Brooklyn Cider House

What Brooklyn Cider House does

Brooklyn Cider House is a US craft cidery founded in 2014 and operated by the Yi family (Peter, Susan, and Richard Yi). The company produces naturally fermented, minimally intervention ciders from estate-grown apples at Twin Star Orchards, a 50+ acre property in New Paltz, New York, where it also operates a tasting room, farmstand, and food pavilion offering wood-fired pizza, burgers, BBQ, and U-pick experiences. Its production relies on wild yeast fermentation, bottle conditioning for naturally sparkling ciders, and unfiltered raw cider styles, using over 80% of apples sourced from its own orchard, including nearly 8,000 heirloom trees planted in 2017. Core products include experimental SKUs (Three of Life, Wild Rosé, Raw) and seasonal Small Batch ciders (Summer Dream, Dance Dance Dance, Lemonade), primarily distributed through its Small Batch Cider Club membership program.

The company runs a multi-channel go-to-market combining direct-to-consumer e-commerce with US shipping, on-site tasting room sales, wholesale distribution to retail stores and restaurants across 10 states (NY, NJ, CT, PA, RI, MD, VA, DC, FL, CA), and a tiered subscription club with 3, 6, and 12-bottle annual memberships that include free shipping, tastings, tours, and exclusive events. Pricing is publicly disclosed and structured around per-bottle retail prices and annual subscription tiers rather than enterprise contracts. Customers are fragmented across individual retail consumers, restaurant/hospitality buyers, club members, and on-site visitors, with no named enterprise accounts or institutional customers. Brooklyn Cider House is privately held, founder-owned, and bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or public-market listing.

Name

Brooklyn Cider House

Legal name

Brooklyn Cider House

Website

https://brooklynciderhouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Brooklyn Cider House is a family-owned craft cidery founded in 2014 that produces minimally intervention ciders from estate-grown heirloom apples at its 50+ acre Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz, NY, selling to individual consumers via DTC e-commerce, a tiered subscription club, on-site tasting room, and wholesale across 10 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Hard Cider

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Apple Orchards (111331), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Cider & Perry Production (AFAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cider & Perry Producers & Brands (CRADAIAE), Cideries & Meadery Tasting Rooms (THAFALAI), Cider & Orchard Fruit Production (Apples/pears for cider & processing) (AFAGACAJ)

Keywords

• Craft hard cider
• Estate-grown apples
• Cidery production
• Cider subscription club
• Orchard tasting room

Headquarters

HQ city

New Paltz

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct Cider Sales: Direct sales of bottled ciders through e-commerce website with US shipping and in-person at tasting room and farmstand.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale distribution to retail stores and restaurants across 10 states.
3. Small Batch Cider Club Membership: Subscription-based membership offering 3 tiers (3, 6, or 12 bottles) with discounts, free tastings, tours, and exclusive access to new releases.
4. On-site Food & Beverage: Revenue from tasting room, farmstand, food pavilion including wood-fired pizzas, burgers, BBQ, and U-pick apple experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Brooklyn Cider House produces craft hard cider using a single ingredient — estate-grown heirloom apples — with wild yeast fermentation and minimal intervention, no additives. The company sells bottled ciders directly to consumers via e-commerce, wholesale to retail stores and restaurants across 10 states, and through its Small Batch Cider Club subscription membership, while operating a tasting room and food pavilion at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz, NY.

Product overview

Brooklyn Cider House offers craft ciders made from a single ingredient: apples, with minimal intervention and no additives. The product portfolio centers on the Small Batch Cider Club membership program with tiered options (3, 6, and 12 bottles) featuring estate-grown heirloom apple varieties crafted by father-son cidermakers Peter and Richard Yi. The company produces award-winning ciders including experimental varieties like Three of Life (naturally sparkling, bottle-conditioned), Wild Rosé (sour cherry, wild raspberry, rose petals), and Raw (unfiltered), as well as seasonal Small Batch releases. The on-site experience at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz includes a tasting room, farmstand, food pavilion with wood-fired pizza and burgers, and U-pick apple picking across more than 50 acres of orchard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Small Batch Cider Club: A membership club offering curated small batch ciders with estate-grown heirloom apple varieties, featuring father and son duo Peter & Richard Yi as cidermakers.

Products and services

• Small Batch Cider Club Subscription membership program offering curated small-batch ciders made from estate-grown heirloom apple varieties. Available in 3, 6, and 12 bottle annual tiers with perks including free shipping, tasting flights, cidery tours, and exclusive events access. Crafted by the father-son cidermaking duo Peter and Richard Yi.
• Three of Life Naturally sparkling and bottle-conditioned craft cider from Brooklyn Cider House's experimental creations, crafted with minimal intervention to express regional Hudson Valley terroir.
• Wild Rosé Experimental craft cider colored by sour cherry, wild raspberry, rose petals, and a touch of red wine, showcasing funky and semi-sour pour characteristics.
• Raw Unfiltered craft cider that maintains the natural character of the apples through minimal intervention processing.
• Summer Dream 2025
• Dance Dance Dance 2025
• Lemonade 2025
• Tasting Room & Orchard Experience On-site cidery experience at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz, NY featuring cider tastings, wood-fired pizzas, burgers, BBQ, donuts, farmstand sales, and U-pick apple picking across more than 50 acres of orchard. Seasonal hours vary between winter and regular operating periods.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of apples sourced from company-owned orchard
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Woodchuck Hard Cider: Woodchuck is a Vermont-based craft cider producer with national wholesale distribution and a focus on flavored and traditional ciders. It is a direct peer to Brooklyn Cider House in craft hard cider, sharing the same DTC, retail, and on-premise channels with an overlapping customer base.
• Original Sin Cider: Original Sin is a craft hard cider brand producing traditional and fruit-infused ciders for the US market. It directly competes with Brooklyn Cider House in the premium craft cider segment, sharing DTC and wholesale distribution channels and similar flavor-forward product positioning.
• Empire Cider Co. Empire Cider Co. is a New York-based craft cidery producing dry, traditional-style ciders. It is comparable to Brooklyn Cider House as a direct regional peer in the NY craft cider market, competing for the same Hudson Valley and broader Northeast on-premise and retail accounts.
• Far From the Tree Cider: Far From the Tree is a Massachusetts-based craft cidery with a taproom and a portfolio of traditional and experimental ciders. It is comparable to Brooklyn Cider House in craft cider production scale, on-site hospitality model, and emphasis on minimal-intervention and terroir-driven ciders.

Regional players

• Aaron Burr Cidery: Aaron Burr Cidery is a small New Jersey-based craft cidery focused on traditional méthode champenoise and wild-fermented ciders. It is comparable to Brooklyn Cider House in production philosophy (minimal intervention, wild yeast) and serves a similar East Coast craft cider consumer.
• Wölffer Estate Vineyard: Wölffer Estate is a Long Island/Hudson Valley-area estate winery producing terroir-driven wines with a tasting room and DTC subscription. It is comparable to Brooklyn Cider House as a Hudson Valley estate beverage producer with on-site hospitality, DTC distribution, and a similar premium craft consumer base.

Emerging players

• Graft Cider: Graft Cider is a New York-based craft cider producer making dry, traditional-style ciders for on-premise and retail channels. It is comparable to Brooklyn Cider House in craft cider positioning and Northeast distribution, though at a smaller scale and without an estate orchard of similar size.

Broad incumbents

• Angry Orchard: Angry Orchard is the largest US hard cider brand, owned by Boston Beer Company. It is comparable to Brooklyn Cider House as a category leader in craft cider but operates at vastly greater scale with national distribution, marketing budgets, and a portfolio that competes for the same on-premise and retail shelf space.
• VT Cider / Vermont Cider Company: Vermont Cider Company is the producer of Woodchuck Hard Cider and other cider brands, operating at scale within the US craft cider market. It is comparable to Brooklyn Cider House as a category incumbent with broader distribution and brand portfolio depth, providing a useful benchmark for cider wholesale economics.

Others

• Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery: Tuthilltown Spirits is a Hudson Valley-based craft distillery producing farm-to-bottle spirits. It is adjacent to Brooklyn Cider House as a fellow Hudson Valley craft beverage producer targeting the same farm-to-glass consumer and on-premise accounts, though operating in spirits rather than cider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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