107: Building San Jose with Cider | The Cider Junction, CA

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The Cider Junction is a 31 tap cider bistro and bottle shop (26 dedicated to cider), located 10 minutes from San Jose International Airport and smack in the middle of an area once known as "Valley of Heart's Delight"! Thanks to owners/publicans Claudia Derp and Tracy Smith craft cider is pouring seven days a week in San Jose California.

For this chat I headed to The Cider Junction with "The Nose" to meet Claudia and Tracy. I was curious to hear how their newly opened "bistro and bottle shop" was doing only one month after their opening.

Cider Junction flight

Listen along as we discover the background story behind The Cider Junction, why this area of San Jose known as Willow Glen is a not so hidden gem in the middle of this bright, light city and what to expect when you visit The Cider Junction.

Cider Junction tap menu during our recording

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Contact for The Cider Junction

Website: https://www.theciderjunction.com/

Email: [email protected]

Address: 

• 820 Willow St
• San Jose (Willow Glen), CA 95125

Hours: *** Closed on Mondays during the winter months

• Monday - Friday  4 pm to 10 pm (or later)
• Saturday 11 am - midnight
• Sunday 11 am - 8 pm

Cider Events, thangs....Cideries Mentioned in this chat

• Cider Walk -Willow Glen, San Jose
• UpCider, San Francisco cider bar
• Rabbit's Foot Meadery, with cider and beer too - Tasting Room
• Redwood Coast Cider, San Carlos, CA
• Crooked City City, Oakland, CA
• Gowan's Heirloom Ciders, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County

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February 11, 2018 - New York International Beer Competition (NYIBC) is accepting cider entries NOW! NYIBC is using the United States Association of Cider Makers new cider categories for this competition. The judges at this competition are in the trade of buying and selling cider and thus judge the cider on the merits of taste and price point.

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081: Stephanie & Aaron Carson | Gypsy Circus Cider Co., TN

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