Tallgrass Cider

Tallgrass Cider An Earth-loving cider for apple nerds & thirsty folks. Small-batch cider made with organic apples. Our farm winery operation became reality in Fall 2020.
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Tallgrass Cider was born of our passion for raising apples, a desire to let nothing go to waste and a do-it-yourself attitude. After crafting home-brew for the better part of a decade, creating Tallgrass Cider was the natural next step. What started out as a couple of friends and family getting together in the fall, pressing apples, playing music and enjoying each others company, blossomed into so

mething more significant. Years of fermenting small batches of cider for personal use gave us confidence in the quality of our product and, more importantly, grew our passion for this project. Farming organically since 2011 ( Roots Farm), our organic apples are the heart of our cider. The perennial nature of the orchard, and all the wild places it holds, are meaningful in how we tend our corner of this inspiring planet. Our cider echos the beauty of the orchard, the changing seasons and the wild unpredictability of the field and fruit.

👀 I spy a new label!!This means a new batch of Afterglow Aronia Cider!!Simple ingredients, berry notes, smooth and refre...
05/11/2026

👀 I spy a new label!!

This means a new batch of Afterglow Aronia Cider!!

Simple ingredients, berry notes, smooth and refreshing dry cider. Apples and aronia make a great pairing!

Cheers! 🍻✨

05/09/2026

✨🌸 Full BLOOM! ✨

Bloom is massive at the big orchard and full and wonderful at the home orchard!

Grateful for good pollination weather! 🙏🏼

Apples aged on white wine grapeskins ✨Branch & Vine is now available!!Just delivered to
05/08/2026

Apples aged on white wine grapeskins ✨

Branch & Vine is now available!!

Just delivered to

05/03/2026

Bees are buzzing on this cherry in full bloom!!! We have a little cherry surprise coming later this summer!! 🤫🍒🍒✨

It was so great to have the  to the farm today for the annual meeting!!Farm tour, blind cider tasting, lunch, social, mo...
05/03/2026

It was so great to have the to the farm today for the annual meeting!!

Farm tour, blind cider tasting, lunch, social, more cider tasting and future planning for all these great Minnesota ciders representing!!

*tag your favorite MN cider in the comments!!

Something NEW is being released into the WiLd!!
04/30/2026

Something NEW is being released into the WiLd!!

It’s officially grilling season! Grab a refreshing Afterglow Aronia Cider to enjoy with a hot grill, or campfire, post a...
04/14/2026

It’s officially grilling season! Grab a refreshing Afterglow Aronia Cider to enjoy with a hot grill, or campfire, post adventure or yard work!!

Those deep purple/black Aronia berries pair so well with our organic apples.

Real made small batch, with clean simple ingredients, right here on the farm.

Cheers! 🍻

Throwback!!A snap back to the very beginning. Just getting jump started we rented space at another cider to get pressed ...
04/08/2026

Throwback!!

A snap back to the very beginning. Just getting jump started we rented space at another cider to get pressed and bottled.

🤪 We actually kegged at first too…then covid hit…so we had to unkeg (is that a word?) and rebottle, since things were closed down.

We’ve come a long way!!

Pictured: John’s dad Larry and BIL Andy (who later joined the biz); and John.

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Sneak peek!🫐Each new label that comes out has been having a little watercolor upgrade. Courtesy of Johnny Appleseed. 👨‍🌾...
03/31/2026

Sneak peek!🫐

Each new label that comes out has been having a little watercolor upgrade. Courtesy of Johnny Appleseed. 👨‍🌾🍏

Can you guess which ferment this one is for?

Hey! We have been quiet around here, but we’re around!! Hibernating a little maybe??!!Fun fact, all our tap handles are ...
03/04/2026

Hey! We have been quiet around here, but we’re around!! Hibernating a little maybe??!!

Fun fact, all our tap handles are handmade by Tyler on our team! Handcrafted with a personal touch, just like all of our small batch, farm crafted ciders.

You can find cider on tap at in Blue Earth, in St Peter, and (seasonally) in Beaver Creek.

MN Nice - our OG semi-sweet flagship cider is featured ONLY on tap, for a limited time.

Tallgrass Cider is a small, family run cidery in Madelia, MN. We grow the Organic apples at .roots.farm and are a part of every step of the process - from apple to bottle!!

Cheers!
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The Knisley’s adopted a park!!
02/13/2026

The Knisley’s adopted a park!!

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Madelia, MN

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