Crispin Cider is based in Minneapolis, MN and produces hard ciders in Colfax, CA

Colfax, California

Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census...

 and England. Crispin makes several varieties of hard cider including: Original, Brut, and Light, which come in blue packaging and are sold in four packs. Additionally, their Artisanal line includes Honey Crisp Cider (made with Organic Honey), The Saint (made with Belgian Trappist Yeast and Organic Maple Syrup), and Lansdowne (made with Irish Stout Yeast and Organic Molasses). In early 2011, Crispin began importing a Dry English Cider called Browns Lane from England. Browns Lane was named after the original Jaguar factory in Coventry, England.

Varieties

• Original: Classic styled hard apple cider (blue label,12 ounce bottle)
• Light: America's first light hard apple cider (blue label, 12 ounce bottle)
• Brut: European-style, extra dry, hard apple cider (blue label, 12 ounce bottle)
• Browns Lane: Imported English dry hard cider (green and gold label, 16.9 ounce can)

Artisanal Line:

• Honey Crisp: Unfiltered Cloudy hard cider made with organic honey (yellow label, 22 ounce bottle)
• The Saint: Unfiltered Cloudy hard cider made with Belgian Trappist Yeast and Organic Maple Syrup (red label, 22 ounce bottle)
• Lansdowne: Unfiltered Cloudy hard cider made with Irish Stout Yeast and Organic Molasses (black label, 22 ounce bottle)
• Cho-Tokkyu: Unfiltered Cloudy hard cider made with Sake Yeast and Organic Rice Syrup (white label, 22 ounce bottle)

Single Batch Limited Releases:

• Desert Noir: Oak Barrel Aged Very Hard Cider with Agave Syrup & A Touch of Prickly Pear
• The Jacket: Blended cloudy hard cider, Tennessee Whiskey cask aged
• Bonnie & Clyde: Unfiltered cider from heirloom Apple Wine aged in Chardonnay Oak Barrels
• Br'er Rabbit: Unfiltered cider with rhubarb and elderberry. Aged in Merlot Barrels
• Four Musketeers: Aged in Merlot (Aramis), Zinfandel (Porthos), Pinot Noir (D'artagnan), and Cabernet Sauvignon (Athos) Barrles

Production Methods

Sourcing apples from Washington and Oregon, Crispin uses apple juice, and does not have added malt, spirit, or grape alcohols. It is free of preservatives and gluten

Gluten

Gluten is a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and related grain species, including barley and rye...

 free. Their English Cider, Browns Lane, is made with traditional English bittersweet cider apples that are sourced in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire. Browns Lane is also gluten

Gluten

Gluten is a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and related grain species, including barley and rye...

 free.

Awards

• Silver Medal Winner at Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (The Saint)
• Silver Medal Winner at Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (Crispin Light)
• Bronze Medal Winner at Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (Crispin Original)
• Bronze Medal Winner at Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (Crispin Brut)
• Gold Medal Winner at Arizona Beer Competition (The Saint)
• Gold Medal Winner at California State Fair (Crispin Light)
• Gold Medal Winner at California State Fair (Crispin Honey Crisp)
• Silver Medal Winner at California State Fair (Crispin Original)
• Silver Medal Winner at California State Fair (Crispin Brut)

External links

• http://www.chow.com/food-news/63665/the-dogfish-head-of-hard-cider/ from "Chow.com
• Article from Star Tribune
  Star Tribune
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• http://heavytable.com/joe-heron-of-crispin-cider/ from "Heavy Table
• http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/crispin-cider-company-acquires-fox-barrel-cider-company-82688367.html from "PR News
• http://greatbrewers.com/brand/crispin-cider from "GreatBrewers
• http://www.crispincider.com from "Crispin Cider