It’s not always easy drinking in Utah. We all know that! But, with Utah’s out-of-the-box (to say the least) liquor laws, anyone who ventures into this industry has got to have heart, and they must have quite a bit of creativity. This is why Mountain West decided to have a summer barbecue that brought many…
What can we say? Another Utah Pride weekend, another successful celebration of acceptance, equality, and love. Mountain West Cider is proud to be a supporter of Utah’s LGBTQ+ community, and the Utah Pride Center — who’ve been serving the area for the past 23 years! Pride Weekend and the Utah Pride Festival is the perfect…
Utah Pride Festival is just over a week away … are you ready?! All of us are busy gearing up for Utah Pride Festival next weekend, and we couldn’t be more excited! With so many fun events to participate in — we pretty much decided to just do it all. You can find us throughout…
The past year has been something else… Mountain West Hard Cider started 2016 strong with Ruby Hard Cider, our flagship product, and throughout the year launched four new products, doubled our staff, and participated in over two dozen community events and outreach programs. It is somewhat surreal knowing that all three of our year-round ciders…
A year in review with Mountain West Hard Cider. 2016 was a full of significant milestones for Mountain West Hard Cider and it was surely due to all of our supporters, fans, and surrounding community. We could not have hoped for a more wondrous year so we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on…
First off, Happy Holidays from Mountain West Hard Cider! Now, this may be also that time of year where you may be scrambling to find last-minute gifts and ideas. So, here at Mountain West, we wanted to pitch you a few ideas for your cider-loving friends. Did you know that we have two limited release…
A Community Cider from Mountain West and The Green Urban Lunch Box. It was kismet. When Shawn Peterson, the founder and director of The Green Urban Lunch Box, heard about Mountain West Hard Cider, he had to try it. He is a huge fan of cider and found that many ciders available in Utah…
As October ends, we can’t help but find ourselves reminiscing about Salt Lake’s first 4th West Oktoberfest, hosted by Mountain West Hard Cider and Red Rock Brewing. The successful three-day event drew crowds from all over the Northern Utah. “We were pleased with attendance in our first year, and can’t wait to do it again…
Fall is quickly approaching, and the season delivers not only crisp, autumn air but our favorite crisp, autumn treat: apples. First becoming famous in the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, apples have been a rich part of our heritage beginning with the European settlers. North American apple harvesting began with…
The celebration of Oktoberfest started in the early 1800s when Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. This royal union was celebrated in grand style with horse racing, a parade, and costume performances from various Bavarian townships. As each year went by, this festive occasion became bigger and bigger until in 1819, Munich declared…
