May 27 to June 4 is Ontario Craft Cider Week!
Hosted by the Ontario Craft Cider Association–whose members use only Ontario apples and pears–the week celebrates Ontario’s burgeoning craft cider industry.
It’s a great excuse (not that you need one) to try one of over 50 ciders from Ontario’s 20 craft cider producers. The emargance of these 20 world class craft cideries is in part due to Ontario’s ideal apple growing conditions, it’s protected Greenbelt, and a growing consumer appetite for deliciously crisp ciders.
Cider is also the fastest growing segment of alcohol in Ontario at the LCBO. Let’s make sure to keep this trend local! Supporting local craft cider producers means that not only do we get to enjoy delicious cider, but we are supporting businesses that employ over 200 people, and that is predicted to generate over $35 million in sales by 2018. Want to learn more about the economic impact of local craft cider? Click here.
Take advantage of all the cider offerings and celebrate Craft Cider Week by: Attend an Event | Find Local Craft Cider | Take a Cidery Tour | Check out the Greenbelt Brewery Discovery Route
Friday May 27th - Celebrate the srat of Craft Cider Week at Her Father’s Cider Bar + Kitchen in Toronto
Sunday May 29th - Attend Appleseed Cider Festival in Toronto
Friday June 3rd - Toronto Craft Cider Cruise in Toronto
Visit Ontario Craft Cider Association for other events.
From LCBO:
Pommies Cider made in Caledon
Shiny Apple Cider made in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Thornbury Apple Cider made in Thornbury
Spirit Tree Cider made in Caledon
Ironwood Hard Cider made in Niagara-on-the-Lake
KW Craft Cider made in Waterloo
Order Online Direct from Producers:
Beaver Valley Orchard & Cidery made in Kimberley
Puddicombe Cider made in Winona
Visit a Local Cidery:
Visit Applewood Farm Winery and Cidery in Stouffville to try their Iced Cider!
Visit Archibalds Winery and Cidery in Bownmanville!
Click here for a complete list of craft cider producers.
Raise a glass at your local bar:
Find the closest bar selling Ontario Craft Apple Cider!
Take a tour of Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, includes cider tasting in Caledon. Don’t forget you can even get wood fired pizzas every Fridays and Saturdays.
Visit Beaver Valley Orchard & Cidery in Kimberley. Enjoy cider samples and a tour at no charge. ‘
4. Check out the Greenbelt Brewery Discovery Route
Discover all the Ontario Craft Apple Cider producers found in the Greenbelt Brewery Discovery Route! Stay tuned for more information.
– Andreea Nicoara
