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 […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Monday, October 19th, 2020
Finally! Just in time for Halloween, trivia returns. We kick it off on Thursday October 29 with Harry Potter, then follow with the always popular Serial Killer trivia on Friday the 30th. A big change: now you need a ticket to participate. Each team member needs a ticket ($8.50 plus taxes and fees, so around […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
The taproom has felt so empty these past few months, even with our brief attempt at reopening in July. We’re looking forward to opening the doors again to the general public and getting the cider pouring again! If you haven’t yet heard we are opening Thursdays 4-9, Fridays 4-9, Saturdays 1-9 and Sundays 1-5 from the 24th […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Saturday, September 19th, 2020
Saturday September 19- we’re having a cider sale! All bottles of cider are $9.25 which comes to $10 when you add in the sales taxes. Stop in between 1 and 5 and check it out.
By Jeff Zeitler on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
We aren’t hosting real tours at the moment, but you can go on a virtual tour and tasting this Thursday, hosted by Jeff of Urban Forage. Several other cideries will host as the autumn unfolds, giving you an opportunity to see into a slew of Minnesota cideries even during this unending pandemic. It should be […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Friday, August 21st, 2020
Hey! It’s been a while, but we’ve finally bottled and labeled and gotten all of our wine varieties uploaded to the online store. We now have Frontenac, Frontenac Gris and Edelweiss available. If you only try one- try the Frontenac Gris. It’s the flavor of late summer in a bottle and even if you think […]
By Jeff Zeitler on Saturday, August 1st, 2020
This week Mayor Frey announced that all bars in Minneapolis will have to close, and no reopen date has been given. Our taproom falls under that order, so we are closing it up for now. We are still taking orders online and doing free home delivery, so please keep that in mind when you’re in […]
