Hops Addition
Confession: One my favorite aspects of working in the beverage industry is utterly dismantling people’s preconceived notions and expectations about our craft.
The Fruits of Our Failures: Part II
Barrel-aging is a finnicky art. We don’t do it often, and when we have in the past, the results weren’t quite what we’d hoped.
Until now.
The Fruits of Our Failures: PART I
As we prepare to release the spectacular new vintage of Rocky Ridge Reserve on February 6, join us for a look back at how this barrel-aged cider was originally conceived.
A Potluck in a Glass
Loyal followers, allow me to introduce a new addition to the Blue Bee Cider family… Harvest Party. Every cider tells a story, and this one is a doozy. The origin…
Petit Manchurian
More than six years into this cidery concept, it’s hard to believe that we haven’t yet put apples and grapes together in a beverage. But at last, that’s about to…
Persnickety Pawpaws
Of the four Foraging Series projects, Golden Pawpaw proved to be my bugaboo. This was the third straight summer that I traversed the trails along the James River, in search…
Plums & Aplomb!
It’s safe to accuse those of us at Blue Bee Cider of having a fruit obsession, particularly when it comes to fermenting said fruit. From a creative standpoint, one of…
Presenting Our Greatest Hits
Since we opened five years ago, the tasting order for customers has been a constant topic of discussion. Every time a new cider or a new vintage enters the lineup,…
Serendipity + Hard Work = How Mill Race Bramble Was Born
In many ways, I still think of myself as a cider purist. I love working with apple trees and all the ways that cider apples vary from one another. I…
Hops & Cider: A Perfect Pair
Celebrating Growth in Virginia’s Hopped Cider Family Four years ago, Blue Bee Cider became the first Virginia cidery to make a hopped cider. A style long popular on the West…
