Pour the Core: A Hard Cider Festival in Brooklyn

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Love apples? Then, drink apples! Gather with fellow apple enthusiasts, hard cider aficionados, fermentation zealots, and craft beverage fanatics at Brooklyn's first hard cider festival, Pour The Core: Brooklyn (http://www.pourthecore.com/brooklyn/cider.html).

At Pour The Core: Brooklyn, you and your friends will gather in Brooklyn's trendy and crafty Greenpoint neighborhood and be showcased to the finest locally-produced and internationally-sourced ciders – more than 75 in all! The event will feature local favorites like Big Apple Hard Cider and Original Sin; best-selling US brands like Woodchuck Hard Cider and Angry Orchard; and a variety of imported ciders and perries from Spain, England and elsewhere.

There will be special seminars about cider, the making of cider, and the enjoyment of cider.

$10 off GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET valid now, ending midnight on Friday. Must use promo code GFCIDER to get the discount.

Purchase online at http://www.pourthecore.com/brooklyn/tickets.html

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GLUTEN-FREE CIDER LIST*

Woodchuck (http://www.woodchuck.com/cider/gluten-free.html)

Original Sin (http://www.origsin.com/)

DownEast Cider (http://downeastcider.com/)

RumorMill (http://rumormillhardcider.com/about-rumor-mill/)

Doc's Draft Hard Ciders (http://www.wvwinery.com/cider/)

William's Orchards (http://www.sunshineimports.com/products)

Crispin Cider (http://crispincider.com/)

Ace Cider (http://www.acecider.com/about/)

J.K. Scrumpy's (http://organicscrumpy.com/Contact_SalesSheets/ScrumpyShelfTag_10up.pdf)

Cider Boys (http://www.ciderboys.com/flavors/)

McKenzie's Hard Cider (http://www.mckenziesbeverages.com/cider-facts)

Magner's Irish Cider (http://www.magners.com/)

Johnny Appleseed (http://www.jappleseed.com/our-hard-apple-cider.html)

Naked Flock (http://www.applewoodwinery.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=64)

Smith and Forge Hard Cider (http://www.smithandforgehardcider.com/#about)

• These are the ciders that were confirmed on the individual company websites. Please note that NOT all ciders are gluten-free so you should check with every cider company before you do any tastings. It is your responsibility to ask about any product before consumption, not the responsibility of the Meetup group or the organizers of the Pour the Core event! In addition, the food trucks at this event are NOT gluten-free. You can bring food into the event, but no coolers!

$10 off GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET valid now, ending midnight on Friday. Must use promo code GFCIDER to get the discount.

Purchase online at http://www.pourthecore.com/brooklyn/tickets.html

VIP Admission (VIP) Attendees will be admitted into the event an hour before the general session opens (1:30pm). VIP ticketholders will have access to special and rare ciders only during the VIP hour. Additionally, VIP admission comes with a 5-ounce souvenir tasting glass with a 2-ounce pour line. Tickets are $55 +tax/fees each when purchased online in advance of the event. If tickets still remain, they will be $75 at the door.

General Admission (GA) Attendees receive a 5 oz. souvenir tasting glass with a 2 oz. pour line. Tickets are $40 +tax/fees each when purchased online in advance of the event. If tickets still remain, they will be $65 at the door.

Designated Driver (DD) Tickets are available for $10 +tax/fees. A DD ticket holder is invited to attend any of the festival seminars and also receives a bottle of water. Any designated driver seen drinking any alcoholic beverage will be removed from the festival immediately. Designated drivers must be 21+ and present valid photo ID for admission. Designated drivers do not receive a tasting glass.

The event will take place rain or shine (no refunds).

No one under the age of 21 will be allowed entrance in the festival! This includes designated drivers who must also be at least 21 years of age. NO children, toddlers, infants, strollers, or pets are permitted. No one will be admitted without a valid photo ID (no exceptions). Proper identification is the responsibility of the attendee. Failure to present proper, valid photo identification (driver’s license or passport) will result in denial of entry with no refund offered.

All ticket purchases are final sale, no refunds or exchanges.

DIRECTIONS

By Train (recommended)From the G-Train (green line) at the Greenpoint Avenue MTA station:

Take the G-Train to the Greenpoint Avenue station and walk west on Greenpoint Avenue to Franklin Street.

Turn south (left) on to Franklin Street and continue to the corner of Noble and Franklin.

Make a right down Noble for the expo center entrance.

From the G-Train (green line) at the Nassau Avenue MTA station:

Walk north on Manhattan Avenue turn west (left) onto Noble.

Continue on Noble, past Franklin, for the expo center entrance.

From the L-Train (grey line):

Walk west on Bedford to Kent Avenue.

At Kent, turn north (right) and continue on Kent until it turns into Franklin Street and bisects Noble.

At Noble, make a left to follow the street to the expo center entrance.

Click here (http://web.mta.info/maps/submap.html) for the NYC Subway Map.By Bus

The expo center is accessible by both the B32 and B62 buses. For the Brooklyn Bus Map, click here (http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/busbkln.pdf).

By CitiBike

The closest CitiBike bike return is located at the Wythe Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue corner.

By the East River Ferry

The East River Ferry (http://www.eastriverferry.com/) has two terminals in Manhattan (Wall Street/Pier 11 (http://www.eastriverferry.com/WallSt-Pier11/) and East 34th Street/Midtown (http://www.eastriverferry.com/East34thSt-Midtown/)) that stop at India Street/Greenpoint (http://www.eastriverferry.com/IndiaSt-Greenpoint/). The India Street/Greenpoint terminal services both northbound and southbound ferry routes, and is only six blocks north of the expo center.

Visit the East River Ferry’s website for fare info (http://www.eastriverferry.com/FareInfoPolicies/) and ferry schedules (http://www.eastriverferry.com/RoutesSchedules/).