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CiderCon® 2023 Fact Sheet
CiderCon® 2024 will be held in Portland, Oregon from January 16-19, 2024. CiderCon® was created to offer the commercial cider industry an outlet to meet, share ideas, collaborate and affect positive changes in cider making and cider fruit production best practices, the cider market and cider regulations. CiderCon® is organized by the American Cider Association…
CiderCon® Demographics and Inclusion Dashboard
Over the last couple years, the ACA’s Antiracism, Equity and Inclusion committee has focused its efforts on expanding CiderCon®’s audience through inclusive practices for attendees, speakers, and media. A new CiderCon® Demographics and Inclusion Dashboard has been developed as part of the ACA’s efforts to set goals and measure progress toward becoming a more inclusive…
2023 ACA Board Candidates
The 2023 ACA Board Elections are around the corner. If you have an active and current membership with the ACA and you are a bonded active cidery, we will email the principal contact as they are designated on your account with an electronic ballot on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Please read below to meet the…
Cheers to 10 Years: ACA Celebrates Its Tenth Year Since Incorporating
It’s time to raise a glass and cheers to the American Cider Association’s first 10 years of success! Thank you, dear members, for working with us over the last decade to grow the status and connectedness of the cider industry. On this anniversary, we want to express our gratitude to the growers, the harvesters, the…
Eight Scholarships Awarded to BIPOC Recipients Across the Country for CiderCon® 2023
Sponsored by Yonder Cider, in collaboration with American Cider Association and Beer Kulture, the CiderCon® scholarship program returns for its second year with more applicants and awardees than ever to bring new people of color from historically marginalized groups CHICAGO (January 12, 2023) – Yonder Cider®, Beer Kulture and the American Cider Association (ACA) are…
ACA Partners with Taproom Success for New Member Benefits
The ACA is pleased to share that we have partnered with Taproom Success, a project of Craft Brewery Finance, to offer several benefits to our members. 30% Discount on Taproom Success Membership: ACA members will receive a 30% discount for their membership to Taproom Success. Taproom Success is designed to offer the professional development needed…
NYI Cider Competition Offers Discount for ACA Members
The 5th Annual New York International Cider Competition will be held on February 19th, 2023. Top trade buyers including importers, distributors, retailers, craft beer bar owners will be judging the ciders in a blind taste test by its category and its price. Your ciders will be judged by top buyers as if they were buying…
ACA Calls for Award Nominations
The American Cider Association is pleased to announce that we have opened nominations for the ACA Awards for folks who are doing great things for cider! We welcome your nominations for businesses and people who have been excellent ambassadors for cider in the last year. Please nominate only one business or person per category. Businesses…
Sarah Hemly Joins ACA Board as Interim Pacific Coast Chair
The ACA is happy to announce that Sarah Hemly has been temporarily appointed as the Interim Pacific Coast Chair from November 16, 2022 through to CiderCon 2023. Sarah launched Hemly Cider with Co-Founder Chris Thomson in 2015. The cidery and farm are located in the The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region of Northern California, a…
ACA Board Nominations Due January 17
Are you full of energy and ideas on how to support the ACA and grow the industry? Perhaps you’d consider running for the ACA Board of Directors? Our annual nomination window is now open. Elections take place during CiderCon–electronically, so all U.S. member cideries may vote (1 vote per cidery). Although it is not required,…