Making cider since 1881 Mystic ― Brothers John and Josh Miner worked the steam-powered press at B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill in Old Mystic Thursday morning to make sweet and hard cider. John Miner ...
Hard cider has deep roots in American history. It was one of the most popular drinks during the 1700s and 1800s—in fact, folk hero Johnny Appleseed was said to be spreading his apple seeds around for ...
On the 108-acre Ironbound Farm and Ciderhouse in Hunterdon County, founder Charles Rosen pours a glass of hard apple cider. It’s amber and lightly effervescent, and though it’s bone dry on the ...
Yeast ferments the cider, converting sugar to alcohol. It’s been around for at least 2,000 years, and Becker Farms co-owner Melinda Vizcarra said her family has been making hard cider since they ...