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We decided to approach NY-grown English Morello cherries in the same fashion that wine grapes are treated by fermenting using a technique called carbonic maceration. Carbonic maceration creates esters (fruity-smelling chemical compounds) that give certain unmistakable flavors to red wines and in our case, cherries. During the carbonic maceration processes, the entire cherry was fermented until the skins burst inside the tank. We then took this spontaneously fermented cherry juice and blended California white wine concentrate with champagne yeast, wild yeast, and bacteria to enhance the natural wine characteristics found in this style of wine. Finally, the ferment was finished off by blending in barrel-aged New York cider. Deliciously juicy and elevated in flavor, this nontraditional style is hella nouveau rich and spits in the face of convention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/5676b957-1bfb-42ab-8065-97abb9b04f15/SU-The-Whole-Bush-IG.jpg Shared Universe - The Whole Bush July 2023 | Botanist and Barrel At Graft, we’re always pushing the boundaries of ingredient innovation and sustainable agriculture. So when we teamed up with @botanistandbarrel, we knew we had to try something daring: fermenting an entire blueberry bush! We've created a rarely-seen collaboration by exchanging wild yeast cultures via snail mail and utilizing each other's unique strains. With good reason, most companies, if not all, are intensely protective over their yeast. House yeast cultures are what make a beverage so unique. It's part of what makes their liquid taste like their liquid. Our focus at Graft is on the impact of yeast on our ferments rather than obsessing over apple varieties. ⁠ By incorporating Botanist and Barrel's proprietary yeast strain into our fermentation process, we've infused their cider's essence into our cider. The result? A unique ferment featuring blueberries, blueberry wood, and blueberry leaves. The wood imparts a touch of fruitiness and tannin, while the leaves add floral notes reminiscent of dried white tea. ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/8346f9e3-7da4-4f0b-996e-4031e3d5aa7a/Falling-Flowers-IG.jpg Shared Universe - Falling Flowers May 2023 | Forest & Main Brewery We collaborated with Frost & Main Brewery out of PA to create Falling Flowers, a two-way collaboration.⁠⁠ We were inspired by Forest and Main's love for saisons and the lushness of spring.⁠ ⁠ We co-fermented using their house saison yeast with our wild yeast strain and Hudson Valley-grown apples. We blended the co-ferment with wildflower honey and tangerine and "dry hopped" the cider with fragrant apple blossoms, jasmine, and rose petals. The end result is an aromatic and lively saison nose featuring notes of hay, citrus, and flowers. Underneath that bright exterior lies a dry farmhouse cider. We are delighted with the outcome and think you will be too.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/e21a3f4c-776d-44e1-8399-2ce84b6a7181/Ceremony+-+Kristen+Hunter.jpg Shared Universe - Ceremony January 2023 | Evil Twin Brewing We teamed up with Evil Twin Brewing out of New York City to create Ceremony, a two-way collaboration.⁠⁠ Our side of the collaboration is a Yuzu Champagne Cider that tastes like popped natty Champagne, freshly squeezed yuzu, and ceremonial Japanese tea.⁠ We co-fermented our cider with wild and champagne yeast on top of a yuzu emulsion and Riesling grape skins sourced from @brotherhoodwinery. After aging, we steeped a tea with silver needle white tea and ginger and added some more white grape juice to the final concoction before cranking the carbonation up on this for a sparkling beverage to bring in the new year.⁠ ⁠@eviltwinbrewingnyc created a champagne blonde ale that’s brewed with champagne yeast & conditioned on yuzu, riesling grapes, ginger, & white tea⁠ ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/3b18d8c2-ac78-47b6-9d44-2cd4a8ed340c/Foeder-Forces---Render---IG.jpg Shared Universe - Foeder Forces November 2022 | Proclamation Ale Company When foeders and Rock'em Sock'em robots come together, they create the ultimate fighting machine, FOEDER FORCES. Foeder Force is a 2-way collaboration with Proclamation Ale Works in Warwick, RI. Foeder Forces is part of our Shared Universe Collaboration line. The purpose of this line is to show how beverages, in this case, beer and cider, can create similar flavors and styles. Both us and Proc enjoy a good aged sour beverage, so we opted to trade yeast cultures from our foeders. Don't worry; our side of the collaboration is still GLUTEN-FREE. We co-fermented our juice with Procs Oakville culture, creating a tart flavor profile. Once fermentation was complete, we blended Balaton Cherries, Juniper Berries, Keffir Lime Leaves, and Black Pepper to finish the cider. Tart, lightly sweet with a hint of dark cherry, gin, and pepper, this cider is ready for fight night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/af20ad44-bd1c-47c5-829d-aa9d74ca9097/BON---Strange-Range---Kristen-Edgell.jpg Shared Universe - Strange Range August 2022 | Crooked Stave We teamed up with @crookedstave out of Denver, Colorado, to make Strange Range, a Brett Fermented Farmhouse Cider.⁠ ⁠ We have always admired Crooked Staves liquid, even from the beginning of Graft, so needless to say; we are excited to work with them. Every collaboration starts with deciding the style of the cider + beer. We landed on making a farmhouse-style cider.⁠ ⁠ We wanted the liquid to reflect traditional French-style cider nuances, so we fermented using high-tannin French apples for the base ferment. ⁠ ⁠ Next, we co-fermented Crooked Staves house brett yeast strain with the high tannin juice, which created the perfect environment for the yeast to feed. Brett yeast loves high tannin juice. Through fermentation, the Brett produced leather, hay, and light bandaid notes synonymous with French cider. ⁠ ⁠ Next, we added Spanish cedar staves to age on the liquid, resulting in light pepper and citrus notes. Finally, we blended our house foeder cider with the Brett fermented tannic cider, making the final blend. ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/6315980b-be1f-4bcb-8048-99e9a7293534/SU-Heat-Wave-Bronx-Brewery-Kristen-Edgell.jpg Shared Universe - Heat Wave July 2022 | Bronx Brewery Heat Wave is a Spicy Watermelon Lime Cider we made with our local community-driven friends at The Bronx Brewery. The colab was based around an ingredient that could serve as a learning tool for Bronx elementary school kids in the form of eatable education. We headed to Randals Island to meet up with a Bronx-based elementary school. Randals Island hosts edible educational tours to schools in the surrounding area. The students toured the farm and sampled herbs and vegetables picked with their hands. The tour ended with each child getting a cayenne planter to grow and care for at home. We used this pepper as the link between both our cider and beer. Who knew learning could taste so delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/a09d2b02-5eef-45aa-b433-124a9aae2b8f/SU-Forgotten-Rituals-Kristen-Edgell.jpg Shared Universe - Forgotten Rituals June 2022 | Ritual Hard Kombucha We collaborated with ourselves, we don't know if that's cheating, but we did it. We are super excited to announce that we are launching a hard kombucha brand named @drinkritual on June 1st. We noticed tons of west coast kombucha companies, but nothing crafted here on the east coast. Ritual is made here in New York, and since hard kombucha is gluten-free, we can make it at the same location where we make Graft. Ritual uses only organic ingredients and is brewed with the highest quality tea. We are mentioning Ritual here because we believe if you enjoy Graft, you will like Ritual too. We noticed yall like low-sugar beverages, exciting flavors, and dope branding. That's Ritual. Give Ritual a follow @DrinkRitual if we have piqued your interest. This will help us grow and get the good word out there about our new project! LET'S TALK COLLAB! We (Graft) made a Peach match kombucha cider with Ritual. Forgotten Rituals (the collab cider) is co-fermented with NY apples and nonalcoholic kombucha. We added peach and matcha into the blend and left it alone to do its thing for a bit. By blending these two beverage styles, the collaboration cider ended up with a dynamic and diverse flavor profile. With this collaboration, we wanted to take a little bit of what we were doing with Ritual, like using adaptations and whole leaf tea, then pairing it up with apothecary-like flavors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1cf37a83-8817-40ec-9e70-c57deed9046e/Borrowed+Design_Can+and+Glass_Kristen+Edgell.jpg Shared Universe - Borrowed Design April 2022 | Finback Brewery Borrowed Design is a 6.9%abv Cab Franc Amaro Cider that has so many different components flying around in your mouth at one time like - earthy, bitter, and tannins.⁠ ⁠ We opted to use a Cab Franc grape-based cider aged on top of Cab Franc grape skins to impart tannin and different winey notes. ⁠ ⁠ Sometimes, we make final decisions right at the tank based on how things are tasting, which is why we wrote "a blend of spices, roots, and citrus" on the ingredient label instead of listing all the bittering herbs individually. ⁠ ⁠ When it comes to the simplest Amaros, most use at least ten ingredients off the bat; our rendition is no exception.⁠ ⁠ A few bittering ingredients we used are - birch bark (traditionally used in birch soda), orange peel (a classic), gentian root (for bittering), and sumac (tartness - herbaceousness) which you can find everywhere in the Hudson Valley.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/3fc994cb-31d4-4d3f-b2bb-6bb92887de07/SU-Brave-Noise-Kristen-Edgell.jpg Shared Universe - Brave Noise February 2022 | BRAVE NOISE TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD-ONE CIDER AT A TIME. Our version of @BRAVENOISEBEER is a Hopped Lemon Sherbert Cider that tastes like Lemon Sherbert, Honeysuckle, and Hop Water. This cider is Gluten-free, 6.9% ABV, and gives back too. We are donating $2,000 from our Brave Noise profits to @beerkulture. Beer Kulture has advanced and created opportunities that foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within the craft beverage space. In addition, @bluelabelpackaging (who we source our beautiful can labels from) provided our labels at no cost so we could donate an additional $500 to Beer Kulture for a total donation of $2,500. The concept of Brave Noise came about when the question "Have you ever experienced sexism in the beer industry?" was asked by Brienne Allan @ratmagnet, a seasoned brewer, on IG last year. We here at Graft were pretty shocked by some of the responses coming out of the industry. To put it lightly, the shocking part wasn't the shitty behavior people exhibited, the shocking part was the reactions of others who were surprised that "these things were going on". To be clear, we here at Graft have a zero-tolerance policy for any type of negative behavior, be it micro sexual aggression, discrimination of any sort, or anything that just "feels wrong". "Brienne's inquiry sent shockwaves throughout craft beer, subsequently inspiring a BEVOLUTION. To keep the momentum going; to honor those who have spoken out about their gender discrimination, racism, sexual assault, and harassment; and to bring further awareness to the issues that women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ individuals face in craft beer, a collaborative brew titled “Brave Noise” was created. We may not brew beer here at Graft. But we didn't want that to stop us from MAKING NOISE. To date, we only know of one other cidery that has created a BRAVE NOISE cider. We invite the rest of the cider industry to join, create awareness, ferment some weird cider and help spread the message that all are welcome here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/f2477835-b366-4b15-9068-78ffa963c349/Big-Farma-Glass-Pour.jpg Shared Universe - Big Farma November 2021 | Cushwa Brewing Co BIG FARMA is a smoked peach maple bourbon smash cider we made with our new friends from Cushwa BrewingCo in MD. The inspiration came from making a completely out there yet delicious cocktail perfect for the fall season. Starting with the fall classic, peach, we added layers of complexity with bourbon and light wood-smoked flavors, finishing it off with a touch of maple syrup and fall spices. You can expect notes of fire-roasted peaches, fall spices, and mulled cider. We cannot wait for you all to experience the flavors we were able to create together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1631215314995-UJ4J8J5GVB63ZVL9WEYG/Nouveau-Riche_Kristen-Edgell.jpg Shared Universe - Nouveau Riche September 2021 | Hoof Hearted Brewing A collaboration born out of love for natural wines and funky fruit fermentations. We decided to approach NY-grown English Morello cherries in the same fashion that wine grapes are treated by fermenting using a technique called carbonic maceration. Carbonic maceration creates esters (fruity-smelling chemical compounds) that give certain unmistakable flavors to red wines and in our case, cherries. During the carbonic maceration processes, the entire cherry was fermented until the skins burst inside the tank. We then took this spontaneously fermented cherry juice and blended California white wine concentrate with champagne yeast, wild yeast, and bacteria to enhance the natural wine characteristics found in this style of wine. Finally, the ferment was finished off by blending in barrel-aged New York cider. Deliciously juicy and elevated in flavor, this nontraditional style is hella nouveau rich and spits in the face of convention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1620231392225-89AI972TH536VU253OOU/Girl-Crush-Pour.jpg Shared Universe - Girl Crush May 2021 | Talea Beer Co WHO RUNS THE WORLD? GIRLS! We collaborated with our friends from Talea Beer Co to create Girl Crush. Inspired by a Paloma, a tequila-based cocktail, we fermented grapefruit and agave for the base of the cider, then layered in more grapefruit, agave, and a touch of sea salt for a more complex flavor. Girl Crush uses the whole grapefruit for a touch of bitterness, lime to add brightness, NY apples, hibiscus for a natural colorant, and sea salt to enhance all flavors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1620231317562-RS8RSX7RKL4NPXIWPDOD/Luminous-Ascent_Kristen-Edgell.jpg Shared Universe - Luminous Ascent April 2021 | Folksbier Luminous Ascent was made in collaboration with our Brooklyn-based buds at @Folksbier. We drew inspiration from Folksbier’s “Glow Up” gose series that utilizes citrus and salt in each brew. ⁠We wanted our cider to “Glow Up” too, thus gave way to our version, a Bergamot Tangelo Gose Cider. Folksbier likes to work with whole citrus fruit, so we zested and juiced whole Minneola Tangelos and Bergamot Oranges, then left the juice and zest to ferment with our sour cider and NY honey. ⁠Finished with a touch more honey and a pinch of sea salt and Luminous Ascent is ready to grace your taste buds.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1611688343870-5VITQDU8E7MIRT3YAOL5/Defy-Empire.jpg Shared Universe - Defy Empire FEBRUARY 2021 | Lamplighter Brewing Co This Shared Universe collaboration tastes like our classic Cloud City, but with a twist. Inspired by Lamp’s use of Stratta hops, we dumped a figurative ton into our cider. Strata hops are known to be bright and tropical hops that end with light bittering notes. We knew that we would be using a blended mix of fermented and unfermented passion fruit, strawberry, orange zest, and vanilla; ingredients that trick the taste buds into thinking they are sampling a sweet flavor. By utilizing the bitterness of Strata hops, we were able to create a balanced fruity dry cider.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1606754208356-8KTFGR9THRPCZQU3QF0G/Sweet-Berry-Wine.jpg Shared Universe - Sweet Berry Wine! DECEMBER 2020 | Aslin Beer Co Sweet berry Wine!; is a Gluten-Free collaboration cider we made with Aslin Beer Co’s new winery, Blüm, is a Cab Franc Blueberry Blackberry Cider that tastes like its namesake, Sweet Berry Wine!. When natural wine meets dark juicy fruit, you get Sweet Berry Wine, supposed to spit it out but no way José https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1605212519644-NY5UQ4BG2RD9I1CJXVBY/Far-Away-From-Home_Caleb-Luke-Lin.jpg Shared Universe - Far Away From Home NOVEMBER 2020 | Collective Arts Brewery We teamed up with Collective Arts Brewing out of Canada, to create Far Away From Home. Our mutual love for all things Gin inspired us to create this Alpine Negroni cider. Our side of the collaboration uses NY Apples and wild brett yeast. After fermentation was complete, we blended Juniper berries, Rosemary & Spruce Infused Simple Syrup, which made us feel like we were standing next to a fresh-cut Christmas tree. Next, we steeped Dried Blood Orange and Lapsang Souchong Smoked Tea to extract the flavors locked inside. Finishing the blend with hibiscus, which added a reddish hue to the cider as well as mouth-puckering tartness. We hope you enjoy this wild inspiration that blurs the lines once again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1610549371862-04OZBQT8ZOBDS85VRVJ9/Red-SpaceCar_Caleb-Luke-Lin.jpg Shared Universe - Red Spacecar AUGUST 2020 | Stillwater Artisanal Red Spacecar is an oak-aged red wine cider hybrid that tastes like black currant jam, red licorice, and black pepper. We dreamt up this collab with Stillwater Artisanal while hiking the Great Wall in China together. Wanting to bring the convergence of three beverages cider, beer & wine, we decided on making a cider spontaneously fermented with fresh-pressed cab franc grape skins for two weeks, then racked and aged in oak for ten months. Next, we dry-hopped Pacific Gem hops, which match the cab franc's flavors with forest berries, pepper, and warm oak flavors. For the label, we chose to use the iconic red Tesla car launched into space to showcase the innovation of the weird and strange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1610550537344-ABQ04UVXH85RJ38D0S44/graftcider_20210113_100527_0.jpg Shared Universe - People Power JULY 2020 | ACLU + People Power Beer CIDER THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER...Let's start off with these statements: Black lives matter and trans lives matter. The gender wage gap is real; women should not have to fight for reproductive rights continually, and please stop separating immigrant families at the border. . We here at Graft are presented with a unique opportunity in partnership with @peoplepowerbeer to help raise awareness and money for the @aclu_nationwide by utilizing our distribution network. Our version of People Power, a blackberry blueberry gose cider that tastes like blueberry Fun Dip, blackberry jam, and blueberry pancakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600954207266-2JOM8PRBRJIIPO7TK18M/Binary-Stars_Caleb-Luke-Lin.jpg Shared Universe - Borrowed Design MAY 2020 | Finback Brewery We reunited with Finback Brewery (Queens) to bring you Borrowed Design. Last fall, we took a field trip to Brotherhood Winery (oldest U.S. winery) in pursuit of Riesling skins. We let our respective brews spontaneously ferment on the skins for two months before racking and aging, similar to an orange wine. These intriguing flavors excited us and sparked an idea to create an amaro-inspired cider, as we found similarities to vermouth. Borrowed Design, a RIESLING AMARO CIDER tastes like DEEP CHERRY, CAMPARI, ALPINE VERMOUTH, AND ORANGE WINE. We hope you enjoy this wild inspiration that blurs the lines once again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600954168379-U6LY968EG5UOVKB5HRAX/SU_Binary-Stars_Three-Cans.jpg Shared Universe - Binary Stars APRIL 2020 | LIC Beer Project We teamed up with LIC Beer Project out of Queens, New York, to create Binary Stars. Dan, an owner of LIC, expressed interest in fermenting with Melon, an ingredient we have yet to use in our cider line. The aromatics from this cider stems from dry hopping with Huell Melon and Mandarin Bavaria hops, which smell like honeydew melon and faint strawberry. Don’t let these spring ingredients deceive you; Binary Stars is as complex as the galaxy itself. Taste like briney melon, curacao amaro, and orange crush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600954118000-LGC7AHJ1TS415WQG45AI/SU_Verdant-Planet_3-Cans.jpg Shared Universe - Verdant Planet MARCH 2020 | THIN MAN BREWERY Dry-hopped with Hallertau Blanc & Pekko Hops for white grape, fresh lemongrass stalk, grapefruit flavors followed up with woody earthy characteristics from Spanish Cedar. We co-fermented with NY apples and quince for an appley and astringent - tart backbone. Think El Cedro from Jester King but in cider form! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600954079670-RLPHN7TA2SEX98LETNSV/Monkey-Business-Three-Cans.jpg Shared Universe - Monkey Business FEBRUARY 2020 I CROOKED RUN BREWING We teamed up with Crooked Run Brewing out of Sterling, VA, who is known for their experimental and innovative beer program; to create a banana coconut cream cider named“Money Business”. Jake, owner of Crooked Run is a lover of dessert pies and wanted to create a “drinkable” pie which gave way to the creation of Monkey Business. Let the drooling commence with flavors of coconut cream pie, french vanilla pudding, fresh cut bananas, and milk chocolate shavings to tickle your pallet.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600953974813-MCVCR10IH9501D6GCTWT/Martian+Agriculture+.png Shared Universe - Martian Agriculture NOVEMBER 2019 | DOUBLE NICKEL BREWING CO. "The terraforming efforts of mars could not be accomplished by human hands alone. Self Replicating robots instead were sent en masse to complete the tasks that would seem routine on earth. within 500 years the planet would be ready for human settlement but for now, the martian planet would be home to the robots alone." CIDER BY GRAFT MARTIAN AGRICULTURE | Bourbon peach country cider infused peach cider aged with oak, cinnamon, & vanilla. (12oz can) BEER BY DOUBLE NICKEL BREWING CO. RUSTLER COUNTRY BEER | Brewed with freshly harvested and pressed New York apples, Ceylon cinnamon, & Madagascan vanilla. (16oz can) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600953875415-CTJFKAKPQ3FWOSLJDIX0/Worlds+Collide.png Shared Universe - Worlds Collide SEPTEMBER 2019 I REVEL CIDER This collaboration with @revelcider was an attempt to show the duality of the current cider industry from fast turn forced carb canned products to long term aging in oak with natural carbonation. 80% of the orange wine - cider hybrid was canned for the first collaboration, WORLDS APART which was released last December. The remaining 20% was aged for an additional 9 months in neutral oak barrels, then bottle conditioned with champagne yeast. We hope you get a chance to enjoy both renditions! NOTES: A wine cider hybrid that bridges fruit, ideology & borders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600953779392-EUD1Z6B2RWPAF18URCU2/Modern+Tribes_Product+Shot.jpg Shared Universe - Modern Tribes MARCH 2019 I OLD WESTMINSTER WINERY Modern Tribes is the first of a two part collaboration with natural winery, Old Westminster, out of Maryland. Their freshly picked Cab Franc grapes were pressed and trucked up to Graft. The grape skins spontaneously co-fermented with NY apples, utilizing the wild yeast found on the skins of the grapes & apples for several weeks. The cider-wine hybrid was then wracked off and aged in freshly dumped Syrah barrels from the Winery to age for 6 months. NOTES: Rustic Rosè Cider https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1600953680550-E82EZXALQX8KGP5ZPPZP/Worlds-Apart-Light-blue-tint.jpg Shared Universe - Worlds Appart DECEMBER 2018 I REVEL CIDER Worlds Apart is the first of a two part collaboration with Ontario based Revel Cider. A cider that challenges both the modern and traditionalist cidermaking methods. Worlds Apart was spontaneously fermented on Gewurztraminer grape skins, blended with red & white wine grape concentrate & ferment to dryness. NOTES: A wine cider hybrid that bridges fruit, ideology & borders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1537898818714-M7F5NKR1NV6AJ8WZWSLZ/Gojira Shared Universe - GOJIRA! OCTOBER 2018 I NEWBURGH BREWING CO. While origins remain foggy, many suspect the beast was born out of neglect towards our planet after years of nuclear testing. Nearby military bases deny any connection, but were first to call upon Nomad and Dog for help. His skin seems to deflect all firepower...when provoked, he expels white-hot magma and his gruesome roars are ear-splitting. Who will find what it takes to strike Gojira down and end this madness? NOTES: Dry hopped peach & apricot cider with Citra & Sorachi Ace hops and aged on Spanish Cedar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1532119472315-CIVX4LZM2WOHNCJ3BNJK/Sidracca_Edited_Final.gif Shared Universe - Sidracca AUGUST 2018 / OXBOW BREWING COMPANY We worked to recreate one of our favorite farmhouse style beers created by Oxbow, Grizacca. We used a blend of cider fermented with our wild brett yeast strain then dry hopped with the same hops Oxbow uses for Grizacca. Hops sourced from Roy’s Farm, azacca & simcoe. NOTES: A light and refreshingly dry hopped brett fermented cider. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1532119083153-A9A8HLZU01ECB2PVQRFP/Filling-The-Void_Edited.gif Shared Universe - Filling the Void JULY 2018 / COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING The vast mysteries of the sea have remained unsolved since we were first drawn to it. To harness its power, depth and wisdom at once would be absurd. However, reason can be shattered as swiftly as assumption: without limitation, we can begin to fill the void. NOTES: Hop soursop margarita cider with motueka hops, lemon & lime zest, milk sugar & sea salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1527202027606-UIJ5VIZMXFRUQJSW1IUE/Hilll-Country.gif Shared Universe - Hill Country APRIL 2018 / BIG HILL CIDERWORKS As your trek continues, pay close attention to the culling whispers of the night. They will lead to you to tainted streams that bring on delirium and fever chills. Rather, listen for the warbler’s call which will lead you to fresh water and edible greens. Rely on strong cordage to hoist your supplies high from the thieving warren rabbits. NOTES: A blend of wild yeast fermented barrel aged cider dry hopped with whole cone citra & spanish cedar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1527205967658-ON8R8LLARBDFS7YLHIRX/Origami.gif Shared Universe - Origami MARCH 2018 / FINBACK Accuracy Shines Paper Kestrels With Gold Wings Adapt To See Inside NOTES: Hop strawberry mochi style cider with matcha, citra hops, milk sugar, and vanilla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1527199035753-AHEPMPIV131M9M9LRQOO/Slimmmmm.gif Shared Universe - Banana Them All to Hell FEBRUARY 2018 / SLIM PICKENS Left with a damaged shuttle and few options, Nomad roams the mysterious jungle surrounding him. He reaches a splintered statue proving that man has conquered this island before...but things don’t seem so “appealing.” Dr. Pickens’ admiration for tropical fruit led to his demise, but the natives are far from ending this party... NOTES: Banana Fosters style cider with banana, milk sugar, dark rum and vanilla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1527199248107-F2UPBEGOOAK93U4VRU06/Strange-Lands.gif Shared Universe - Strange Lands OCTOBER 2017 / ASLIN BEER CO In between the thin line that divided his mind and reality, Nomad wandered. His world which had seemed so clear was distorting and shifting. At the edge of his madness he came upon his reflection, uniting with his other half. NOTES: A juicy hopped gose cider with loads of peach, citra luplin powder, ginger, vanilla and sea salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1527199108827-FXVG9BNH5VZ4TZX6PL6A/Hivemind.gif Shared Universe - Hivemind SEPTEMBER 2017/CHARM CITY MEADWORKS A world gone mad where bee’s have seized control over the minds of men. Our hero finds himself in a sticky situation as attack bees comb the hive. His only chance to survival is to destroy the mainframe and queen bee with it. 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It stands as one of the oldest cities in the cloud empire and is the keeper of the Sun Temple: a mecca for all who still follow the old religion of the stars. The city is set up in the image of the gods' light and the pilgrims and priests alike flow through the city like the rays of the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1554757209483-1DCMEJ9IHSYZDU089ZIB/Emerald-City-Website.jpg Cloud City EMERALD CITY Named for its lush, overflowing gardens, Emerald City provides produce of all shapes, sizes, and colors for the empire. Farming in microgravity has allowed crops to develop higher levels of nutrients in shorter time periods. Being part of this team is a coveted position, as all team members live in harmony with the animals and insects that first inhabited it centuries ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1545363075972-W28IENZF5PX40V6ALRPI/Opal-City-Single-Can-Edited.jpg Cloud City OPAL CITY If you find yourself traveling through the Cloud Empire and hear a faint, constant droning sound, it is likely coming from Opal City. Investors marveled at the thought of an energy system running entirely through diffraction, especially in a renewable form. Whereas centuries ago, each city had it’s own unique form of supplying energy, Opal’s groundbreaking design allows it to power all 11 regions of the Empire... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1532120959717-EVI77VCIO4HZGGHUY9P2/Emerald-District_Edited.gif Cloud City EMERALD DISTRICT Following the glowing pulses of fireflies, Nomad & Dog are led to the Emerald District. Some say it was once the original kingdom of Cloud City, full of enchanted castles, a thriving marketplace and good fortune. Its current fractured condition is now home to the forest nymphs and other wanderers looking for cover under shadow. Music fills the air at night as the troupe tell the stories of old through song....lutes, harps and dobros paint symphonic paintings until dawn breaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/29a9e7fb-b9b4-4620-9707-47be234a238b/Azul-City_Kristen-Edgell.jpg Cloud City - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1584924469216-VBAO924HZFQQMIQ8AC5S/Azure.jpg Cloud City AZURE CITY In the deep fringes of the Cloud Empire exists a deep space anomaly, a water nebula. The Cloud Empire uses the water nebula as a reservoir to supply H20 to a myriad of planets and deep space ships. Azure City relies heavily on the water nebula for its terraforming program as well. Over time, scientists begin to introduce marine life into the project, specifically fisheries. Once stable, these fisheries are shipped off colony to maintain the larders of the empire.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1581028637394-DOB230UWULSVPPKBPRRT/AMETHYST+CITY Cloud City AMETHYST CITY One of the most barren lands in the Cloud Empire, Amethyst City's intrigue lies in its folklore. The few lucky souls who have escaped claim the foggy island is guarded by thick-scaled creatures who tempt travelers with riches buried in various fortresses. The smog causes some to hallucinate, giving false reality that they've found a bounty of treasures, only to later realize they're collecting bones, sand and rubble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1553200947161-AKA1WDM1IYKB5WY98M5F/Alabaster-Can-Website.jpg Cloud City ALABASTER CITY Sweet aromas and soothing harps fill the air as travelers pass through the holy fortress of Alabaster City. Residents feeling drained from work life are able to relax and discover their inner spirituality here. Watchtowers are secured on all corners of the kingdom to ensure guests are not bothered by political cronies. Travelers from all corners of Cloud City retreat to these sacred grounds for healing, connectedness and hidden zeal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1545363137269-0QJB5XYEJQGOVPLWJLEV/Sapphire-City_Single-Can_Edited_Website.jpg Cloud City SAPPHIRE CITY Centuries ago, an industrial overhaul sent workers to mine precious sapphire, rumored to have come from Olympus’s surface. Once the labs developed a synthetic version of the gemstone to power their kingdom, the mines were closed. However, some souls are brave enough to revisit the crumbling crypts to find what remains…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1524609554684-KMBO2WJ64L4JQIK83R69/Cyan-District.gif Cloud City CYAN DISTRICT Nomad and Dog cross remote jungle lands until they reach the mystic Cyan District. Known for growing bizarre, delicious produce in its many arboretums, the duo is enchanted by the natural beauty and harmony here and are asked to stay and tend to the gardens. While some plants are able to speak, others emit poisonous fumes if trimmed in vulnerable areas. Hard work is rewarded by nightly feasts where stories are shared and the fruits of their labor are enjoyed... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1524609634001-DF0QW8QEB309V27FIPPE/Crimson-District.gif Cloud City CRIMSON DISTRICT Nomads travels through the city in the clouds had left him jaded. The duplicity of the religious fanatics, the over the top opulence and sleaze of the party district, to the waste and commercialization of the consumer district. He needed a place to vent to rage against it all and what better outlet then the Crimson District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/7f451f7c-b3ab-4ec2-a70c-edc571edd28d/Scarlet-City---Kristen-Edgell.jpg Cloud City - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1584924544143-7WLRER2TOAP40D9QQ4OB/Garnet_Website.jpg Cloud City GARNET CITY The cloud empire practices peace & diplomacy as the first line of defence in any crisis. If that fails an armada of war ships & floating gun bases is always a great motivator for hostile nations to take the olive branch. 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Blood types are no longer a concern, as they can be modified and replaced with Type X, though some remain skeptical of its delayed side effects…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1548465519327-IX89RGENZGK3WBZRJLR9/Jan2082-1.jpg Cloud City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1524609611927-3OAT31QG8S48OJEMW1LW/Vermilion-District.gif Cloud City VERMILLION DISTRICT While the Crimson District gave Nomad an honest and fresh perspective of this strange world, he and Dog were now out of money and knew they must move on. They encounter the Vermillion District: a bone-dry land thriving with mining opportunities. 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We are still drooling over the thimble we were allowed to sample last week to create the tasting notes.⁠ ⁠ This year we collaborated with our neighbors, @thespiritslab , who dropped off four freshly dumped Bourbon barrels made from Missouri Oak and charred to a level 4. Each barrel still had roughly 5 gallons of spirits trapped inside, which we topped off with French bittersweet apple juice and fermented with White Wine & Champagne yeast. ⁠ ⁠ The final product tastes like nectar from the Gods, pouring a deep brown, with notes of classic Bourbon, vanilla, and caramel swirling together with a leathery apple finish. ⁠ ⁠ This cider will NOT be making its way into distribution. The only way to get your hands on it is to be a Cider Club Explorer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/820a2ed6-52c2-4e73-9168-1ab25a452562/All-4-Imperial_Kristen-Edgell.jpg Barrel Project - Imperial Barrel- Age Cider Think wood tannin, farmhouse funk and leather meets traditional French apples inspired by barley wines and farmhouse pommeau. Toss wood-soaked spirits into the mix, and what do you get? An imperial (slightly illegal - 12% abv) cider fit for a Cider Explorer.⁠ ⁠ This series is super special as it not only pushes the boundaries of abv, it offers a unique flavor experience. ⁠ ⁠ We decided to source traditional apples such as Dabinett, Chisel Jersey, and Tremletts Bitter from France, which were pressed before being shipped across the Atlantic.⁠ https://www.graftcidery.com/native daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/32ce59a3-ea63-4be9-86aa-9fd7e36df431/rouge+can%5C%5C.jpg Native - Native Rouge Spontaneous Red Wine We pressed whole Finger Lakes-grown Chambourcin grapes until the skins were dry. The flesh of these deep purple grapes still had some flavor to give, so we tossed them in with their juice to age. Aging on the skin can be an overlooked step; however, we love the tannic qualities expressed throughout this process. Allowing the grapes and skins to fully ferment out enabled all the flavors to party together until dry. Now we can call the juice, red wine. The red wine was transferred into oak barrels and left to age again. The expression “aging like fine wine” applies here. Tapping into our foeder, which housed seven years of solera cider, we blended this funky, yeasty, sidra-inspired cider with the red wine. The final step in the grape’s journey from farm to cidery was to condition in the can, aka can conditioning. Can conditioning leaves the liquid inside delicate, frizzante, and complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/6a867a09-eb7c-4a4a-aff1-e69361883d8c/Native+-+Oranje+can.jpg Native - Native Oranje Spontaneous Orange Wine We spontaneously fermented Finger Lake Riesling grape skins with Hudson Valley Apples, creating a hyper-local blend. The spent Riesling skins aged for three weeks, co-fermenting with the juice. This process imparts color and wine-like flavor into the blend, thanks to the native yeast & bacteria.⁠ ⁠Next, we blended the result with barrel-aged cider and Oranje wine, then canned it, allowing the cider to condition within the can.⁠ ⁠The result? Native Oranje. It's light-bodied, joyfully effervescent, with notes of rose petals and lychee, and its texture is akin to white wine. This natural wine cider is bright, crisp, and refreshing, with touches of funk and hay.⁠ ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/d36b8559-c7a8-46c0-8efb-0f4582bf5e33/Native+with+apples.jpg Native - Native Spontaneous Spontaneous Natural Cider NEW YEAR ROUND NATIVE! Native is our homage to natural cider making, fermented exclusively with Hudson Valley fruit and fermented with native yeast and bacteria living on the apple skins. We then aged the juice in barrels and blended with our foeder using traditional blending methods. Native is light-bodied and rustic, with all the quirks of natural wine. Slow down, take a sip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/f86fe1b9-0d07-42c7-9b14-8ac00fa5ce92/Native-Applejack.jpg Native - Native Applejack We teamed up with our friends at The Vale Fox to distill our cider base into Brandy. Vale Fox distilled the cider until the liquid reached 140-proof. From there, we soaked four of our barrels in Brandy. Fresh pressed juice was blended into the spirit-soaked barrels, which were left to ferment spontaneously. Made from: HV cider apples, Aged in HV distilled apple brandy barrels, French oak, staves, HV native yeast & bacteria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/1668532045396-667H95V6H2W20I53K921/Native-Cassis--Kristen-Edgell.jpg Native - Native- Cassis We sourced the Cassis from a farm in the Hudson Valley. To achieve a multi-dimensional flavor, we not only fermented the Cassis with the cider, but we also back-sweetened post-fermentation for a hint of sweetness.⁠ ⁠ As always, Native incorporated liquid from our foeder as well as an extended aging process in oak barrels.⁠ ⁠ Native Cassis is delicate, zingy, and reminiscent of Lambrusco.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/527fe8a0-6f34-4d76-a8cb-c2bb6cbb2fc7/Native---Kriek-Pour.jpg Native - Native- Kriek Pouring a beautiful deep cherry red, this blend came from three different places in our cidery - oak neutral barrels, the fouder, and pressed Balaton cherry. We back sweetened with a bit of the Balaton cherry juice, which gives it a nice balance to the higher acidity in this cider.⁠ ⁠ What makes this Kriek special is not only the native Hudson Valley yeast and bacteria used for fermentation; it's the type of cherry we co-fermented with, Balaton cherries.⁠ ⁠ Balaton cherries are special because these are the type of cherries that traditional kriek and lambics use. So if you turned a lambic into a cider, that's this concept. ⁠ ⁠ Even though working with barrels can be a paid in the butt, we love what complex and interesting ciders they can make.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/c6118c1a-b56a-4968-95c1-3d0dadcaf4e0/Native-Char_Kristen-Edgell.jpg Native - Native - Chardonnay Our Hudson Valley cider apples yeast, and bacteria take a day trip to the oldest winery in the United States, @brotherhoodwinery . ⁠ Late fall during harvest season, we picked up freshly spent wine grape skins and co-fermented said Chardonnay skins with our house cider. The yeast that naturally lives on the grapes' skins helped kick⁠ start secondary fermentation. ⁠ ⁠ Once fermentation was complete, we blended barrel-aged cider to pump up the layers of complexity, tannins, and acid. This co-fermented melange of wild fermented cider represents a unique pairing of Hudson Valley terroir. ⁠ ⁠ Delightful to drink at any temperature, best at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/83fbadf0-f5b5-4028-9a9d-26c718e5ac97/Native-French-Vacation.jpg Native - Native - French Vacation Made with Hudson Valley Apples, Normandy Cider Apples, HV Native Yeast, and Bacteria, this Normandy and Hudson Valley Spontaneous Cider clocks in at 6.9% abv.⁠ ⁠ PROCESS⁠ Hudson Valley native cider apples, yeast, and bacteria take a spontaneous vacation to Normandy, France's high tannin cider apple region. Aged in oak for 10 months, this co-fermented melange of wild fermented cider represents a unique pairing of Hudson Valley terroir on holiday for a classic French tradition. ⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/5df915af-c087-470a-b2a6-a75dcd993f9e/FUJI5718-%281%29.jpg Native - Native - Peche Native Peche is a Hudson Valley spontaneous peach cider. Made with Hudson Vally Heirloom Apples, HV Peaches from Fix Farm, HV native yeast, and bacteria. A few months ago, we day tripped up to @Fixfarm located an hour North in the town of Hudson, where they loaded us up with 300 lbs of freshly picked peaches. Again, the beauties made a trip down south, to Graft, where they were de-pitted by hand, then crushed and pressed. Fresh peach juice was blended into the juice aging in the barrels to encourage a second fermentation. The blend was left untouched for a few weeks, then bottled, and now sit deep in the cidery to bottle condition.⁠ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a05bf45aeb62525c9b5881f/77ab0225-1b45-46af-8211-d1be8126c084/Screen+Shot+2022-09-15+at+2.11.32+PM.png Native - Hudson Valley Spontaneous Cider The trip from Vosburgh Farm to Graft takes roughly an hour. The old-growth apples are immediately crushed upon our return to Graft, then left to rest on the pomace for a week in stainless steel tanks to encourage the native yeast and bacteria growth from the apples' skins. The following week, the pomace is pressed into juice and transferred to barrels to age for nine months.⁠ Bottled, then left to condition for three months.