The article highlights the diversity of craft cider and mead production, emphasizing that just like beer, these beverages can vary widely. It showcases several local spots, including Heidrun Meadery's vibrant garden and unique honey wines, as well as Far West Cider Co's commitment to quality from a family farm. Flora and Ferment is also spotlighted for its small-batch offerings in a welcoming atmosphere. Collectively, these establishments represent the rich possibilities within the cider and mead scene, encouraging exploration for both aficionados and newcomers.
Like breweries who turn grain into IPAs, stouts, and lagers, cideries and meaderies create a wide variety of styles using apples and honey from different orchards and gardens.
In 2012, the owner of Heidrun Meadery began transforming an old West Marin dairy farm into a honey bee oasis, which 10 years later became a wonderland of flowering plants.
Far West Cider Co's apples are grown on a 100-year-old, fourth-generation family farm in San Joaquin County, and they serve fermented hard ciders.
Located in Albany, Flora and Ferment is a charming cider house pouring a rotating selection of small-batch ciders, meads, and hard kombuchas from all across California.
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