About five miles east of Tacoma, Washington is Puyallup, a town best known for its fair—the largest annual privately run fair in the state and one of the largest in the United States, attracting more than one million people a year. Also known for its river-side fertile soils and daffodil acreage, Puyallup is now known for Cockrell Hard Ciders. Owned-and-operated by homebrew veterans Rich and John Cockrell, the brothers Cockrell use Puyallap Valley fruit from their newly acquired orchard (formerly longtime Puyallup estate Gwendon Farms).
With ambitions to graft cider apple varieties (Dabinett and Yarlington Black to name a few) onto rootstock that dates back to 1967, Cockrell Hard Ciders has serious plans to expand. In the mean time, try the Original Hard Cider—a semi-sweet, fruit-forward introduction to the line, that ages in the bottle until the Cockrells deem it ready. Easy drinking and approachable yet round and honeyed, this cider shows what Puyallup fruit can do.
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