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LIKE A BOSS: Numerous Asheville-area taprooms operate smoothly and efficiently thanks to female managers. Clockwise from top right are Christine Ferguson Weaver (Hi-Wire Brewing), Katie Jordan and Katy Luquire (Urban Orchard Cider Co.) and Gabe Pickard-Karnowski (Zebulon Artisan Ales). Photo of Ferguson Weaver by Javier Bola; photo of Luquire and Jordan by Bella Javens; photo ... [Read more]

Gregory N. Hill​, ​Cider Maker/Production Director​,​ Urban Orchard Cider Co.​ —​ Asheville, North ​​Carolina​ BREWER: How do you feel your job has had to adapt in the craft beverage market compared to a few years ago? HILL: My job hasn’t changed much due to the craft beverage market, its changed due to our growth and the large expansion ... [Read more]

Take a ride on the Amazing Pubcycle as it rides around Downtown Asheville with the host of 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes & Destinations.  We’re partial to around 18 minutes in when they make a stop at Urban Orchard Cider – South Slope.   https://www.100daysdrinksdishesdestinations.com/episodes/episode6-asheville/

Give humans a fruit, vegetable or grain, and they’re likely to find a way to make booze out of it. The apple — a fruit that grows well in so many places around the world — is no exception. Cider, an alcoholic beverage made from fermented apple juice, has been produced since before recorded history ... [Read more]

By Carol Viau- The Biltmore Beacon   Ahh, fall. It’s a time to enjoy refreshing coolness in the air — and all things apple — especially apple cider. A little history Cider been an American staple since the Pilgrims brought apple seeds and a cider press to the New World. Because water supplies were not ... [Read more]

  With an expansion into a huge second location nearing completion and their fifth anniversary coming up, family-owned Asheville business Urban Orchard Cider Co. clearly has reason to celebrate. It’s practically impossible to liken Urban Orchard Cider Co.’s new location to their first—in fact, one might even say it’s like comparing apples to oranges. The ... [Read more]

The first time Josie Mielke tried hard cider in 2005, she had no idea how much it would matter to her one day. “I really did not like it,” she recalls, laughing. “Back then, basically all you could get were really commercial ciders with a lot of high fructose corn syrup.” But her husband convinced ... [Read more]

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