Alpenfire Cider - Bear in Mind (750 mL)

Alpenfire Cider - Bear in Mind (750 mL)
Alpenfire Cider's Bear In Mind is a limited release, small batch cider from the cidery's Burnt Branch Reserve Series. Alpenfire's Burnt Branch Series is mostly reserved for their own Cider Club members and for pouring at their orchard based tasting room in Port Townsend on the Olympic Penninsula. The Bishop family (Nancy, Bear, and their son Philippe) has been producing some of the best American cider for nearly a quarter century. This special blend was made as a surprise to celebrate Bear Bishop's 69th Birthday.
Made from a blend of 2/3 Corts & Kings (another limited release from Alpenfire made from 50% Cortland Apples and 50% Kings apples) barrel aged in Wilder Bee Farm mead barrels, and 1/3 Pirate's Plake (an English style cider made from a blend of Bittersharp cider apple varieties).
Tasting Notes: This is a dry cider, unfiltered and unpasteurized - much like Alpenfire's founder that this cider was made for. This cider is barrel forward with a modest and light bourbon touch, and notes of vanilla - all intermingled with flavors of green apple, pineapple, and cleansing minerality.
About Alpenfire Cider: Alpenfire was one of Washington State's first commercial cideries when they opened in 2006. For two decades since then, they've been very consistently releasing some of the finest craft ciders in North America. Alpenfire was also the first American cidery to obtain a certified organic designation. Their family's estate orchard in Port Townsend on the Olympic Penninsula includes around 1,000 English, French, and Heirloom apple trees. Operated by Bear and Nancy Bishop, and their son Phillipe - to the Bishop family organic is not an option but a necessity - a necessity that keeps them in touch with nature and helps to create the kind of future they want for their family and the planet.
Alpenfire is usually Erik's answer to the question "which cidery is your favorite?".
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Dry
- Tannins: Medium
- Acidity: Medium Plus
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Cortland, King, Yarlington Mill, Kingston Black, Foxwhelp, and Muscadet de Dieppe
- Features: Blend, Organic, and Barrel Aged
- ABV: 6.9%
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
- Shipping available across U.S.
- In stock, ready to ship
- Inventory on the way