However, when Serpentine Cider opened on October 6th, it joined a suddenly active local cider scene. Not far from Harris's cidery in Miramar, Newtopia Cyder opened early this year.

Wildcraft then produces a batch of community drive cider. Last year, about 46,000 pounds of fruit came in, “which was amazing. So that was really exciting,” said Amy Marx of Wildcraft.

Wildcraft then produces a batch of community drive cider. Last year, about 46,000 pounds of fruit came in, “which was amazing. So that was really exciting,” said Amy Marx of Wildcraft.

The annual Fruit Forward Drive that collects the bounty used to make PDX Community Cider runs from mid-August through September, and this year raked in a record-breaking 41,000 pounds of fruit.

You can get hard cider and doughnuts (and beer) at Meckley's Flavor Fruit Farm in Somerset Center, Michigan, located just south of Jackson and north of U.S. 12.