Artifact Cider Project

What Artifact Cider Project does

Artifact Cider Project is a privately held craft cidermaker producing a portfolio of six distinct ciders under its registered trademark. Its lineup — LONG WAY BACK (100% McIntosh), FEELS LIKE HOME (rum-soaked oak aged), SLOW DOWN (100% McIntosh, citrusy), BY ANY OTHER NAME (blueberry), WOLF AT THE DOOR (wild-fermented bittersweets), and NO NEW FRIENDS (cranberry) — spans ABVs of 5.4% to 6.0% and targets a range of consumer occasions from brunch to late-night bonfires. The company's production approach relies on locally sourced Northeast apples, wild fermentation, and oak aging as its core technical differentiators.

The company sells through two channels: wholesale partnerships with independent grocery, beverage, and restaurant accounts across the Northeast (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) plus select stores in California, Oregon, Maryland, Michigan, Virginia, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee; and direct-to-consumer sales via an owned e-commerce storefront and phone orders. Brand and consumer engagement are driven by Instagram, Facebook, and an email newsletter signup. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; consumers are directed to contact the company for store locator support.

Artifact Cider Project operates as an independent business with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, leadership team, or funding history. It is headquartered in the Boston area (617 area code), holds a registered trademark on its brand identity, and maintains an active website and product line indicating ongoing operations. The company's strategic posture emphasizes regional authenticity and a 'forward-looking' craft positioning aimed at individual, differentiated beverage consumers rather than mass-market accounts.

Name

Artifact Cider Project

Legal name

Artifact Cider Project

Website

https://artifactcider.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Artifact Cider Project is a privately held craft cidermaker producing six distinct ciders from locally sourced Northeast apples, distributed via independent retail partners across 17+ U.S. states and direct-to-consumer e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Florence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Craft Cider Sales: Revenue generated from direct sale of craft ciders to consumers through e-commerce and retail store partnerships across the Northeast and select other U.S. states.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Artifact Cider Project produces a portfolio of six distinct craft ciders using locally sourced northeast apples and advanced cidermaking practices, including wild fermentation and rum-soaked oak aging. The company distributes its ciders through retail store partnerships across the Northeast U.S. (with select stores on the West Coast and Southern states) and sells directly to consumers via its e-commerce storefront and phone orders.

Product overview

Artifact Cider Project is a craft cider producer offering a portfolio of six distinct ciders. The company makes ciders for the new Northeast using local apples and innovative cidermaking practices including advanced fermentation techniques. The product line includes: LONG WAY BACK (100% McIntosh, crisp and aromatic), FEELS LIKE HOME (rum-soaked oak aged, fruity unfiltered), SLOW DOWN (fresh and citrusy), BY ANY OTHER NAME (blueberry-infused, dry and pink), WOLF AT THE DOOR (wild-fermented bittersweets, layered and tannic), and NO NEW FRIENDS (cranberry-infused, bold and tart). The ciders range from 5.4% to 6.0% ABV and are distributed across the Northeast US with select stores in California, Oregon, Maryland, Michigan, Virginia, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LONG WAY BACK

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

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Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Citizen Cider: Citizen Cider is a Vermont craft cidery producing a diverse portfolio of dry, fruit-forward ciders distributed across the Northeast and beyond. Its product breadth, regional identity, and wholesale-led GTM directly parallel Artifact's strategy.
• 2 Towns Ciderhouse: 2 Towns is an Oregon-based craft cidery with an innovative, fruit-forward product portfolio and broad multi-state wholesale distribution. Comparable as a similarly sized craft cidermaker using unconventional ingredients and fermentation techniques.
• Stem Ciders: Stem Ciders is a Colorado craft cidery focused on innovative, dry, wine-like ciders with a tasting room and wholesale distribution. It parallels Artifact's boundary-pushing production approach and experiential brand positioning.
• Shacksbury Cider: Shacksbury is a Vermont-based craft cidermaker focused on wild-fermented, dry ciders using Northeast apples — a near-identical production philosophy and regional positioning to Artifact Cider Project.
• Downeast Cider: Downeast Cider is a Massachusetts-based craft cider brand selling unfiltered, fruit-forward ciders through DTC, retail, and on-premise channels in the Northeast — overlapping directly with Artifact on geography, style, and channel mix.

Broad incumbents

• Bold Rock Hard Cider: Bold Rock is a larger, established craft cider brand with production facilities in Virginia and North Carolina and broad East Coast retail distribution. It overlaps with Artifact on product category and channel, though at a more mainstream positioning.
• Angry Orchard: Angry Orchard, owned by Boston Beer Company, is the largest national craft cider brand with broad retail distribution. It competes for the same Northeast retail shelf space but competes primarily on scale and accessibility rather than artisanal differentiation.
• Woodchuck Hard Cider: Woodchuck is one of the original US craft cider brands with national retail presence. It shares category and channel with Artifact but operates at substantially larger scale and more conventional positioning.
• Ciderboys: Ciderboys is a Wisconsin-based craft cider brand with national distribution and a varied-flavor portfolio. It competes in the same broader craft cider category but at a more accessible, mass-market positioning than Artifact.

Others

• Scott Farm Orchard: Scott Farm is a Vermont heritage apple orchard that supplies rare and heirloom apple varieties — explicitly named on Artifact's product imagery. It is an upstream supplier and ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, relevant for understanding Artifact's local sourcing moat.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/artifactcider
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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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