Sip the Top Hard Ciders Missouri Has to Offer

The Show-me state has many quality wineries, breweries and distilleries. You may have been to a few, and maybe have a favorite. Missouri is branching out into cideries now too.

Find the sweet fruit on Missouri fermented for you

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Hard craft cider has developed devotees over the years, and those that love a crisp hard cider have learned the process of fermenting the liquid gold and have set up shop around the state. Some local and regional breweries will produce hard ciders too, but take the time to seek out the cider specialists in Missouri.

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Brick River Cider – St. Louis makers of several flavors of hard cider downtown in St. Louis for nearly 10 years.

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Waves Cider - Columbia Invested in growing and fermenting the Waves team have immersed themselves in delivering deliciousness with the sweet flavors of mid-Missouri.

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Cider has been a part of the adult beverage menu in Europe for a long time. It didn’t really pop up in a large way in the USA until Redd’s Apple Ale in 2013. Since then, more proper hard ciders have been introduced and sold nationally, like Strongbow, or Angry Orchard. But like the micro-brews that preceded them, the local and regional flavors are always a preferred choice. Younger consumers also seem to be leaning towards sweeter offerings in world of alcohol.

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