CRAFT HARD CIDERS
Our craft line of Hard CIders are available all year round.
CRAFT HARD CIDERS
Our craft line of Hard CIders are available all year round.
FLANNEL MOUTH
Blake's Flannel Mouth is made with a wide array of late season table and dessert apples. This succulent combination gives it a sweet flavor than finishes incredibly smoothly.
Made 100% with Michigan-grown apples, Flannel Mouth is sure to win you over. Again and again.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
EL CHAVO
At Blake’s Hard Cider Co., we like spicing things up. That’s why we put dimmers on the lights in our Cider House. And it’s why we created this sweet, heated blend of habanero pepper, mango and our famous Blake’s apples. Experience a hard cider that’s really, honestly, truly like no other.
Experience El Chavo.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
WAKEFIRE
It’s impossible to replicate a Michigan summer. Recreating a northern night under the stars would be a futile endeavor. So, we’ve done the next best thing – we’ve crafted summer’s perfect ally. Experience WakeFire, a comforting blend of Michigan-grown cherries, orange peel and our famous Blake’s apples.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
BEARD BENDER
Blake's Beard Bender is a 100% natural hard cider. It’s funny – when nothing’s added, you taste the true characteristics of the apple. Not for the faint of heart, Beard Bender packs a punch not expected from hard cider. Derived from a variety of Bittersweet and Bittersharp apples. Beard Bender is tart, crisp and amazingly drinkable. And, of course, 100% grown at Blake Farms in Armada, Mi.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
GRIZZLY PEAR
Our first pear hard cider, Grizzly melds soft notes of pear balanced with a sharp apple finish with a hint of elderflower. No bears were harmed in the making of this product.
5% ALC. BY VOL.
ROSÉ
Semi-sweet with a citrus like acidity, this native fermented Rosé was infused with strawberries and rose hips, resulting in a vibrant finish.
6.9% ALC. BY VOL.
TRAFFIC JAM
Inspired by the juicy berries we grow on our farm each summer, Traffic Jam is the perfect balance of ripe sweetness with bold fruit aromatics. Bursting with strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries, this semi-sweet captivates the nuance of our farm, in each and every taste.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
KINDER CIDER SERIES
KINDER CIDER SERIES
RAINBOW SEEKER
Let this pineapple paradise in a can take you on a tropical ride. With hints of sage, this balanced semi-sweet hard cider is impactful in more ways than just quenching your thirst.
At Blake's Hard Cider, we seek equality, love, inclusion, and communal support. We are proud to partner with non-profit organizations that support the LGBTQ community.
5.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE APRIL 1ST
FIDO
Enjoy this semi-sweet seasonal cider made with Michigan Chinook and Cascade hops, Blake's apples, homegrown raspberries, and zesty grapefruit peel. With bold and bright flavor, this #KinderCider was made in support of Pets for Patriots.
6.8% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE NOV - FEB
GREAT BLAKES
Our take on a cold brew, Great Blakes is steeped with sustainably-sourced coffee grounds from our friends at Great Lakes Coffee, resulting in bold flavor & a smooth finish.
Made in support of organizations working to protect and preserve the Great Lakes, this semi-sweet was crafted with passion for our #KinderCider Series.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE JAN
SEASONAL HARD CIDERS
SEASONAL HARD CIDERS
BLACK PHILLIP
Our award winning semi-sweet hard cider infused with an array of cranberries and blood orange. Permeate your favorite autumn nights with our newest creation, Black Phillip; the question is,would you like to live deliciously?
4.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE AUG - OCT
THE TONIC
As the first flushes of green awaken the new year, invigorate your senses with freshly picked ginger root and cool cucumber combined together to create our crisp, light elixir; Blake's Tonic.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE APR - JULY
LIMITED RELEASE HARD CIDERS
LIMITED RELEASE HARD CIDERS
APPLE LANTERN
It's the season of campfires, sweaters & pumpkin carving. Experience the warming flavor of our handpicked apples balanced with the oven roasted richness of pumpkin. Refreshingly crisp & perfectly spiced our Apple Lantern brings you the taste of autumn that can only come from Blake's Orchard.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE MID AUG - OCT
SNAP DRAGON
Intentionally burning your mouth by plucking a molten hot raisin out of a fire and eating it used to be considered a fun game enjoyed all over the world, in fact people would do it in an attempt to mimic the face of a dragon. Snap Dragon, a game played only by the brave for centuries has now been captured in this handcrafted concoction. Enjoy the warm taste of burnt rum-raisins with the crisp taste of apples from Blake’s.
6.9% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE DEC - FEB
BLOSSOM EATER
A toast to the hardest workers on the farm. Blossom Eater is the perfect balance of crisp apple and sweet apple blossom honey, foraged from hives located around our orchard.We raise our glass to the ones that make cider possible,the pollinators, nectar eaters, the bees of Blake's.
6.9% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE APRIL
FORAGED SERIES
FORAGED SERIES
SANTA ROSA
The flesh of the Santa Rosa plum provides a bold compliment to our late season apple varieties. The extended contact with the plum skins and long cold fermentation provides a cider of complex depth with a balanced sweetness.
5% ALC. BY VOL.
AVAILABLE JAN-FEB 2018
WILD NOVA
Deep-red in color and bursting with ripe flavor, Wild Nova is made from hand-pressed late harvest Nova raspberries, grown here on Blake Farms. The two month long ferment, in contact with the berries, gives the cider the full expression of that fresh picked taste.
5% ALC. BY VOL.
AVAILABLE MARCH - APRIL 2018
EL CHAPO
Bold like the man himself, El Chapo is a barrel aged cider infused with mango and habanero. Notes of agave and bright lime peel flavor made the tequila barrel a natural fit to compliment the sweet heat of El Chavo.
9% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE MAY
WISTERIA
Ever had a backrub in a bottle?Well, this may be the closest thing to one. Made with real apples from our own trees, Wisteria is brewed with a delicate hint of lavender. The result? A soothing finish that’ll leave you looking around the room for an imaginary masseuse.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE JUNE
CIDER 'TIL I DIE
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. has teamed up with Detroit City Football Club to deliver the city’s most deserving fans a cider worth celebrating. A Detroit style cider, not for the faint of heart, thisone packs a punch not expected from a hard cider. Derived from a variety of bittersweet and bittersharp apples, CDIT is tart, dry, crisp, and amazingly drinkable.
And of course, 100% grown at Blake Farms in Armada, MI and ONLY SOLD IN MICHIGAN!
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE DURING DCFC SEASON
CIDER DAYZE
Blake's Cider Dayze unrefined farmhouse cider is an ode to the ciders of yesteryear. A uniquely crafted blend of bitter sweet and bitter sharp apples fermented to dryness, then backsweetend with Blake's award winning sweet cider recipe unchanged since 1946. This cider is sure to take you to the Dayze of Cider. Enjoy!
4.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE AUG
SIGNATURE SERIES
SIGNATURE SERIES
WASSAIL
Each year at Blake’s, a vintage cider is crafted, un-fined and unfiltered, that captures the essence of all that goes into a harvest while giving hope of a flourishing harvest the following year. As you indulge in the intense floral aromas with hints of caramel and cooked apples, raise your glass and say, “Wæs hæl, “ and you’ve done your part in ensuring next year’s crop rewards just as well.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE JAN
CHAPEAU BRUN
The rewards of patient craftsmanship are un-mistakenly expressed with our Chapeau Brun. We exercise the traditional method of Keeving, which is the enzymatic process where the resultant nutrient deficient juice creates a naturally sweet, sparkling cider. Savor the complex aromas of honeyed apples and forest floor followed by a refreshingly crisp acidity and gentle sweetness.
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABILITY TBD
Santé
As the seasons passed and the constellations revolved overhead, this cider was crafted in the traditional Méthode Champenoise with the vision to capture those stars and bottle them, only to be released during a toast with your loved ones. Santé from everyone here at Blake's!
6.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE DEC
Amshiré
Inspired by the five points of an apple star, our iced cider encompasses five varieties of Blake’s apples. Rose hips and honey establish a refreshing threshold rooted by the easygoing tastes of lychee fruit and melon providing the purest expression of weather, time, season; Amshiré!
12.5% ALC. BY VOL.
*AVAILABLE NOV
View Nutrition Facts
BEARD BENDER: SUGAR 6.2g – CARBS 9.2g – CALS 155
EL CHAVO: SUGAR 12.6g – CARBS 16.6g – CALS 179
FLANNEL MOUTH: SUGAR 13.1g – CARBS 14.6g – CALS 173
GRIZZLY PEAR: SUGAR 10.3g – CARBS 10.6g – CALS 122
THE TONIC: SUGAR 3.23g – CARBS 6.9g – CALS 142
WAKEFIRE: SUGAR 8.1g – CARBS 12.1g – CALS 155
*OTHER CIDERS REFER TO BELOW
Servings: 1, Serv Size: 12 Fluid Oz, Amount per serving: Calories 170, Total Fat 0g (0% DV), Sodium 0g (0% DV), Total Carb 12g (5% DV), Protein 0g, Vitamin A 2% DV, Vitamin C 10% DV, Iron 4% DV
