst & Sons—a newly-opened cider shop in the Sydney suburb of Glebe—stocks 77 varieties of Australian cider according to The Daily Telegraph. Learn more about Medhurst & Sons from their website and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2) The Boston Beer Company—owner of the Angry Orchard brand—releases its Fourth Quarter…

Hello, Here’s a recap of the best cider news worth sharing: 1) Food and travel writer Sylvie Bigar takes Washington Post readers on An orchard-to-orchard trip through Ireland’s hard cider boom. 2) Jeff Alworth—author of Cider Made Simple—writes for Good Beer Hunting on The Quest to Define American Cider—The Art and Rhetoric of Reverend Nat’s. (Also…