By Anna Yoder | Columnist

When I drive down Spring Garden Avenue, it seems I am always in a hurry going to or coming from somewhere. Regrettably, I had never taken the opportunity to stop at Threadbare Cider and Mead. Nor did I know what exactly Threadbare Cider and Mead was; yet vowed I would stop someday to check it out.

Luckily for (and unbeknownst to) me, Threadbare Cider and Mead holds a “Cider Saturday Concert Series” with music by local artists every other Saturday. A musician friend of ours was playing one Saturday and this became the impetus for my husband and me to stop and visit.

As it turns out, Threadbare is the sister business to Wigle Whiskey, originally located also on Spring Garden Avenue.

According to Elise Miranda, director of marketing at Wigle Whiskey, the founding owners of Wigle Whiskey discovered a “beautiful historic brick building down the road” from their Wigle Whiskey location in 2017 and saw an opportunity to continue their “historical legacy.” The owners decided to produce cider from local apples and thus, the concept for Threadbare Cider and Mead was born.

My husband and I were very delighted to have discovered Threadbare; however, the variety of what they have to offer is what keeps us coming back. Yes, Threadbare is about much more than cider.

Check out the November issue of The Northside Chronicle for the full story.