Sourwood Cider 5576 Cornwallis Street Jake Foley is a musician, carpenter and violin-maker who pursues hobbies for the sake of romance and curiosity. The first time he tried his hand at making cider, he enlisted a group of friends to help him pick red-fleshed crab apples that he smashed, pressed and fermented. For several years, […]
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A guide to perfect patio beverages that are ABB: anything but beer
Blue Lobster blueberry-lemon vodka soda, Nova Scotia Spirit Co. (6% ABV) Canned vodka-sodas started trending last summer and they appear to still be going strong. Nova Scotia Spirit Co. just upped the ante this by introducing a blueberry-lemon vodka soda–now on shelves alongside its original lemon-lime fixture. It’s made with wild Nova Scotia blueberries, which […]
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How do you like them apples?
Jay Hildybrant wants you to know that while beer and cider sit in the same category in your brain, the apple-based beverage is actually closer to wine. The head cider maker and partner at Chain Yard Urban Cidery is standing in the cidery’s back room, explaining the “malolactic fermentation” one of his recent barrel-aged creations […]