Tag Archives: Cider

Meriwether Cider

Posted on June 1, 2016 by twsobey

Boise Brew Minute (episode 82) – Gig at Meriwether Cider talks about their experiment with sessionable cider at Ale Fort. We discuss what it means to be “sessionable” and how they were able to decrease the alcohol content without watering … Continue reading →

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Meriwether Cider

Posted on September 2, 2015 by twsobey

Boise Brew Minute (episode 48) – Kate and Gig at Meriwether Cider discuss how they got into cider making and what prompted them to open Boise’s newest cidery. We also talk about the science of back-sweetening the cider before bottling … Continue reading →

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Cider tales: Making a press for foraged apples

Posted on August 24, 2015 by twsobey

The following article is one I wrote for Edible Idaho for the Fall 2014 issue. Pedaling my bike uphill on a 90 degree day in September, pulling a trailer with 150 pounds of apples, I started to reconsider my “brilliant” … Continue reading →

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Longdrop Cidery

Posted on April 15, 2015 by twsobey

Boise Brew Minute (episode 30) – Chris from Longdrop Cidery talks about whether cider is more like beer or wine and how Longdrop draws on techniques from both brewing and wine-making to create their different types of cider.

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Alefort

Posted on March 25, 2015 by twsobey

Boise Brew Minute (episode 27) – David and Mckenna are organizing Alefort, the beer part of the Treefort Music Festival, this year and took time to talk to us about what to expect. Along with the unique beers we’ve seen … Continue reading →

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