Cidery Reviews
Longview Ciderhouse
When: September 19th, 2025 Where: 36 Long Bottom Rd, Southington, CT 06489 Longview Ciderhouse is owned and operated by Rogers Orchards and is an outdoor only facility. The name comes from the long view visitors get from their hilltop porch, where people can see the Hartford skyline all the way from Southington. Rogers Orchards sets…
Yankee Cider Company
When: June 1st, 2025 Where: 23 Petticoat lane, East Haddam, CT Yankee Cider Company was started as the Staehly Tree Farm in 1985 as a Christmas tree farm. In 2014, they added wine to their products and opened their cider and wine taproom in 2019. The taproom is located in a renovated old barn, which…
Arrigoni Winery & Cider Company
When: May 10th, 2025 Where: 1287 Portland-Cobalt Rd, Portland, CT Named after the Arrigoni Bridge, connecting Middletown and Portland, Arrigoni Winery & Cider Company is located in Portland, Connecticut and offers a wide range of wine and cider. Nick and I made our trips to Arrigoni specifically for their self described “New England Ciders.” Walking…
Hogans Cider Mill
When: April 7th, 2023 Where: 522 Spielman Hwy, Burlington, CT 06103 Hogan’s Cider Mill was founded in 1912 by Patrick Hogan and was purchased by PGA golfer Chet Dunlop in 1992. As a result there is mini golf course next to the barn and a golf course where the Dunlop’s run the New England School…
Stem Ciders
When we went: October 4th, 2021 Where: 2811 Walnut St #150, Denver, CO 80205 Stem Ciders was founded in 2013 and they have two taprooms, one in Denver and one in Lafayette. We visited their Denver location back in 2018 when Nick used to live in South Dakota. Denver was the closest large city to…
Bergen House
When Chris Went: March 27th, 2021 Where: 725 Main Street, Unit 27, Middletown, CT 06457 It seems every time I go to Middletown there is a new establishment opening up. This time it was Bergen House, a meadery that opened in Fall of 2020. It is one of only a handful of meaderies in Connecticut,…
Brewing Persuasions: Nashville Edition
Tailgate Brewery, Harding House Brewing Co., & Diskin Cider Tailgate Brewery Visited: September 19, 2020 Where: 7300 Charlotte Pike, Nashville, TN 37209 Tailgate began brewing beer in 2014 and is considered one of Nashville’s most successful brewing companies. They have three different locations spread out across the Music City. Each Tailgate location has a full…
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks
When we went: June 6th, 2020 Where: 180 Johnson Street, Middletown, CT 06457 Spoke + Spy Ciderworks opened in Middletown in 2018 but the idea was hatched when owners Ron and Kim were living in England drinking cider in pubs and bars. They decided to start brewing at home and it eventually led them to…
New England Cider Company
When Chris went: March 14th, 2020 Where: 110 N Plains Industrial Rd A, Wallingford, CT 06492 You might recognize New England Cider Company from our top 10 Connecticut Ciders post where it had a number of spots. New England Cider is located in Wallingford, but like us you may have seen them first as a…
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