Month: September 2013

  • Craft Cider – Do You Know It When You See It?

    “Craft is like porn: you know it when you see it.” Tony Magee, irreverent founder of Lagunitas Brewing, the sixth largest US craft brewer. There has been endless debate in the world of beer about what makes a brewery craft or not. Until the rise of Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and other craft…

  • CiderDays 2013 Preview

    [iframe_loader src=”https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col7+from+1TxRJwVPC0FD3N3516sRwpZVFmt4ZpZ-DJCgzN8E&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=42.57754790782971&lng=-72.60738634453129&z=10&t=1&l=col7&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=ONE_COL_LAT_LNG” height=”360″ width=”600″] View a larger version of the map at map.ciderguide.com/cd2013.html. Franklin County CiderDays in Massachusetts—traditionally held the first weekend in November—is now in its 19th year. What began as a humble harvest celebration at West County Cider is now a county-wide celebration of apples, sweet cider, and hard cider. This year’s CiderDays will be…