The Minnesota Cider Guild presents the Small Batch VIP Cider Session.

Join fellow cider lovers and friends for a deep, delicious dive into local cider. Your favorite cideries will be pouring special small batches of their ciders along with the ciders you already know and love. While you’re tasting, learn about the unique ciders that Minnesota produces and get your questions answered during face-to-face conversations with the cider makers. We will have limited tickets available in order for attendees to have a more in-depth tasting experience. The two ticket options are:

Option A: $30 for event entry and 15 tastings

Option B: $40 for event entry and 22 tastings

Attending cideries and the ciders they will be serving are below.

Tallgrass Cider: Batch No. 4 (single varietal semi-sweet), Afterglow (Aged on Aronia Berries for 1 year), and Scratch and Tangle (Cider aged on Wild Black Cap Raspberries)

Minneapolis Cider Company: Resolution #5, Half-Nelson Hopped 2.0, Fireside, and Rubus Roselle.

Keepsake Cidery: Chestnut/Chisel Jersey Dry Pet Nat, Dabinett SV Medium, Aura Champagne Style, and Driftless La Crescent Pet Nat Co-ferment with Plums and Grapes.

Urban Forage Winery and Cider House: Blackcurrant Cider, Pear Cider, and Barrel-aged Dry.

Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cider: Ginger, Cayenne, Lemon Basil, and Rhubarb.

Wild State Cider: Blackberry Mint, Pride - Peach Basil, and Berry Jam.

Number 12 Cider - Honeyberry, S.S. Heritage, Downtime, and Privateer (Rum barrel-aged).

Sweetland Orchard - Imperial Golden Russet, Cyser, and another TBD

Milk & Honey Ciders - Estate 2023, Fauna 2022, and Cider of the Woods 2022.

String Theory Cider - ciders TBD

Thor's Hard Cider - ciders TBD

The event will be held at Keepsake Cidery, a family owned orchard, cidery, and tasting room in Dundas, MN. Their aim is to produce delicious, high-quality cider from simple ingredients and time-honored methods. Keepsake will have food and additional ciders available for purchase.