Jun
15
1:00 PM13:00

Small Batch VIP Cider Session

The Minnesota Cider Guild presents the Small Batch VIP Cider Session.

Join fellow cider lovers and friends for a deep, delicious dive into local cider. Your favorite cideries will be pouring special small batches of their ciders along with the ciders you already know and love. While you’re tasting, learn about the unique ciders that Minnesota produces and get your questions answered during face-to-face conversations with the cider makers. We will have limited tickets available in order for attendees to have a more in-depth tasting experience.

Tickets can be purchased at https://events.humanitix.com/small-batch-cider-tasting

Attending cideries and the ciders they will be serving are below.

Tallgrass Cider: Batch No. 4 (single varietal semi-sweet), Afterglow (Aged on Aronia Berries for 1 year), and Scratch and Tangle (Cider aged on Wild Black Cap Raspberries)

Minneapolis Cider Company: Resolution #5, Half-Nelson Hopped 2.0, Fireside, and Rubus Roselle.

Keepsake Cidery: Chestnut/Chisel Jersey Dry Pet Nat, Dabinett SV Medium, Aura Champagne Style, and Driftless La Crescent Pet Nat Co-ferment with Plums and Grapes.

Urban Forage Winery and Cider House: Blackcurrant Cider, Pear Cider, and Barrel-aged Dry.

Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cider: Ginger, Cayenne, Lemon Basil, and Rhubarb.

Wild State Cider: Blackberry Mint, Pride - Peach Basil, and Berry Jam.

Number 12 Cider - ciders TBD

Sweetland Orchard - ciders TBD

Milk & Honey Ciders - ciders TBD

String Theory Cider - ciders TBD

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Jun
24
11:00 AM11:00

2023 Annual Meeting

Minnesota Cider Guild 2023 Annual Meeting

If you’re a member, or prospective member, of the Minnesota Cider Guild, then join us at Number 12 Cider for the 2023 Annual Meeting. To have an accurate number of who will be attending, please RSVP here.

The agenda will include:

1. Tour of Number 12 w/Steve and pizza from Little Tomato

2. Meet Luke - our new Executive Director!

3. Roundtable Discussion - Guild Expansion: Should the MN Cider Guild expand to include IA, SD, ND, and WI?

4. Guild Action - What do you as members want to see from the guild?

5. Financial and member update

6. Board Member Elections

7. Cider Share

Are you interested in serving on the board of the Minnesota Cider Guild? This year we have three board seats up for election at the Annual Meeting. Volunteer board members help set the direction of the organization during their two-year term. Meetings are held monthly and primarily take place online. If you're interested in being on the ballot for one of the board seats, please send an email to Luke at luke@mncider.org and include your name, cider affiliation, and a brief bio. In order to run for a board seat or vote for board members you need to be a current member of the guild.

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Minnesota Ciderfest!
Oct
22
2:00 PM14:00

Minnesota Ciderfest!

Enjoy unlimited samples of unique ciders from 18+ local and regional Cideries.

The following cideries will be attending, with more being added.

  • Sapsucker Farms

  • Wild State Cider

  • Minneapolis Cider Co

  • Urban Forage Winery

  • Duluth Cider

  • Number 12 Cider

  • Keepsake Cidery

  • Sweetland Orchard

  • Thor's Hard Cider

  • Milk and Honey Ciders

  • 2Towns Cider

  • Schilling

  • Uncle Johns

  • Sociable Ciderwerks

  • Eden

  • Alter Ego

  • Anxo

  • Woodchuck

  • Wild Terra

Need help? Please reach out to mnciderguild@gmail.com

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Aug
27
to Sep 6

2021 State Fair Booth

The Minnesota Cider Guild will be hosting a booth at the State Fair!

Find us in the Ag Building next to the apple growers and wine makers. The booth will be hosted daily from 10am - 4pm.

Interested in volunteering to be a booth host? Fill out the form below!

 
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May
1
2:00 PM14:00

Cider Guild Annual Meeting

Agenda

  • 2pm - Annual Meeting & Voting for New Board Members

  • 2:30pm - Panel Discussion: Making the Most of your Taproom

    • Hear from 4 panelists as they discuss some creative ways to use your tap room for more than just drinking cider!

  • 3:30pm - Farm Tour

  • 4pm - Cider Share

  • 6pm - Bluegrass Band Begins

Need to Attend Virtually?

We will be setting up a virtual meeting for the annual meeting at 2pm and the panel discussion to follow. Watch for details about how to login!

Attending in Person:

  • Sapsucker will have a food truck on site beginning at noon

  • Bring cider to share!

  • Invite others invested in the cider community to join! This may include employees, managers, owners, or future ciderists.

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Ask the Maker: Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery
Sep
24
6:00 PM18:00

Ask the Maker: Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery

Ask the Makers Virtual Event featuring Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery

Thursday, Sept 24 @ 6pm

Jim & Debbie from Yellow Belly will be tasting their Barrel Aged and Cranberry Rose ciders. If you want to join in the tasting, you can find these ciders at Surdyks, South Lyndale Liquors, Ombibulous, most HyVees, Top Ten stores and Total Wine.

Join us live on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/978305405983895/

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2020 Winter Conference POSTPONED
Mar
28
2:30 PM14:30

2020 Winter Conference POSTPONED

COVID-19 UPDATE

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Cider Guild Board has made the difficult decision to postpone the upcoming Winter Conference and annual meeting. We are optimistic that we will be able to schedule the gathering and share a cider together once again sooner rather than later.

Please let us know if you have any additional questions or concerns. We wish you all good health and positivity during these trying times. 

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Mark your calendars for the Minnesota Cider Guild’s Annual Winter Conference taking place Saturday, March 28 from 2:30-7 pm at Number 12 Cider in Minneapolis. The Guild member meeting will be from 1-2 p.m. followed by five sessions that offer unique insights into the cider world. We welcome any and all attendees to grab a bite with us at the end of the day with pizza, charcuterie and a cider share between 6-7 p.m.

 

For tickets, please visit our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mn-cider-guild-13489922043

 

WHEN: POSTPONED

WHERE: Number 12 Cider, 614 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

 

ADMISSION:

  • Cider enthusiasts and members: FREE (Up to 2 tickets)

  • Cider enthusiasts and members additional tickets: $15

  • Home cidermaker (to receive 1-gallon carboy+airlock, yeast, yeast nutrients, juice, dry base, bottles, sugar): $50

  • Public (non-cidermaker): $25

*For those who sign-up to become enthusiasts at the meeting, you will be refunded at the event.

 

HOME CIDERMAKER SESSIONS:

  • 2:30 p.m.: Cidermaking & Fermentation 101
    These first two sessions will be an intro for home cidermakers to learn the steps needed to making cider on their own.

  • 3:30 p.m.: English Cider Tasting
    Come and sample English ciders as well as discuss the technique and unique flavors in different regions.

  • 4:30 p.m.: Bottling & Juice Sourcing
    Discussion on local, bulk and organic juice sourcing for ciders.

 

For more information about joining the Minnesota Cider Guild, please visit MNCider.org.

 

Tickets are available via Eventbrite and we strongly encourage all participants to register on our website, mncider.org.

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Oct
26
1:00 PM13:00

2019 Bushel to Bottle Fall Festival and Beverage Tasting

Celebrate Fall with Harvest-Themed Ciders, Beers, Wines and Spirits from Minnesota Makers

Join the Minnesota Cider Guild at the 4th Annual Bushel to Bottle Fall Festival, Saturday, October 26, from 1-5 p.m., at the picturesque Minnesota Harvest Orchard and event barn in Jordan, Minnesota — just 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. Sip and savor harvest-themed ciders, beers, and spirits and mix with Minnesota makers with unlimited samples of specialty beverages. In addition to sampling, nosh on great foods like gas-fired pizzas to celebrate the fall season in the barn or enjoy peaceful tractor rides across the orchard.

Attendees will receive a commemorative sample glass to enjoy the variety of beverages that will be available from our 15+ cideries, breweries, and distilleries.  

Bushel to Bottle benefits the non-profit Minnesota Cider Guild, an organization that aims to promote craft cider, education, and culture in the state. Our crowds are well-informed, respectful and interested in engaging with Minnesota craft beverage producers. 

 Ticket Options:

  • VIP tickets — $45: Enjoy an extra hour of attendance starting at 1 p.m., plus sign-up for a special Bushel to Bottle Journey Tour on the grounds (first tour begins at 3 p.m.)

  • Regular Admission — $35 (2 p.m. entrance)

  • Shuttle Bus — $15 in advance, $20 on-site

  • *ALL IDs will be checked. No ID = no entrance.*

  • Eventbrite link: https://busheltobottlefallfestival.eventbrite.com

Ample parking is available at the orchard. A shuttle bus will be leaving from Number 12 Cider (614 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55401) at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday and returning at approximately 6:15 p.m. Limited seats are available.

**If you are interested in taking a shuttle bus to and from the Twin Cities for this event please email mnciderguild@gmail.com and we will share details.

SAMPLE LOCAL CIDERS, BREWS AND COCKTAILS FROM OUR FANTASTIC LINE-UP OF VENDORS:

  • Wild State Cider - DULUTH

  • Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery - MORA

  • Keepsake Cidery - DUNDAS

  • MN Harvest - JORDAN

  • Urban Forage Winery & Cidery - MINNEAPOLIS

  • Milk & Honey Ciders - ST. JOSEPH

  • Number 12 Cider - MINNEAPOLIS

  • Sweetland Orchard - WEBSTER

  • Loon Liquor Company - NORTHFIELD

  • Tattersall Distilling - MINNEAPOLIS

  • Third Street Brewhouse - COLD SPRING

  • Sociable Cider Werks - MINNEAPOLIS

  • Minneapolis Cider Company - MINNEAPOLIS

  • Thor’s Hard Cider - STILLWATER

  • Town Hall Brewery - MINNEAPOLIS

  • Imminent Brewing - NORTHFIELD

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Minnesota Cider Festival 2019
Jun
8
2:00 PM14:00

Minnesota Cider Festival 2019

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Join the Minnesota Cider Guild for the 2019 Minnesota Cider Festival, the region’s premier cider sampling event.

This outdoor festival will feature unlimited samples from around 100 local, national and international cideries. Guests will also enjoy food for purchase from Spring Café and Red River Kitchen all while taking in views of beautiful Como Lake from Como Lakeside Pavilion.

A limited number of early entry tickets are available for $60 and include early entry to the festival, one hour early starting at 1pm, featuring special releases and other goodies. General admission tickets are $50 and include entry to the festival starting at 2pm. All tickets include unlimited cider samples and a souvenir tasting glass. If still available, tickets will be sold at the door for $70 (early entry) and $60 (general admission).

Designated Driver tickets are $10 and include a souvenir tasting glass and non-alcoholic beverage samples.

Tickets are available here: https://bit.ly/2UUTrA2

All attendees, including Designated Drivers, must be 21+ years of age to enter. 

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Minnesota Cider Week: June 3-8
May
31
to Jun 9

Minnesota Cider Week: June 3-8

Minnesota Cider Week is upon us, with events happening all over the state including tap takeovers, trivia, cider happy hours and more! We’ll kick the week off with cider pours at Sea Salt Eatery Friday, May 31-Sunday, June 2. We top it off at the Minnesota Cider Festival, Saturday, June 8, at Como Lakeside Pavilion. See you out there! 

MINNESOTA CIDER WEEK 2019 SCHEDULE

·      Friday, May 31-Sunday, June 2:

o   Cider Tasting

o   Multiple Cideries

o   Sea Salt Eatery, 4825 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis

 

·      Saturday, June 1:

o   Minnesota Cider Week Party featuring Firkin and Music

o   Keepsake Cidery

o   4609 135th St. E., Dundas

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/2274199609506076/

 

o   Cider & Minne Art Show

o   Sapsucker Farms

o   2752 215th Ave., Mora

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/245450406319201/

 

·      Sunday, June 2:

o   Multiple Ciders

o   Open Streets Minneapolis Event

o   Up-Down, 3012 Lyndale Ave. South, Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/1205442612958554/

 

·      Monday, June 3:

o   Cider Industry Networking Social

o   Number 12 Cider

o   614 N 5th St., Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/579740489185531/

 

o   Trivia

o   Duluth Cider

o   2307 West Superior St., Duluth

 

o   Milk & Honey Ciders on tap throughout the week at the following locations:

o   Happy Gnome, 498 Selby Ave., St. Paul

o   Town Hall Tap, 4810 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis

o   Town Hall Brewery, 1430 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis

o   Red Cow North Loop, 201 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis

o   Red Cow Uptown, 2626 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

o   Red Cow 50th & France, 3624 W. 50th St., Minneapolis

o   Republic, 221 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis

 

o   Sweetland Orchard’s Cider Spritz on tap throughout the week at the following locations:

o   Republic, 221 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis

o   Happy Gnome, 498 Selby Ave., St. Paul

o   The Mill NE, 1851 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis

o   Nomad World Pub, 501 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis

o   Town Hall Tap, 4810 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis

  

·      Tuesday, June 4:

o   Happy Hour and Debut of Honey Toast Cider

o   Urban Forage Winery and Cider House

o   3016 East Lake St., Minneapolis

 

o   “Blingo” + Oasis Del Norte Food Truck

o   Duluth Cider

o   2307 West Superior St., Duluth

 

·      Wednesday, June 5:

o   The Rambler Food Truck

o   Duluth Cider

o   2307 West Superior St., Duluth

 

o   Cider Trivia

o   Number 12 Cider

o   614 N 5th St., Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/579740489185531/

 

·      Thursday, June 6:

o   Ciderbration + Spanish Cider Pouring Demo

o   Number 12 Cider

o   614 N 5th St., Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/579740489185531/

 

o   Cider Week Happy Hour + Apple Trivia

o   Urban Forage Winery and Cider House

o   3016 East Lake St. Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/2167008576720714/

 

o Pizza Jeopardy

o  Wild State Cider

o  2515 W Superior St., Duluth, MN

o  https://www.facebook.com/events/360017811317062/

·      Friday, June 7:

o   Seed Savers Exchange and Heirloom Cider Release + Cider Presentation + Private Production Tour

o   Number 12 Cider

o   614 N 5th St., Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/450760999005915/

 

o   Angela Divine and Nana Aforo Art Show

o   Urban Forage Winery and Cider House

o   3016 East Lake St. Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/280029176076637/

 

o   First Ever Friday Night Cookout with Cider and Sausages

o   Keepsake Cidery

o   4609 135th St. E., Dundas

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/450760999005915

o   The Barley Jacks with Four Mile Portage

o   Duluth Cider

o   2307 West Superior St., Duluth

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/2018699968239588/

 

o Superior Siren

o  Wild State Cider

o  2515 W Superior St., Duluth, MN

o  https://www.facebook.com/events/2162954327133236/

·      Saturday, June 8:

o   Minnesota Cider Festival

o   Como Lakeside Pavilion,

o   1360 Lexington Pkwy N., St. Paul

o   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/minnesota-cider-festival-2019-tickets-59486776550

 

o   Run for Cider 5K + Private Production Tour

o   Number 12 Cider

o   614 N 5th St., Minneapolis

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/579740489185531/

 

o   Big Wave Dave & The Ripples

o   Duluth Cider

o   2307 West Superior St., Duluth

o   https://www.facebook.com/events/2451358654884683/

 

o   Rosé Day at Red Rabbit, featuring Milk & Honey Cider Rosé

o   Red Rabbit

o   201 N. Washington Ave., Minneapolis

o Live blues rock music by Zakk Grandahl Trio

o Wild State Cider

o  2515 W Superior St., Duluth, MN

o https://www.facebook.com/events/2201275953517244/

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Winter Conference, Annual Meeting, and Board Member Elections
Mar
23
1:00 PM13:00

Winter Conference, Annual Meeting, and Board Member Elections

Mark your calendars for our winter conference and annual meeting on Saturday, March 23 from 1:00-7:00 at Keepsake Cidery. The annual meeting will be at 1:00, conference sessions will be from 2:00-5:00, and a meal+cider share will be from 5:00-7:00. 

There is no cost for members to attend. The cost is $50 for non-members.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION >

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Certified Cider Professional Level 1 Exam Prep
Jan
21
2:00 PM14:00

Certified Cider Professional Level 1 Exam Prep

Again this year, the MNCG is offering a prep session to prepare attendees to pass the Certified Cider Professional Level One exam. Please RSVP to us at mnciderguild@gmail.com to let us know that you plan to attend, and please feel free to forward this message on to your co-workers and staff who would benefit from the session. 

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