When summer was winding down, my family and I headed up north for a friend’s wedding in Door County, Wis. Aside from my sister getting a kick out of the goats grazing on the roof of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik, we also got a chance to try Island Orchard Cider, a French-style hard cider that is produced in Ellison Bay, Wis.
The crisp, not-too-sweet cider hit the spot on a mild, late summer day. With the chill in the air, it got me excited for this fall season and incorporating hard cider into my beverage rotation.