Farmstead Cider, located in Jackson, WY, was recently named a finalist in the 2021 Good Food Awards for their 2019 Kelly Street cider. The Good Food Award is an annual award competition held for outstanding American craft food producers and the farmers who provide their ingredients. The Kelly Street cider is one of five varieties produced by Farmstead, and one of the first released, all made by hand, from local Wyoming and Rocky Mountain apples.
Farmstead is one of 336 food and beverage finalists, out of 1,928 entries, from 45 counties. Each entry underwent a blind tasting in September and then passed in-depth sustainability vetting. One of the 16 finalists, in the cider category, Farmstead is up against several states including California, Colorado, Vermont, Massachusetts, Oregon, North Carolina, Washington and Kentucky.
The 2019 Kelly Street cider, was released after aging in oak barrels for more than eight months. This Good Food Award finalists is a smooth combination of sweet and crabapples. Farmstead Cider is also the producer of a 2019 Mountain Dry cider, a refreshing, bubbly, and easy drinking blend of dessert apple varieties, the 2019 Teton Pét-Nat cider, a traditionally fermented bubbly cider that follows an old French style known as Pétillant Naturel, a 2019 Rafter J cider, crafted from apples close to forty years old, and the 2019 Red Canyon Nan, an ode to the legendary apple queen of Lander, Wyoming.
Farmstead began forageing apples from trees throughout neighborhoods in Jackson that were attracting wildlife. Soon the hunt grew to include 50 different varieties of apples from areas around Rexburg, Idaho, to pears from Lander, local cherries and crabapples from old trees in town, and other fruits found within the Jackson city limits.
We quickly discovered an entire urban orchard in our own backyard, and the hardy apples we found are of incredible quality and diversity.
Farmstead Cider
Farmstead Cider is now on tap at Jackson restaurants including, Local, Trio, Jackson Drug, Snake River Brewing, Jedediah’s, The Bird, and Eleanor’s, and can be purchased by the bottle at Westside Wine & Spirits, Basecamp, The Liquor Store, Whole Grocer, Smith’s Food and Drug, and Bin22.
Help in Farmstead’s mission to pick local apples and prevent wildlife conflicts by reporting the location of apple trees in Teton County, and by signing the email list. The more fruit that is foraged from these areas, the more it will help reduce animal conflicts with dogs, cars, and humans.
Winners of the Good Food Awards will be announced livestream on Friday, January 22, 2021, in a virtual awards ceremony, along with a behind-the-scenes look into the crafters’ kitchens and farms. Follow @farmsteadcider on Instagram for updates.
