About

Founded in June 2012 by John Washburn and Brian Shanks, Bold Rock Hard Cider is America’s leading regional craft cider brand, producing accessible hard ciders with bold, refreshing flavors from locally sourced apples in Nellysford, VA, and Mills River, NC. They operate multiple taprooms including in Downtown Asheville, NC (with restaurant), Carter Mountain Orchard near Charlottesville, VA, and a collaboration taproom in Charlotte, NC, plus Bold Rock Distillery. The brand distributes to over 20 East Coast states and has expanded into hard tea, hard lemonade, craft spirits, and ready-to-drink craft cocktails.

locally sourced apples bold and refreshing hard cider flavors expansion to hard tea, lemonade, spirits, and cocktails
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What They Make
Hard Cider
accessible varieties with bold and refreshing flavor from locally sourced apples
cider
Blueberry Lemon
cider
Vodka Citrus
spirit
Vodka Blueberry
spirit
Day Drift
non-alcoholic
na
Cocktails & Spirits
craft spirits and ready-to-drink craft cocktails
spirit
Non-Alcoholic
na
Awards
Best Cider, Virginia Craft Beer Cup 2021 2021
Gold Medal, Great American Beer Festival 2019 2019