ANXO Cider - Heurich's Liberty Dry-Hopped Cider (12 oz)
ANXO Cider - Heurich's Liberty Dry-Hopped Cider (12 oz)
Anxo Cider's Heurich's Liberty is a special release, dry-hopped made in collaboration with Right Proper Brewing and the Heurich House Museum of Washington, DC. Made 100% from Stayman Winesap apples grown by 78 Acres in Smithsburg, Maryland. Naturally fermented in wood foeder and dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic & Nelson hops.
Tart & Historic, it's a modern recreation of a historic DC beverage! Dry cider with plus acidity and low tannin. Tart with a hop forward profile of enticing citrusy and piney qualities. A bright, zingy, lemony finish on the palate.
The Christian Heurich Brewing Company was founded in 1872, and was at one point the largest brewery in Washington, D.C. In anticipation of Prohibition coming to D.C., Christian Heurich pivoted his brewery to make a non-alcoholic apple drink, purchasing $100,000 worth of Stayman Winesap apples and pasteurizing them to prevent the juice from fermenting to alcohol. While he diluted the beverage and added a hop extract, what Heurich did not anticipate is that contrary to beer which requires the addition of yeast, cider can ferment in its own juices. After 18 months, the apple drink was about 6% ABV.
Although Prohibition was in effect, in 1920 Heurich was given special permission to sell the fermented apple drink - which he called Liberty Apple Champagne - for just three weeks. In 1933 when Prohibition was repealed, Heurich still had 60,000 gallons of Liberty Apple Champagne stored at the brewery, which were dumped and lost to time to make room for future brews. 100 years later, this Liberty Apple Cider from Anxo pays homage to Heurich’s original release, while staying true to ANXO’s standards of creating ciders made with only apples and no additives - except in this case hops.
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Dry
- Tannins: Low
- Acidity: Medium Plus
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Winesap
- Features: Hops and No Sulfites Added
- ABV: 6.9%
- Format: 12 oz Can
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