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Category Archives: Cider Con
Did Prohibition Kill Cider? A Malus Myth Investigated
This article accompanies a panel at 2021 Cider Con called “Malus Busters” chaired by Greg Peck, with Chris Gerling and Doug Miller, devoted to busting some common myths of cider making, cider consumption, and cider history. Prohibition is so often … Continue reading
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Cider Con 2014 – (Re)Learning to Taste
There are so many things to discuss about Cider Con 2014, but I want to start off by talking about tasting. It makes me think of the movie Playing by Heart from the nineties that started off with a character … Continue reading
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Cider Con 2014 – Michigan Cider Bus Tour
Cider Con 2014 left the gate this year in the form of a bus tour to Virtue Cider and Vander Mill Cider in Michigan. Two coaches full of Cider Con attendees set off, rounding the snowy southern tip of Lake … Continue reading
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Final Cider Con Catch-Up
Apologies for my week-late final post on Cider Con – I was laid low with a cold and moving into a new house, so I neglected my follow-up. However, here is another summary / partial-transcript depicting Friday morning’s panel of … Continue reading
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Cider Con Day 2 – Beer Market or Wine Market?
Day two of Cider Con has been perhaps even more energetic than day one, with general positive enthusiasm leading into some intense discussion of issues, problem solving, and networking. One of the major themes I’ve encountered today has been the … Continue reading
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Summary of Day One Cider Con 2013
WHOA! Cider friends! It is the end of the first day of Cider Con 2013 in Chicago, and my mind is positively spinning. Having just come back from England, the opportunity to contrast and compare the English and American cider … Continue reading
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Cider With Maria 