Behind the Cider
Tallgrass Cider was born of our passion for raising apples, a desire to let nothing go to waste and a do-it-yourself attitude. After crafting home-brew for the better part of a decade, creating Tallgrass Cider was the natural next step.
Farming organically since 2011, our organic apples are the heart of our cider. The perennial nature of the orchard, and all the wild places it holds, are meaningful in how we tend our corner of this inspiring planet.
Our cider echos the beauty of the orchard, the changing seasons and the wild unpredictability of the field and fruit.
With more than 50 apple varieties, our craft ciders are truly unique.
Tallgrass Cider began producing cider in 2020. Our ciders feature organic apples from our orchard and locally grown and foraged apples. We are excited to see how we can incorporate more of our organic farm grown products, such as raspberries, plums, rhubarb, cherries and more, in future ciders.
cider making came naturally.
What started out as a couple of friends and family getting together in the fall, pressing apples, playing music and enjoying each others company, blossomed into something more significant. Years of fermenting small batches of cider for personal use gave us confidence in the quality of our product and, more importantly, grew our passion for this project. Our farm winery operation became reality in Fall 2020.
Our fondness for growing unique heirloom apples came well before the idea of making hard cider. Nearly all of the trees at the home orchard were grafted here, which has allowed us to see our cider from planting of the tree, to the cider you sip. Our curiosity and respect for the natural world has created an atmosphere where we can explore different cider styles and maintain a balance with nature on the farm. Nature often has a way of leading you with the slightest hints of what blends well together and what does not.