American Cidermakers Form Association

Feb 7, 2013Dear Client:Cider in America is, increasingly, a funny thing. Top producers like Vermont Hard Cider chief Bret Williams and Boston Beer/Angry Orchard founder Jim Koch always talk about how many tenths-of-a-decimal-point cider is to the American beer industry. And yet, distributors are clamoring to pick up cider, and it's getting precious handles and shelf space. And just yesterday, a precocious group of American cidermakers announced an official association on the eve of today's Cider Conference in Chicago. The