The Governor’s Cup for best in show has gone to a Pittsburgh cider maker.
Based on superior craftsmanship, flavor, and overall quality, Threadbare Cider and Meads Farmhouse—the cidery’s classic signature blend—won the prize for the highest-scoring cider. In the Modern Dry category, it was awarded a gold medal.
Threadbare Cider and Mead has a bottle shop at Ross Park Mall and is situated at 1091 Spring Garden Ave. in Pittsburgh.
According to the Threadbare website, this is FarmHouse’s description: In an effort to make our own rendition of a traditional American Farmhouse cider, we used Old World production techniques. Locally farmed apples and yeast that was separated from an English cider press are used to make Farmhouse. This sophisticated cider has the ideal amount of sweetness, is full-bodied, and is apple-forward.
In order to balance the acids, tannins, and structure, the apple varieties—which include Northern Spy, Gala, and Newtown Pippen—are fermented in stainless steel using English cider yeast.
Soergel Orchards in Wexford, Allegheny County, is where the apples were cultivated.
In 2017, Threadbare was founded.
We created Farmhouse as our flagship product when we initially envisioned Threadbare in order to make it approachable, incredibly drinkable, and our purest representation of classic Pennsylvania cider, according to a Facebook post. We take pride in the fact that Farmhouse Cider is now an award-winning brand thanks to hard work and dedication to the art.
Along with Armstrong Valley, Deep Roots, and Ploughman, Threadbare is one of the Pennsylvania cideries that will be selling bottles and pouring samples at the Farm Show on Friday and Saturday, January 10–11. They are located by the carousel in the Main Hall.
The sheet below shows the top finishers in the remaining nine categories.
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