Ciders + Drinks + Food

of the farm: core

7.4% cider
The center of our “Of the Farm” series, Core is made with apples from an orchard in Plowville, PA, where John Updike spent a part of his youth, then wrote his novel “Of the Farm” based on his formative years there.
Varying with the seasons, Of the Farm: Core is made with a blend of PA-grown apples pressed at the Orchard. The result is a delightfully dry, crisp, and thirst-quenching cider with subtle minerality and light apple undertones.

of the farm: cucumber

7.9% cucumber cider
Our friends down the road at Kneehigh Farm had a banger crop of Cucumbers this year, a quintessential Summer flavor, simple, familiar, and cooling on those dog days of the Season. We took pounds and pounds of those cukes, put them through our juicer, and blended that into an aged dry cider. The result is a delightfully refreshing cucumber-forward cider, a true taste of Summer, made possible by the great farmers in our community!

of the flowers: elder 2026

7% dry elderflower cider
Throughout history, the Elder has been honored for its mystical and healing properties. The abode of Spirits, the source of medicine, and a means of protection, the lore is rich with this ancient tree. To create our own healing elixir, we’ve harvested Elderflowers from two Elder groves – one right here in Kimberton, and another near the base of the ancient Monocacy Hill. We rested those flowers for a full Moon in a 6 month old wild-fermented Cider. Dry, earthy, and floral, enjoy this cider while embracing the protections that it offers.

of the village: sake + bluebs

7.3% dry cider with sake & blueberries
Our friend, Mark Hunter, is a long-time Sake maker who continues to experiment with the ancient beverage. Mark brings us the sake lees, essentially a slurry of rice, sake, and yeast, which we rest on cider for a bit of aging. This time around we brought pounds and pounds of New Jersey Blueberries into the mix to create a delightful and unique beverage. It presents with a lovely cloudy-blue-pink hue, and offers a slightly tart, blueberry fruitiness on the palate with an underlying softness from the sake lees. We hope you enjoy this blending of beverage worlds!

of the eye: crimson crisp

7.7% wild fermented cider
Our “Of the Eye” series of ciders are made with a singular variety of apple, designed to showcase the distinct nature of select PA apples. Crimson Crisp, a variety derived from the classic Golden Delicious and other lesser known varieties are from the 2024 harvest of our friends at Weaver’s Orchard in Morgantown, PA. We traditionally pressed the apples in our 125 year old basket press, wild fermented, and aged it for well over a year on the lees. The result is a soft and easy cider, creamy with noticeable minerality, a bit of earthy funk, and flavor notes reminiscent of ripe white grapes. May you find the Crimson Crisp the apple of your eye!

of the vine: sour seyval

7.7% Spanish-style sour cider
Acid on Sour. We got the pomace of Seyval Blanc grapes, a hybrid French variety known for its acidity and fruitiness, and rested it on a batch of our Sour Core, an especially sour batch of our house Cider. The result is something akin to a Sour Patch Kid, an explosive, but dry and complex tartness, rich with tannins and a sweet/sour vibe on the palate. A mix of high acid grapes, and sour cider, this is a unique take on our cider-wine hybrid line, Of the Vine. Pucker up!

of the farm: kiwi berry

7.2% fruity cider
What is a Kiwi Berry you may ask? It’s an ancient fruit from Asia (fossils over 2.6 million years old have been found!), that is only recently being commercially grown in the US, and only in a few spots around the country. We’re lucky enough to have Weaver’s Orchard growing them prolifically, and boy are they a tasty addition to cider! We find that subtle but undeniable kiwi on the palate, with the balance of this dry, yet fruity cider.

of the woods: mystical saunter III

7.4% barrel aged still cider
A slow and mindful stroll through the forest can bring feelings of peace and oneness, and maybe even lead to a mystical experience. In this spirit, we offer Of the Woods: Mystical Saunter, a series of ciders with significant time aging in wood. For our third in the series, we took a blend of apples harvested in 2022, wild fermented and aged on the lees for 3 months, then aged in a twice-used Whiskey barrel for 27 months. Served still, you’ll find the barrel on the nose, then a gentle acidity allows the apple notes to dance on the tongue, and the finish is tannic and dry. Please enjoy and appreciate the flow of time that has made this Mystical Saunter such a pleasure

of the village: big plummy

7.2% dry plum cider
Our “Village” gives, we make. We are so lucky to live and work in an area with rich agricultural traditions, and a plethora of fresh-grown produce. For Big Plummy, our friends at B&H Organic Farm grew a load of small but mighty Green Gage Plums, and we sourced a small amount of Red Plums from our local market. We macerated the plums on their skins and seeds, then hand mashed them before resting the whole lot on an aged cider. The result is a beautifully hued pink cider that drinks dry and lightly tart, with a bit of tannic complexity and some Big Plummy attitude. Enjoy!

sweet cider spritzer *out until late summer*

Looking for a cider with a bit of sweetness? How about a half-and-half with Of the Farm: Core and fresh Sweet Cider.