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Common Cider Announces Americana Apple and Pomme Rosé In Time For Summer
Common Cider Company, an Auburn, California company has released two new sparkling hard apple cider products: Americana Apple and Pomme Rosé. “Our latest hard ciders are highly nuanced with flavors that are the taste of summer,” said Fran Toves, founder and CEO of Common Cider.
read moreRefreshing Drinks for Hot Days
by Amy Sherman Cooking with Amy: A Food Blog A few months ago I got to be a judge at a beer festival. I was really happy to find out I’d been assigned to the category “Summer sippers” because it was a particularly hot day and I got to try the most refreshing drinks. The winner was not
read moreA Fruitful Endeavor
HOW COMMON CIDER CO. HAS HARVESTED FOODIE CULTURE TO REAP THE LATEST CRAFT BREW TREND. By Janelle Bitker - janelleb@newsreview.com Even homeless, Common Cider Co. is cleaning up at international cider competitions.
read moreFRESH FROM THE ORCHARD
This mantra was rushing through Fran Toves’ mind when she conceptualized her company, Common Cider. After selling a Salt Lake City-based ice cream company about four years ago, the self-proclaimed foodie and Reno resident was looking for another project to get her hands, and taste buds, on.
read moreFancy Flavors Debut At Sac Beer Week
Today’s craft brewer sounds like an art critic. Mike Mraz, of Mraz Brewing Company in Eldorado Hills, describes his tart Saison Je’, “It’s got a little bit of pepper notes from the saison yeast, and it’s got a little fruitiness. It’s got some sourness from the bread a
read moreGood News: Sparks hard-cider maker wins national honors
Local Sparks hard-cider maker Common Cider won the gold and bronze medals at the prestigious New York International Beer Competition. The company also won the coveted “Cider of the Year” award. This competition is unique in that the judges are all members of the trade — buyers from some of the
read moreTaste Award-Winning Common Cider During Sacramento Beer Week
Sacramento Beer Week popped its top Feb. 26 and continues pouring through Sunday. Among the many brews being featured is hard cider from the Common Cider company of (ironically enough) Drytown in Amador County. The brand will soon expand to a new cidery in Auburn. The cider had a
read moreBeer Week Shining Spotlight On Sacramento’s Growing Craft Brewing Industry
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — New startup breweries are popping up in Sacramento just in time for Beer Week as part of a craft beer boom in the region. Local entrepreneurs say they are simply tapping into demand. And if you think there’s a lot of beer to choose from now, just wait. They’re calling t
read moreRebirth Profile: Fran Toves of Common Cider Co.
WHY WE’RE PROFILING HER Fran Toves owns Common Cider Co., a company she started less than two years ago in Sparks. The young company currently plans to build a new winery/cidery near Auburn, Calif. and may eventually build a facility in the Reno area. Common Cider employs about 1
read moreLocal Cider Will Come in Not-so-Common Flavors
NEW BEVERAGE BUSINESS PLANS MOVE INTO AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK Auburn Journal - By: Amy Lobenberg, Journal Staff Writer An award-winning cider maker has her sights set on Auburn in order to expand her unique beverage business and ride the wave o
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