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      • Achel – Vaalkensward, Limburg
      • Chimay – Baileux, Hainaut
      • La Trappe – Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
      • Orval – Viller-devant-Orval, Luxembourg
        • Orval – Reviews: Various Ages
      • Rochefort – Rochefort, Namur
      • The Spencer Brewery (St. Joseph’s Abbey) – Spencer, Massachusetts
      • Stift Engelszeller – Engelhartszell an der Donau, Austria
      • Tre Fontane – Roma, Italy
      • Westmalle – Westmalle, Antwerpen
      • Westvleteren – Vleteren, West Vlaanderen
      • Zundert – Klein Zundert, Netherlands
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      • ‘t Gaverhopke (Ambachtelijke Bruowerij) – Harelbeke, West Vlaanderen
      • Achouffe – Achouffe, Luxembourg
      • Alvinne – Moen, West Vlaanderen
      • Bastogne – Vaux-Sur-Sure, Luxembourg
      • Bocq – Purnode, Namur
      • Boon – Lembeek, Vlaams-Brabant
        • Boon Geuze Mariage Parfait
        • Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait
      • Brasserie Caracole – Falmignoul, Namur
      • Brunehaut – Brunehaut, Hainaut
      • Cantillon – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • Cazeau – Templeuve, Hainaut
      • De Brabandere (formerly Bavik) – Bavikhove, West Vlaanderen
      • De Dochter van de Korenaar
      • De Dolle – Esen, West Vlaanderen
        • De Dolle Oerbier – June 2014 Bottling
      • De Glazen Toren – Erpe-Mere, Oost Vlaanderen
      • De Graal – Brakel, Oost Vlaanderen
      • De Halve Maan – Brugge, West Vlaanderen
      • De Koninck – Antwerp, Antwerpen
      • De La Senne – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • De Leite – Ruddervoorde, West Vlaanderen
      • De Plukker – Poperinge, West Vlaanderen
      • De Ranke – Dottignies, Hainaut
      • De Striuse Brouwers – Oostvleteren, West Vlaanderen
      • De Troch – Wambeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Des Rocs – Montignies-sur-Rocs, Hainaut
      • Dilewyns – Dendermonde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) – Beersel, Vlaams Brabant
      • Dubuisson – Pipaix, Hainaut
      • Dupont – Tourpes, Hainaut
        • Saison Dupont Dry Hopping
      • Fantôme – Soy, Luxemburg
      • Geuzestekerij De Cam – Gooik, Vlaams Brabant
      • Girardin – Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Vlaams Brabant
      • Hanssens Artisanaal – Dworp, Vlaams Brabant
      • Het Anker – Mechelen, Antwerpen
      • Hobbybrouwerij Het Nest – Turnhout, Antwerpen
      • Hof Ten Dormaal – Tildonk, Vlaams Brabant
        • Hof ten Dormaal Zure van Tildonk
        • Hof Ten Dormaal Winter
      • Huyghe – Melle, Oost Vlaanderen
      • La Brasserie à Vapeur – Pipaix, Hainaut
      • La Rulles – Rulles, Luxembourg
      • Lefebvre – Quenast, Brabant Walloon
      • Les 3 Fourquets – Bovigny, Luxembourg
      • Liefman’s – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Lindemans – Vlezembeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Malheur – Buggenhout, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Nieuwhuys – Hoegaarden, Vlaams Brabant
      • No Science Brasserie – Bruxelles, Region de Bruxelles-Capitale
      • Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor) – Bellegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Oud Beersel – Beersel, Vlaams Brabant
      • Rodenbach – Roeselare, West Vlaanderen
        • Rodenbach Vintage
      • Roman – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Silly – Silly, Hainaut
      • Sint Bernardus – Watou, West Vlaanderen
      • Slaghmuylder “Witkap Pater” – Ninove, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Smisje/Smiske – Oudenaarde, Oost Vlaanderen
      • Strubbe – Ichtegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Tilquin – Bierghes (Rebecq), Walloon Brabant
        • Tilquin Oude Gueuze
      • Timmermans – Itterbeek, Vlaams Brabant
      • Van Honsebrouck – Ingelmuster, West Vlaanderen
      • Verzet – Anzegem, West Vlaanderen
      • Vliegende Paard Brouwers (Prearis) – Oedelem, West Vlaanderen
    • Canada
      • British Columbia
        • Driftwood Brewery – Victoria, British Columbia
        • Four Winds Brewing – Delta, British Columbia
        • Gulf Island Brewery – Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
        • Lighthouse Brewing – Victoria, British Columbia
        • Stanley Park Brewery – Vancouver, British Columbia
      • Quebec
        • Brasserie Dieu du Ciel – Montreal, Quebec
        • Micro-Brasserie Le Trou du Diable – Shawinigan, Quebec
        • Unibroue – Chambly, Quebec
    • England
      • Samuel Smith Brewery – Tadcaster, North Yorkshire
      • T&R Theakston – Masham, North Yorkshire
      • Timothy Taylor & Co – Keighley, West Yorkshire
      • Unicorn Brewery Robinson’s Brewery – Stockport, Cheshire
      • Wells & Young’s Brewing Co. – Bedford, Shefford
    • Finland
      • Vakka-Suomen Panimo Osakeyhtiö – Uusikaupunki, Finland
    • France
      • La Brasserie de St Sylvestre – St Sylvestre Cappel, France
      • Brasserie Thiriez – Esquelbecq, France
    • Germany
      • Apostelbräu – Hauzenberg, Bavaria
      • Ayinger Privatbraurei – Aying, Bavaria
      • G. Schneider & Sohn – Kelheim, Bavaria
      • Klosterbrauerei Reutberg – Sachsenkam, Bavaria
      • Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg – Regensburg, Bavaria
      • Kulmbacher Brauerei – Kulmbach, Upper Franconia
      • Mahr’s Bräu – Bamburg, Franconia
      • Pinkus Müller Brauerei – Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Kloster Andechs – Andechs, Bavaria
      • Schlossbraerei-Au-Hallertau – Au, Bavaria
      • Würzburger Hofbräu – Würzburg, Lower Franconia
    • Iceland
      • Einstök Ölgerð – Akureyri, Iceland
    • Italy
      • Birra Cittavecchia – Trieste Sgonico, Italy
      • Birra del Borgo – Borgorose, Italy
      • Birrificio Montegioco – Montegioco, Italy
    • Netherlands
    • New Zealand
      • Moa Brewing – Marlborough, New Zealand
      • Renaissance Brewing – Blenheim, New Zealand
    • Norway
      • Haand Bryggeriet – Drammen, Norway
      • Klostergården Alstadberg Tradisjonbryggeri
    • Poland
      • Fortuna – Miloslaw, Poland
    • Scotland
      • Harviestoun Brewery – Alva, Scotland
      • Traquair House – Peeblesshire, Scotland
    • United States
      • California
        • Ballast Point Brewing – San Diego, California
        • Green Flash Brewing – San Diego, California
        • North Coast Brewing – Fort Bragg, California
        • Russian River Brewing – Santa Rosa, California
        • Sierra Nevada Brewing – Chico, California
        • Societe Brewing – San Diego, California
        • Stone Brewing – Escondido, California
      • Colorado
        • Avery Brewing – Boulder, Colorado
        • Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project – Denver, Colorado
        • Funkwerks – Fort Collins, Colorado
        • New Belgium Brewing – Fort Collins, Colorado
        • Odell Brewing Co – Fort Collins, Colorado
      • Delaware
        • Dogfish Head Brewing – Milton, Delaware
      • Illinois
        • Off Color Brewing – Chicago, Illinois
      • Massachusetts
        • Boston Brewing Company – Boston, Massachusetts
      • Michigan
        • Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales – Dexter, Michigan
      • Montana
        • Lone Peak Brewery – Big Sky, Montana
      • New Mexico
        • Abbey Beverage Company – Abiquiu, New Mexico
      • New York
        • Brewery Ommegang – Cooperstown, New York
      • North Carolina
        • NoDa Brewing – Charlotte, North Carolina
      • Oklahoma
        • Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing Company) – Krebs, Oklahoma
      • Oregon
        • Block 15 Brewing – Corvallis, Oregon
        • Cascade Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • The Commons Brewery – Portland, Oregon
        • Deschutes Brewery – Bend, Oregon
        • Full Sail Brewing – Hood River, Oregon
        • Gigantic Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • Hair of the Dog Brewing – Portland Oregon
        • Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) – Portland, Oregon
        • Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales – Hood River, Oregon
        • Pfriem Family Brewers – Hood River, Oregon
        • Portland Brewing – Portland, Oregon
        • Upright Brewing – Portland, Oregon
      • Pennsylvania
        • Victory Brewing – Downingtown, Pennsylvania
      • Utah
        • Uinta Brewing – Salt Lake City, Utah
      • Vermont
        • The Alchemist – Waterbury, Vermont
      • Washington
        • Elysian Brewing – Seattle, Washington
    • Wales
      • The Celt Experience – Caerphilly, Caerphilly
  • Cider
    • Belgium – Cider
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    • France – Cider
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      • Beau Soleil – Matignon, Bretagne
      • Bordatto – Jaxu, Irouleguy
      • Christian Drouin – Coudray-Rabut, Normandy
        • Comte Louis de Lauriston – Domfront, Normandy
      • Cyril Zangs – Glos, Normandie
      • Domaine Dupont – Victot-Pontfol, Normandy
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      • Eric Bordelet – Charchigné, Pays de la Loire
      • François Séhédic – La Forêt-Fouesnant, Bretagne
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      • Le Lieu Chéri – Ouilly-Le-Vicomte, Normandie
      • Le Brun Bigoud – Plovan, Bretagne
      • Lezérgué – Ergue-Gaberic, Cornouaille, Bretagne
      • Manoir de Grandouet – Cambremer, Normandie
      • Minotière – Ouilly-le-Vicomte, Calvados, Normandie
    • Germany – Cider
      • Fuchshof – Dingelsdorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Ireland – Cider
      • Craigies Irish Craft Cider – Blessington, County Wicklow
    • Spain – Cider
      • Gurutzeta Sagardotegia – Astigarraga, Guipúzcoa
      • Mayador – Villaviciosa, Asturias
      • Riestra – Sariego, Asturias
      • Sarasola – Asteau, Gipuzkoa
    • United Kingdom – Cider
      • Dunkertons Organic Ciders – Pembridge, Herefordshire
      • Hecks Farmhouse Cider – Street, Somerset
      • Pilton Somerset Cider – Pilton, Somerset
      • Sandford Orchards – Crediton, Devon
      • Worley’s Cider – Dean, Somerset, England
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      • EZ Orchards – Salem, Oregon
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Category: Cider History

Jerome Dupont of Famille Dupont Cidrerie Passes Away at Age 48

Posted August 24, 2018August 23, 2018 EditorLeave a commentPosted in Cider, Cider History, Cider Review Slider French, Cidre, France

It is with great sadness that I must report that on August 15th, 2018 famed Cidre and Calvados maker Jerome Dupont passed away suddenly at […]

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Apple Blossoms at EZ Orchards

Posted May 7, 2017July 13, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer and Cider Photography, Cider, Cider History, Cidre, Oregon

Orchards are always interesting to shoot. There’s a lot of light and shade to work with and around. Also, if you’re not careful picking your […]

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Cider Pears in the Orchards of Eric Bordelet

Posted March 19, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer and Cider Photography, Cider, Cider History, Cider Reviews, Cidre, Poire

A shallow field of depth can take a noisy background, such as bunch of leaves, and blur it out into an excellent way to frame […]

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: The Basilica of St Therese of Lisieux

Posted February 12, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer and Cider Photography, Beer Tourism, Beer Writing, Cider History

When you’re operating with a limited lens kit, in this case a 17mm-55mm zoom, your body is often the thing that gets moved the most […]

Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Apples and Air in the Orchards of Eric Bordelet

Posted November 27, 2016 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Cider, Cider History

Orchards provide a mixed light environment. Trees, by their nature, create a lot of shade. This often can lead to patches of light between the […]

Eric Bordelet Poiré Authentique

Posted April 16, 2016August 8, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Cider, Cider History, Cider Review Slider French, Cider Reviews, Poire

Eric Bordelet is one of the most admired orchardists and cider makers in France and the world. His unique perspective and vision is driving his […]

Christian Drouin Cidre Pays d’Auge

Posted April 9, 2016August 8, 2017 Christopher Barnes2 CommentsPosted in Cider, Cider History, Cider Review Slider French, Cider Reviews

In the scheme of European family owned alcohol producers, 3 generations is practically a brand new business. The Drouin family has only been at it […]

Comte Louis de Lauriston Cidre Bouche Brut

Posted March 26, 2016August 8, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Cider, Cider History, Cider Review Slider French, Cider Reviews

Comte Louis de Lauriston definitely has a fun and interesting past that lends flavor to this traditional Norman cidre. Located in the southwest of Normandy […]

Ciderday’s Alright For Pressing

Posted February 18, 2016 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Cider, Cider History, Cider Reviews, England, France, Spain

Small Changes, New Content, Expanded Focus (slightly)! Over the first week of February, the United States Association of Cider Makers hosted their annual convention, CiderCon, […]

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