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Ernest Cider — Faris Farms

May 30, 2016

Hey! It's Cider Week here in Ontario, and I'm stoked to have been passed a few cans of a new cider to try out. It's called Ernest Cider from Faris Farms, which is in Newmarket. The ingredients list apple juice (first), …

Spirit Tree Wassail

May 5, 2012

I know, right? Another cider from Spirit Tree? These guys are honestly doing so much for the craft cider market in Ontario. I was able to sit down with Thomas, co-founder of Spirit Tree, to get to sample some of their …

Spirit Tree Perry

May 4, 2012 · 1 comments

Okay, I'm not going to lie, Spirit Tree Perry might well be my awesome discovery from Cider Week. I had enjoyed their Pub Style Cider before, and knew it was lovely, but this Perry came out of nowhere on me. Anyways, …

Thornbury Premium Apple Cider

May 3, 2012 · 1 comments

If you've been buying cider on draught around Toronto, it's likely you've come across Thornbury Premium Apple Cider. Made in Ontario, Beer Barons has done an excellent job growing Thornbury's presence in the GTA and …

Somersby Cider at the LCBO

May 2, 2012 · 8 comments

Well, this is cider week, and so news should be cider-related, right? I'll cut right to the chase: Somersby Cider, the highly popular draught cider introduced in Toronto last year by Carlsberg, is now available in the …

Pub Style Cider - Spirit Tree Estate Cidery

May 2, 2012

So one of the common complaints by Brits drinking cider in North America, is that it lacks the pop of their beloved cider from the West Country in England. "Scrumpy" cider is a traditional style of cider from Somerset, …

Duke's Cider - Tree Brewing Co.

May 1, 2012 · 1 comments

One of the new-comers to the LCBO this year, Duke's Cider is produced by Tree Brewing. From Kelowna BC, Duke's Cider uses a blend of Okanagan apples in its juice. Last year Duke's was the number one craft cider in BC. It …

Original Cider - Alexander Keith's (Anheuser-Busch/InBev)

April 30, 2012 · 20 comments

First out of the gate for Cider Week is Alexander Keith's Original Cider. Right out of the box (literally) Keith's wins the massively over-the-top packaging award. My two cans of Original Cider arrived in a 22"x14"x7.5" …

Toronto Beer Blog, Cider Week

April 30, 2012 · 2 comments

Oh yes, it is Cider Week. It's like Shark Week, but with less blood and more alcohol! And less production value. And apples. "....well I got her number. How do you like them apples?" Okay, seriously, why the heck am I …