Their initial cider used a mix of “Cortland, Honey Crisp, Golden Delicious, Goldrush, Crimson Crisp, Northern Spy, Roxbury Russet, Hudson’s Golden Gem, and Esopus Spitzenburg” and is fermented with a Pét-nat yeast strain and a yeast strain harvested from their spontaneously fermented Coolship beers and then aged in oak barrels. Their production facility is located in Acton, Maine.Īllagsh was founded in 1994 and launched their cider program August 4, 2022. They use a “blend of traditional cider variety apples” from Kelly Orchard, and have produced 7 ciders: Farmouse Brett, Galena, Nottingham, Regal Lager, Royal Blue, Staghorn, Wild. There two initial ciders are Underveil, a wild fermented cider made from 95% Harrison apples and aged for 9 months in Sauternes casks, and Rose Red which was made with barbera wine.Īfter Harvest was founded in 2017. Here’s a list of cider producers in Maine that are in business-see the bottom of the list for ones under development.Ībsolem launched in December 2021. I’ve put together this page to provide an handy resource for me and my fellow cider enthusiasts to the producers, cider bars, bottle shops and events that are part of the emergent cider community in Maine. It’s rare that I find a restaurant in Portland that doesn’t have at least one cider on their menu. There is currently a scarcity of specialty cider fruit but that’s being addressed by cider makers like Portersfield, Cornish and Whaleback that are planting new orchards, and in the meantime are harvesting apples from wild trees and old orchards from as far away as Canada.Ī big step forward in the retail side of the business took place in 2019 with the launch two dedicated cider bars – Perennial in Belfast and Anoche in Portland – opened for business. Northern New England and upstate New York have a great climate for growing apples. There are now 26 cider makers in Maine with several other producers under development (see list below). Buoyed by an interest in local food, gluten-free eating, and the ongoing enthusiasm for heirloom apples, the last few years have seen significant growth in Maine cider industry.
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