By Jeff Zeitler on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021
We want your opinion. As the pandemic fades in the rear-view mirror, we want to know how to reset the taproom so that you’ll want to be here more often. Please take our ten question survey. It’s a two minute commitment that can be really helpful for us moving forward. You can find the survey […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
Whether it’s dandelion wine, a pink semi-sweet Frontenac Gris, or a robust red Frontenac, your mom will find a wine she loves at Urban Forage this Mothers Day! We do what we can to make Moms happy, and we hope you’re bring yours here for her special day. We’ll also have flowers in the taproom. […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
Mike Zaske, a longtime fruit contributor and picker of many crabapples put together this awesome video for us as he was practicing making videos for his confirmation class. We love it, and send many thanks to Mike for the bushels of crabapples over the years and now this! Also of note- this week (March […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, March 18th, 2021
Like the return of the red-breasted robins, mud puddles and shamrock shakes, there is no surer sign of spring than fresh rhubarb, lilacs and dandelions- and we currently have all three on our online store! And at 20% off to boot. To get bottles of rhubarb wine, dandelion wine and lilac-dandelion wine off of our […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, February 18th, 2021
All taps are $4 this month and March until March 20! And what do we have on tap right now? Winter spice cider, pear cider, Vin de pomme rose, red velvet cyser. Four bucks a glass. Til spring. We will survive winter together. See you there.
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, February 11th, 2021
This is our flight this weekend, Thursday-Sunday. All red and pink beverages. The always popular blackcurrant cider, the new favorite cran-cherry cider, the upstart Vin de Pomme Rose’, and a mystery tap. What is this mystery tap, you ask? Well, you’ll have to come find out. A flight of cider will set you back $11. […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Friday, February 5th, 2021
Today and tomorrow we’re having a flash sale on all things guaranteed to warm you up on the inside. All meads, dry and semisweet are $10 a bottle. All seasonal ciders, i.e, Ghost of Citrus Past, Cran-cherry and Maple-oak are $10 a bottle All melomels (Red Velvet and Cherry) are $15. This also applies to […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
National Make A Friend Day is on February 11th and apparently is a real holiday! Come to the taproom alone if you must. Spot, our friendly neighborhood guinea pig will be friends with you…once you buy him some cilantro. And a shot of dandelion wine. February 11th will also go down in history as […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Bottles of imperfectly sealed red wine are on sale this weekend! Cook with a delicous off-dry red for $4.50 a bottle. This weekend only (Jan 21-23) Thursday 4-6, Friday 4-6 and Saturday 1-6. Only while they last! No, there is no salt in our cooking wine, and yes you still have to show ID. […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, January 14th, 2021
I mean, I could use some good news this week. How about you? News is- we have a new Vin de Pomme batch ready. And here’s the really good part. This batch is pink! Yes, it’s a rose’. If you haven’t heard the story of Vin de Pomme before- it’s this: In France, some long […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
Hey! Our bottle shop is open this Tuesday from 4-6 PM and Wednesday from 4-6 PM, then we’re closed on Thursday and Friday, reopening Saturday the 26th from 1-6 PM. We hope you’re enjoying some time off, and will also enjoy some of our fermented beverages in that time. Cheers, and all things merry to […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Friday, December 4th, 2020
We have swag in our in-person bottle shop! We just received more today and wanted to show it off. We now have winter caps in four colors- heather grey, bright red, black and hunter green. We also have zip-up hoodies with a nice looking embroidered logo. The prices are: Winter hat: $15 Hoodie: $40 […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Today we’re only opening for our bottle sales, and staying open only til 6:00 PM. The taproom will be closed by state order starting Friday night, but we’re closing up for on-site drink sales immediately. Please continue to order from us and buy bottles on site. We need those sales more than ever! The taproom […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
The final survey to determine the name of our ghost pepper, lemongrass and grapefruit zest cider. Take it here! https://survey.app.do/name-the-new-cider
By Jeff Zeitler on Monday, November 16th, 2020
Awright folks- here’s a survey with all 59 (!!!) of the names you suggested for our ghost pepper, lemongrass and grapefruit zest cider. To narrow down our choices, we are asking you to pick one name from 10 groups of 5 or 6 names. This will create a list of 10 names for our final […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, November 12th, 2020
Help us name this cider. If your name is chosen, you’ll receive a free bottle of it, plus fifteen minutes of fame on our FB page. Here’s what’s in it: Ghost peppers Lemongrass Grapefruit zest Freshly fermented cider So far four contestants have submitted 5 names: Whippersnapper Zinger Ghostang Gold Dragon Ghost of Citrus Past. […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
This weekend only! November 12-15 all bottles of honey-based wine are on sale. Sale includes dry mead, cyser, cherry melomel and even the wonderful new red velvet melomel. All 50% off just this weekend! Take it home and enjoy it and be healthy. See you at the taproom!
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
Sorry! While we await Covid-19 test results, we are staying closed this Thursday out of an abundance of caution. We hope to be open Friday November 6.
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Yep! The growler (you know, the big glass bottle) still costs $8, but it’s infinitely refillable, and the fills (yes, of anything on tap) will cost only $6 this weekend (October 29- November 1) That’s half the normal price of $12. Fill a couple for watching the election returns next week. I know I will!
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Yes, Harry Potter and true crime fans, trivia returns this week! With (I can’t believe it’s not) Butterbeer as well! You need tickets, and there are only 8 left as of this writing for the Harry Potter trivia, more for Serial Killers. For tickets, please click the links below: Harry Potter, Thursday October 29, 7:00 […]
