Raging Cider & Mead Co

This is Travis, our son and partner in this familial endeavor. We haven't talked about this too much; but, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer approximately 2 months ago. Anyhow, he's diligently battling to beat it (as well as keeping an amazing attitude). So far he's had some good results so we've all got our fingers crossed that he will overcome. If you could send some good thoughts in his direction as he has a long road ahead of him, it would be greatly appreciated by all of us. Our daughter-in-law @linz730 sent me this picture of him pitching in and labeling cans at home for the upcoming release. He normally plays a huge part in our cider and mead making as well as our orchard work; we hope he can return soon as he is sorely missed.

This Saturday, 7/3, is our next bottle release. There's some pretty cool things in this release including our first true apple & grape coferment (as a pét-nat) and our standard plum jerkum in a can. L-R: 2019 Jonny Gold, 2020 Season Recap Pét-Nat, 2019 Hyslop S.V., 2019 Newtown Pippin, Sunshine on my Shoulder mead, and 2019 Plum Jerkum. Check them out this weekend and keep your eyes open for a holiday weekend shipping sale announcement

This Saturday afternoon, 3-9, we'll be featuring small plates by @blackhatbreads Swing by for your favorite cider or mead or plum jerkum... or quincy and grab a snack

THE RETURN OF LA MÛRE: our blackberry mead is back on tap. If you've missed it swing by tonight...or this weekend. We'll be here with our tap hands on! Hours: Friday 4-8ish Saturday 3-9 Sunday 2-8... #blackberry #mead #melomel #sandiegocounty #locallysourced

Big things going on at our tasting room today for Father's Day. It Cider, Sourdoughs, and Tent Jam Sunday with @blackhatbreads & @charliemudd Tasting room opens at 2:00, Black Hat Breads starts sales at 3:00, open mic tent jams from 4-6:00, and Charlie Mudd goes on from 6-8:00. What better way to spend your Father's Day afternoon with your favorite dad? Or...What better way to end your weekend. See you this afternoon. Also, it's the final day of sales for next Sunday's Six-course Chef-paired Cider Brunch. Tickets are $45 and available in our insta bio, fb event page, or at the tasting room. There's just a few tickets left #cider #mead #perry #plumjerkum #sanmarcosca #vistacalifornia #Escondido #carlsbad #oceanside #northcountysd #northsandiegocounty #tastingroom #livemusic #sourdoughbread

We go again today for our anniversary with a great lineup of music, BBQ plates from A&S Catering, bread for sale from @blackhatbreads, plus great cider and mead. Stop by for a great time. We'll be here at least until 6. #anniversaryweekend #rageyturn3 #supportlocal #supportlocalmusicians #cider #mead #livemusic #sandiegocounty

With the change in the weather, we will be reintroducing our warm mulled cider this weekend as well as featuring cider donuts from our apples. Stop by and grab some during our anniversary weekend. #mulledcider #warmmulledcider #ciderdonuts #ciderdoughnuts #sandiegocounty

Just a reminder that our anniversary celebration is this weekend. Yes there will be rain which we will combat with tented expanded seating into our parking lot. There will be live music both days, deeeelicious bbq catered by A&S Catering, new bottle and tap releases, sourdough bread by Black Hat Breads for sale, the return of our hot mulled cider, and CIDER DONUTS made with juice we pressed from local apples. Stop in and enjoy some outside time while the life sustaining rains fall. We'll look forward to seeing you.

This Saturday, in conjunction with our 3rd/5th Anniversary celebration, we are releasing these seven bottles out into the world. They include our 2018 Sidra Furiosa, 2019 Farmstead Blend (our first cider from our farmstead orchard), 2019 Them Pét-Nat Southern Apples, 2019 Santa Rosa Plum Jerkum, 2019 Southern Spy (effervescent Northern Spy x Tejacote fruit wine), 2018 Wynola Scrump, and Transmutation (our first bottled traditional barrel-aged mead). The Farmstead Blend and Southern Spy have been mostly purchased by our club members so unsure how many will be available to the public. #sandiegocounty #locallysourced #bountyfromthecounty #traditionalcidery #bottlerelease #sanmarcosca #vistacalifornia #Escondido #northcountysd #northsandiegocounty #supportlocal

Our amigo Jack O'Lantern will be hanging about today to ensure you get exactly what you wanted on your Halloween adventure. We'll be open 3-9pm. Stop by in your costumes...or come as you are. Either way, have a spooktastic day

Our Sidra Furiosa Release & Pinchos/Pintxos event on 11/7, from 11 to 1, is a little over a week away. If you want to attend, get your tickets soon as we have sold 2/3 of the available tickets. Your admission includes unlimited long pours of sidra, pinchos (skewered tapas), and your own bottle to do your own long pour plus music from the Asturias and Basque regions of Northern Spain. Tickets available online at the link in our bio or at the tasting room this weekend. We expect it will be a fun time and a great way to kick of our 3rd anniversary weekend. #sidra #pinchos #pintxos #sandiegocounty #sidrafuriosa

Our next club bottle release will occur on Saturday, November 7th in conjunction with our Anniversary celebration. The Orchard Club members have first shot at purchasing these releases (Farmstead Blend and Southern Spy are a mere 5 cases each). Any bottles left over will be available to the general public as of 2pm on Saturday 11/7. If you would like to become an Orchard Club member, sign up on our website. Base Releases are 2018 Sidra Furiosa, 2019 Them Pét-Nat Southern Apples, & 2019 Farmstead Blend (our first release from our low chill farmstead orchard). Add on releases are Transmutation (mead aged in amaranth rye whiskey barrels), 2019 Santa Rosa Plum Jerkum, 2018 Wynola Scrump, and 2019 Southern Spy (Northern Spy x Tejacote - Mexican Hawthorn) #sandiegocounty #locallysourced #traditionalcidery #cider #orchardclub #bottlerelease

Calling all you mead heads. This weekend is the first time we have had FOUR meads on tap. Left to right: Mom's Pie (strawberry rhubarb), Le Cot (apricot), La Mure (blackberry), and Apasionado (passionfruit). Now you can get a complete flight of 100% mead. #sandiegocounty #mead #meadflights

This weekend we are releasing Apasionado, a semi-sweet, cloudy, rich passionfruit mead (melomel). The honey is a multifloral honey from hives around Escondido while the passionfruit was sourced from Valley Center and our own tasting room vines.. stop by and check out this lush tropical adventure in your mouth. #lilikoi #passionfruit #mead #melomel #lilikoimead #passionfruitmead #sandiegocounty #locallysourced #newrelease #sanmarcosca #vistacalifornia #Escondido #northcountysd #northsandiegocounty

Stop in today before we run out. Raclette and cider poached sausage plates curated by @whatsupwithjack, bread by @blackhatbreads, and of course our beverages. #bountyfromthecounty #sandiegocounty #locallysourced

2018's Last Press returns to the taplist. Dry cider with a faint smokiness upfront that fades into notes of brambly fruit with a mild astringency on the finish that leaves you wanting more. Apples: Northern Spy, Black Twig, Arkansas Black, Golden Delicious, Winesap. 9.1% abv We're open today 4-8ish #sandiegocounty #locallysourced #traditionalcidery #cider #northernspy #blacktwig #arkansasblack #winesap #goldendelicious

If you haven't tried it, grab yourself a bottle of our limited release 2018 Newtown Pippin. Sourced from a single massive tree in an off year, this tastes like no Newtown Pippin you have ever tried. Bright acid mellows against an offdry, rich, tannin heavy cider with earthy caramel and toffee notes backed by green apple, kind of like drinking a toffee apple. This is the season for it. Available in the tasting room and online. #newtownpippin #localapples #sandiegoapples #sandiegocounty #locallysourcedandtraditionallyfermented #traditionalcider