Cold weather is upon us.  Everywhere you look it’s evident, from the trees turning color and dropping their leaves to the pumpkins on your neighbor’s doorstep.  Halloween decorations and temps in the low 50's – all signaling autumn is here.  What better time to drop by your favorite bar or sit by a fire and drink a glass of the season’s best hard cider? 

Traditionally associated with England, ciders and perries (pear cider) have been a staple for centuries.  Call for a glass of Cider in an English pub and you can find a range of choices, from a clean, sweet, amber-colored, sparkling drink, to a complex, dry, and cloudy, oak-laden brew.  Many will argue that few beers can match good cider for lightness and complexity.
 
In early America, cider was considered “the drink of the people” from