Crispin Cider is a hard apple cider company based and produced in

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by Minneapolis Cider Company. Crispin was formerly located in

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. The company acquired Fox Barrel Cider in 2010. The purchase included its cidery in Colfax where the company is now headquartered. In early 2011, Crispin began importing a dry English cider, Browns Lane (named after the original Jaguar factory in

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), from England. In 2012, Crispin was acquired by MillerCoors a subsidiary of

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. The founders of Crispin went on to open Copper & Kings American Brandy in 2014. In 2023 Crispin re-launched with the Minneapolis Cider Company with new varieties and the original Crispin recipe.

Varieties

Crispin is sold in 6-pack/12-pack 12 ounce cans *Original *Imperial *Mango Mimosa

Varieties (previous)

12oz bottle products

Blue Line ciders are sold in four-packs of 12 ounce bottles. *Original *Brut *Pacific Pear *Blackberry Pear

22oz bottle products

*The Saint *Honey Crisp *Annual Barrel Aged

Kegs products 1/6th & 1/2 BBL

*Original *Pacific Pear *Blackberry Pear

16oz can products

*Original *Browns Lane

Imports

* Browns Lane: Imported English dry hard cider (

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label, 16 ounce can)

Artisanal reserves

All of the Artisanals are unfiltered ciders produced using various yeasts and are packaged in 22 ounce bottles. * Honey Crisp: Made with organic

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(yellow label) * The Saint: Made with Belgian

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yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constit ...

and organic

maple syrup Maple syrup is a syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring. Maple tr ...

(red label)

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.crispincider.com
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