Golden State Cider Mighty Dry

Golden State Cider Mighty Dry is a dry hard cider in a 4-pack of 16oz cans — the flagship Core Series cider from Golden State Cider, a Sonoma County, California cidery founded in Sebastopol in 2012. Per the producer's current product page, it is made with 100% fresh, cold-pressed West Coast apples, fermented with Champagne yeast, with no added sugar — and it is gluten-free and vegan-friendly. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• Format: 4-pack of 16oz cans
• Style: Dry cider — the producer's flagship Core Series cider
• Apples: 100% fresh, cold-pressed West Coast apples (producer)
• Fermentation: Champagne yeast; no added sugar
• Origin: Golden State Cider, Sonoma County, California (founded in Sebastopol, 2012)

Grow Apples Through Cider

Golden State Cider began in 2012 in Sebastopol, in Sonoma County, as an effort to save the region's Gravenstein apple — it started on Devoto Orchards, pressing Gravensteins that could not be sold fresh, and its founding mission, in the company's words, is to "grow apples through cider": keep apple trees in the ground by making cider worth drinking. Mighty Dry is the flagship that mission built — apple-driven, bright and genuinely dry, fermented with Champagne yeast for a clean, wine-like snap. Browse more cider-house drinks on our craft beer shelf, or visit the Golden State Cider vendor page.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Juicy, freshly cut apple aromatics, per the producer. Palate: Bright and crisp — apple first, with a dry, refreshing cut. Finish: Clean and dry.

How to Enjoy

Serve it cold, in a wine glass if you want the aromatics. Its dryness makes it a food cider — oysters, sharp cheddar, roast pork and anything off the grill.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mighty Dry made from Gravenstein apples? The producer's current page for Mighty Dry says West Coast apples, without naming a variety. Gravenstein is the apple behind the company's founding story and its separate Save the Gravenstein cider — not a stated ingredient of Mighty Dry.

Is it sweet? No — it is the producer's dry flagship: no added sugar, fermented with Champagne yeast, and described by the producer as bright, juicy and crisp.

Is it gluten free? Yes — the producer lists Mighty Dry as gluten-free and vegan-friendly; it is made from apples, not grain.

Dry, bright, Sonoma-grown — order Golden State Mighty Dry online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.