Cider & BBQ

We're thrilled to host Cider Master Peter Yi, owner & operator of Brooklyn Cider House.

We'll taste through their full lineup of tasty cider, as Peter discusses his philosophies on Cider Making in New York.

All the while, the DFM team will be serving up piles of BBQ, Burgers, Fries & other Tasty Meats.

About Brooklyn Cider House

Our cider rapture started in the foothills of Urnieta and Hernani, in the Basque Country, catching natural cider straight from the barrel. Peter Yi, a wine buyer, took a break from tasting wines to visit a sagardotegi. It was a gastronomic experience like no other: simple, farm-fresh food, paired with natural cider caught straight from the barrel. Delicious food, incredible ciders, and elated diners filled the cidery with pure magic. It was a thunderbolt moment and not long after his trip, Peter told his sister Susan, "We need to make a cider house in Brooklyn." He was dead serious and within weeks, Peter walked away from a business he built for 25 years and Susan quit teaching to study apples and hard cider.

That was the spring of 2014. They didn't know a bushel from a bin of apples. What they did know was that they wanted to make a wildly natural cider.

Brooklyn Cider House has come a long way in little time, thanks to a super dedicated staff. Within a couple of years, they have revitalized a Hudson Valley orchard, built a cidery, tasting room, farm store, and pavilion and their award-winning ciders can be enjoyed throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC and Florida.

Note:

Please wear a sweater; classes take place in our cutting room which is usually at about 60 degrees.