SEATTLE – Yonder Cider, certainly one of Washington’s prime impartial cider producers, is altering the sport of craft cider as they rejoice two wild and loopy years in enterprise. Created out of a real love for cider and all issues apples, Yonder Cider launched in August 2020 through the coronary heart of the pandemic, promoting its first cans out of the founder’s storage in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood. In simply two years, Yonder has expanded statewide, rising by greater than 240% prior to now yr, with an anticipated 200,000 gallons in 2022.
Produced in Wenatchee, Washington – the guts of Apple Nation – the rising cidery prides itself on a mix of culinary and bittersweet apples, producing ciders as stunning and daring because the packaging they arrive in. To rejoice, Yonder will probably be internet hosting an epic occasion at their Ballard taproom on Saturday, August 27 from 12-7 pm, with restricted releases, on-site display printing, one-of-a-kind cider slushies, and extra.
“It seems like two years and twenty years all on the similar time,” mentioned Caitlin Braam, founding father of Yonder Cider. “Launching and rising throughout a pandemic wasn’t straightforward, nevertheless it made us who we’re right now. From the primary day, we opened the storage door to our beloved Yonder Bar to the pints and cans we promote throughout the state right now, the love and help we have now felt from our followers and neighborhood have been past something we might have imagined.”
Since these first Yonder Bar days, Yonder Cider has repeatedly strived to suppose exterior the field in terms of enterprise. In 2021, Braam labored with Seattle’s Metropolis Council to go the “Bringing Enterprise Residence” invoice, loosening home-based business rules and permitting small companies entrepreneurs like Yonder to get began of their storage.
Later that yr, she labored with Bale Breaker Brewing Firm to navigate and benefit from a brand new invoice permitting distilleries to share their taprooms with cideries/wineries and breweries. After opening a small distillery, Yonder Cider and Bale Breaker have been the primary to have the ability to benefit from the invoice. Their joint BBYC taproom, positioned in Ballard’s fashionable Brewing District, opened in September 2021 and has rapidly turn into a sizzling spot to seize a beverage and collect buddies, providing expansive indoor/outside seating, retail house, a classic photograph sales space, cider slushies, and 32 faucets of beer and cider.
With loads to rejoice, Yonder’s second-anniversary occasion will begin at midday on Saturday, August 27 on the Ballard taproom. Friends will get pleasure from new single varietal releases, a particular anniversary cider launch, unique cider slushies – together with one made with the favored Velvet Cashmere – and extra. Native display printer T-Shirt Insanity will probably be becoming a member of within the enjoyable, making a choice of restricted version Yonder tees, accessible for buy. In style Layers Sandwich Co. may also be on web site serving up tasty treats.
“If you understand Yonder, you understand we love a superb occasion – regardless of the circumstances – however we’ve by no means been capable of host one fairly like this,” Braam mentioned. “We celebrated yr one with cider to-go out of a storage. For yr two, we’ll be capable to rejoice in individual at our Ballard taproom, and also you higher consider we’ll be making up for misplaced time.”
Yonder’s mix of recent and conventional apples creates ciders as balanced, vibrant, and sophisticated because the land they arrive from, and has confirmed to be a recipe for achievement. Yonder’s distinctive strategy creates ciders which can be extra full-flavored and sophisticated than conventional trendy ciders, whereas nonetheless remaining inexpensive and wrapped in packaging that’s good for any event. From their fashionable Dry to the cocktail-inspired seasonals, there’s cider for each style.
Out there in cans and on draft at bars, eating places, bottle retailers and grocery shops all through Washington state, Yonder’s ever rising choice of ciders are additionally accessible at their Ballard taproom and for transport to greater than 40 states on-line at yondercider.com/buy-cider.
For extra info and updates, in addition to particulars of their second anniversary occasion, observe Yonder Cider on Instagram and Fb, or go to the web site at yondercider.com.
