HALLOWEEN COCKTAIL: Porter’s Rye Way To Hell Punch

[1] Porter’s Rye Way To Hell: great name, delicious drink (both photos © Ogden’s Own Distillery). [2] You don’t have to be as tough as this gunslinger to enjoy a shot of Porter’s Rye. See his story in the section below.   On this socially-distant Halloween, here’s a fun way to celebrate Halloween with your…
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PRODUCT: Angry Orchard Hard Cider (Hop’n Mad Apple)

Some people are beer people, others are cider people. We’re both. Our beer style of preference is the IPA: Bring on the hops; the more, the better. So we were one of the happiest cider drinkers when Angry Orchard released its new Hop’n Mad Apple hard cider. The cider makers drew inspiration from the hops…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Seasonal Cider

Get it before it disappears from the shelves. Photo courtesy Angry Orchard Cider Company.   This may well be your last weekend to pick up seasonal summer hard ciders, before producers replace them with fall blends. We received a shipment of Angry Orchard Elderflower Hard Cider, and have been saving it to serve this weekend.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Serve Hard Cider

For Memorial Day festivities, we cut our beer purchases in half and substituted hard cider—specifically, the Crisp Apple variety of Angry Orchard Cider. Think of an elegant apple cider, made from a very complex blend of both culinary (eating) apples and bittersweet “angry” apples. Then, add a lengthy fermentation process, including oak aging for complexity…
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