Relic Cider co-owners Brittany and Charlie Foster have been hard at work this autumn gleaning apples from wild apple trees and from heritage orchards planted long ago around Washington County homesteads.
Next year, hard cider fans will be able to raise a toast with Relic Cider's first hard cider line. Last month, the Portland Press Herald reported that "hard cider is having a renaissance, and its taken hold in Maine," saying the number of Maine cideries has doubled since 2019. Relic Cider is the first Washington County cidery.
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