This cider house and bar lie just northwest of the Temple Square and almost in the shadow of the state capital building up on the hill. Located on a street that divides a cute little neighborhood from the industrial sector of central Salt Lake City, this tap house aims to be a local neighborhood bar and thus serves a large array of beer and cocktails for those less cider curious, but all from Utah brewers and distillers. There is also a collection of games for those with time to kill in the company of others. The bar is not huge but has a nice window directly into their fermentation space and it has a modern industrial architecture style fitting with the location. The best part of the space is the big cider garten in the back which plays host to live music on the weekends. They don’t have a huge selection of ciders on tap (4 the night I went) and unfortunately a brand new person was manning the bar and couldn’t give answers to some of my nerdy questions about ethos, process, and history, but it is still a nice little place to stop by if you are ever in Salt Lake City—in fact, it is the only cider made in the state, so if you want to try the best of what Utah has to offer, this is it!

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