“The Gathering of the Farm Cideries returns, the premier New York State craft cider celebration returns to Albany on Saturday, February 29, 2020! Nine Pin Cider is hosting its 6th annual Gathering and we are happy to welcome some new cideries to the event!

Join us on Nine Pin's production floor with farm cideries from all corners of New York for a tasting, educational and market experience that only New York State can offer. Enjoy free samples of unique batches of ciders all made from New York apples with the ability to meet cider makers and purchase limited and exclusive ciders by the bottle, can or growler to go!

Here is the full list of New York Farm Cideries sampling and selling cider:

1. Treasury Cider (Fishkill Farms)
2. Brooklyn Cider House
3. Awestruck Ciders
4. Little Apple Cidery Inc.
5. Sundog Cider
6. Blue Toad Hard Cider - New York
7. WAYSIDE cider
8. Cider Creek Hard Cider
9. Bad Seed Cider Company
10. Graft Cider
11. Westwind Orchard & Cidery
12. Metal House Cider
13. New Leaf Cider Co.
14. Nine Pin Cider

Local food vendors, The Hungry Traveler and DeFazio's Pizzeria, will make sure you are all well fed while enjoying your cider samples. 102.7 WEQX - The REAL Alternative will be in the house doing a LIVE broadcast from the event again this year!

This is a ticketed event with two separate sessions (12-3pm and 4-7pm). Your ticket includes: 3 hours of sampling the huge diversity of NYS ciders represented, a branded Gathering of the Farm Cideries tasting glass, and the ability to purchase extremely rare and unique ciders. The Gathering has SOLD OUT every year, so make sure you get your tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite for $25. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the New York Cider Association.

Note: Our tasting room will still be open to the public!”