Western Cider

🍓 RUBY FIELDS! 🍓 SLUSHIE MADE WITH STRAWBERRY DOLGO!

FARMHOUSE HAS RETURNED! A true Farmhouse style cider, made from a blend of apples from our orchard! Confectionary and fruit on the nose, dry but juicy palette, with a medium body & medium tannin. PURE LIQUID GOLD. Get you some!

WE’RE HIRING for HEAD CIDERMAKER! Our beloved Kira is moving from her role as Head Cidermaker and now we are on the hunt for someone to fill her (big) shoes! Visit westerncider.com/jobs for the full job description and application details.✌🏽❤️

SUMMER SQUARES IS BACK! Get those dancin’ shoes ready and join us for some good ole fashioned square dancin’ and cider drinkin’. The dance is this FRIDAY June 8th! Come early at 6pm for a Family friendly dance and/or 7pm for the regular scheduled shenangians. Hosted by

POWER NAP - GINGER & CHAMOMILE CIDER - 6.9%ABV We pressed our community apples from the Great Bear Apple Drive and steeped it with whole ginger and chamomile to make this lovely cider that’s perfect for spring. Find this small stash in our tasting room - on tap and in cans. 🫚🌼🍎🍾

NURSES WEEK! 👩🏼‍⚕️👨🏽‍⚕️MAY 6TH-12TH! FIRST DRINK FREE WHEN YOU SHOW YOUR BADGE! Nurses are the backbone of health care. We depend on nurses to care for us in the worst conditions. When we need them the most they maintain grace, positive attitudes, a sense of humor, and resiliency! We are grateful for our hard-working nurses and want to show our appreciation. Thank you!🙏🏽 PS (Don’t forget to tip your bartender😘)

DON’T LET MAMA DOWN! Join us May 4th from 12-4pm for our annual MOTHER’S DAY inspired pop up!
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WE’RE HIRING! We are on the search for a Packaging Lead and Packaging Tech to manage the canning, bottling, and kegging of our cider! If you’re interested, find the full job descriptions at westerncider.com/jobs

Gabe? Jacob? Y’all need a side hustle?☺️

Saint Rita's Amazing Traveling Bookstore will be parked outside of Western Cider TOMORROW!

Tomorrow the traveling bookstore hits the road for its Spring Tour! Very excited, and look forward to all the cool places and interesting people. The first stop is Trixi's Antler Saloon in Ovando - not to set up the bookstore but to meet friends for dinner. And then Saturday April 20th - first gig of the trip at Western Cider in Missoula! Hope to see you there.
(photo: first time the bookstore went east over the Divide, we stopped at Trixi's in 2015)

HALLELUJAH! Your prayers have been answered! Starting today, the Wickson is BACK!

ID: Michael Billingsley picking Wickson apples from our orchard, Billingsley Orchard, in Stevensville, MT.

OPENING DAY! We’re excited to have Aiko’s parked out front every Tuesday- Friday from 11am-8pm! We’re also extending our hours to 9pm every night with the warm season coming on!✌🏽🍜❤️

Flex those mental muscles this Tuesday 4/9 from 5-8pm at Puzzled Pint! Free to participate!

The 2023 harvest of DRY & DANDY is available by the glass or to-go in our Missoula tasting room. Online soon! A pet-nat using Wickson, Golden Russet, Calville Blanc, Amere de Berthcourt, Harry Masters Jersey, Harrison, and Hudsons Golden Gem from our Bitterroot Valley orchard. We’re pumped about this one!✌🏽🍾

Phase 2 of .co is officially underway at Western Cider! Book your session now at the link on their profile. Single sessions are available, as well as memberships for a screaming deal. We’re pumped about what the Sauna Boyz have created for the community in our little corner of Missoula. Bring some friends and come sweat with us!❤️💨💦

PLANT SWAP // SUNDAY 3/24 at 12:30!
Happy Spring y'all! Grab those houseplant clippings and head on over to Western Cider to swap plants and meet the plant community!
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Bring any healthy plants or props you want to swap. No “rescue” plants, please. You can take up to as many cuttings/plants as you bring.
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Hosted by MissoulaPlants

🍀 DUBLIN’ UP 🍀
A Matcha Green Tea Slushie made with Ranch Hand, Mammoth Matcha, Coconut Milk, and Lime Juice. Available while supplies last. Sláinte!

Shhhh! It’s our first HUSH HOUR this Sunday March 3rd from 6-8pm. Bring a book and tell a friend!

You know what goes great with cider? A Charcuterie board! Right now our boards consist of; Hot Soppressata, Finnochiona, Lifeline Extra Sharp Cheddar, Flathead Lake Doorstop Gouda, Onion Jam, pickled veggies, and bread from Grist.
Pro Tip: Pair it with the Hewes Rouge for best results

Hangin’ with Rando’s is BACK!
Q***R: Friday, March 8th
STRAIGHT: Saturday, March 9th

How it works: Everyone will be in the same pool for a round robin of speed dates (length TBD depending on number of attendees). Participants will use their phones to rate dates as romantic or friend. Get your results the night of the event! Sign up ahead of time on eventbrite. Find the link on our website/fb event/ or stories. Tickets go fast!

We start at 7pm SHARP. Please arrive early to grab your first drink. Let’s get weird!

Expand your yoga practice and palette before the Tasting Room opens every Sunday! We have three wonderful roatating yoga teachers whose classes vary, but you can expect an all-levels class that warms you up, building both flexibility and strength. All bodies welcome! Classes sell out, so please sign up ahead of time on our Eventbrite page. BYOM (Bring Your Own Mat). Namaste!

SECOND WIND - PINEAPPLE HOT MULLED CIDER. You know that feeling when you think it’s spring, but then it’s winter, and then it’s spring again just to realize that we still have three more months of winter? Yeah, us too. Second Wind is here to remind you to keep going. Made with Party’s Over Pineapple, Pineapple Juice, Honey, Lemon, Ginger, and Cinnamon.

TRIVIA! Every Thursday at 7pm with Reid Reimers. Let’s get weird!

WASSAIL FOREVER… Truly grateful to our team for the hard work, and crew for the beautiful theatrics, for the brilliant Wassail bowl, and our community for making our cider dreams come true! Love y’all! WASSAIL!

What will the Wassail QUEEN wear this year? Join us next Saturday February 3rd to find out!

You’ve still got time to sign up for our upcoming workshops for WASSAIL on February 3rd. Join us for TWO workshops led by flower professionals to make your very own flower crown OR flower mask. Details below & link to signup on our website!
FLOWER CROWN/HEADPIECE WORKSHOP: Sunday, 1/28 at 1:30pm with &
FLOWER MASK WORKSHOP: Tuesday, 1/30 at 6pm with

Hark! Off in the distance! February 3rd at 6pm-ish! It’s WASSAIL! The time of year when we dress in old world costumes and sing to the Tree Spirit in hopes of a good harvest! We are hosting workshops in preparation for our celebration on January 28th and 30th for guidance in making floral headpieces and flower masks. See westerncider.com/events for details and to signup. Food by from 5-9. Theatrics, tunes, and revelry starts around 6:30. $8 at the door. WASSAIL!

Sit at the bar, have a drink, and tell us about your holiday family issues. Let it all out!🥰

Did you know cases are 10% OFF in our tasting room? All your favorite ciders…for less! Come by to stock up for the holiday parties or get an easy gift for your mate🎄🎁❤️

Use promo code EGGNOG for 15% off online merch now through the new year. Just in the nick of time!

WESTERN WAX - Friday Dec. 1st 4-8PM
Calling all KOOKS! It’s time to get your gear together for the season! We're teaming up with our amigos to offer a FREE WAX with the purchase of a cider. Snowboards and Skis are welcome! Limited availability so get here quick! Skrrrt!