“Stem Ciders has been a pioneer of innovative approaches toward cider making, from their Novo Coffee cider to their Raspberry Apple Cider, to barrel-aging ciders, this Denver-based company is consistently pushing the boundaries on flavorful ciders without added sugars.”
K.C. Cunilio – PorchDrinking.com
“Stem Ciders, based in Denver, Colorado, has big news to announce—the company is expanding its operations to Lafayette, Colorado. The $7 million facility, which will be located in Vista Business Park, will enable the company to expand production to 100,000 barrels in the future, compared to the estimated 10,000 barrels being produced throughout 2017.”
Kristen Kwiatkowski – Cider Culture
“The 5th annual Chicago Cider Summit at Navy Pier was another great success for cider makers and lovers alike. Once again blessed with a sunny, winter day – the view of Lake Michigan from the Grand Ballroom couldn’t have been more beautiful for sipping cider.”
Kim Leshinski – Hail to the Ale
“Denver-based Stem Ciders is building a $7 million restaurant, taproom and production facility on a bucolic four-acre plot in Lafayette in this year. Stem Ciders, which will continue operations at the RiNo taproom it opened in 2014, broke ground last week on its slated two-story, 30,000-square-foot facility.”
Anthony Hahn – Daily Camera
“Stem Ciders plans to build a $7 million restaurant, taproom and production facility on a four-acre plot in Lafayette — complete with its own apple orchard. The cidery, which will keep fermenting and pouring at the RiNo taproom it opened in 2014, started construction on the two-story, 30,000-square foot facility Jan. 20. Its goal is to open by the fourth quarter of 2017.”
Amy Dipierro – BusinessDen
“Stem Ciders, considered the pioneer of cideries in Denver, is expanding beyond Denver’s RiNo District with a new $7 million production facility and taproom in Lafayette.”
Hayley Sanchez – The Denver Post
“Illinois represents a tremendous opportunity for us to expand our distribution footprint outside of Colorado to another savvy market that’s thirsty for our style of clean, craft ciders,” said Matt Hoskins, Director of Sales at Stem Ciders. “With a partner like Breakthru, we think the sky is our only limit. We look forward to a long and healthy partnership in Illinois and beyond”.
“Stem Ciders is going to be a welcome addition to the Illinois market,” said Breakthru Illinois VP of Sales, Jeff Roth. “Their dedication to producing the highest quality cider possible and innovative packaging sets a high bar in the category. We are very bullish on the future of craft cider and we feel Stem Ciders is going to be a major player in the category for a long time”.
“Stem’s head cidermaker Ian Capps talks about the challenge producing the cider without adding sugars: “Instead of fermenting to complete dryness and back sweetening with juice to reach the ideal off-dry qualities, we halt fermentation at the precise moment just before all the natural sugar in the juice is fermented. This process allows us to retain the integrity of the original apple.”
Ron Sansone, Cider Culture
“With a partner like Breakthru, we think the sky is our only limit. We look forward to a long and healthy partnership in Illinois and beyond…”
