MAST: the fruit of forest trees and shrubs
MAST YEAR: a year of abundance

It is with a strong sense of pride and the most sincere gratitude that we, Mast Year Cider, present to our friends, families and followers our inaugural vintages. They are called Columbia County, Hilltop Cuvée , Creekside Cuvée (picture
We love to forage. Which is to say that we love being in nature, utilizing a naturalized resource, meeting new people and building community around cider. But we also love to support local business and the Columbia County community, which are two of
A post about pears and perry: As a business that relies on the practice of foraging for a significant portion of our fruit, all of our offerings are hard-won, but none more so than our perry. We might find one abandoned or wild pear tree for every te
I just found out that today is National Apple Day! Generally, I try not to blast this feed with too many apple pics, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have them 😄. So this is a fantastic reason to share ten. #pnwcider #hardcider #pom #apple
Our local weather service has issued a freeze warning for the foothills of the Blue Mountains tonight. A freeze doesn’t end our harvest, but it does change it. Table varieties drop, pie fruit and “long-keepers” get more interesting,
A quick trip out to last year’s pomace compost reveals: (🥁 🥐 ) pippins! These baby apple trees will have random genetic traits, and might not be delicious or useful, but they also might be delicious and useful! Only time will tell, so I might
What a weekend! We took a break from our usually scheduled harvest activities to begin bottling our cider and perry from 2023, which feels a bit special to us, as they are some of our first vintages that will be available to the public (by Thanksgivi

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