034: Adam Krakowski | Author : Vermont Prohibition

034: Adam Krakowski | Author : Vermont Prohibition

Author: Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker, Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist June 8, 2016 Duration: 43:57

Adam Krakowsk's new book Vermont Prohibition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption (2016 Arcadia Press) carves out the state of Vermont's cider, beer, and spirits history in relationship to prohibition.

Cider Chat Ep: 33 Vermont Prohition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption
Vermont Prohition: Teetotalers, Bootleggers & Corruption

Vermont Prohibition covers, the politics, policy, economics, religion and social impact that prohibition had on Vermont.

Read about the Liquor Law of 1853 that targeted distilled spirits while conveniently protecting cider.

1880's to 1890s the term Hard Cider started being used in the law books. So was Hard Cider considered adulterated cider? The jury is out, but the verdict feels pretty close.

Adam Krakowski
Adam Krakowski

In this chat Adam discusses:

  • Why Vermont actually had 80 years of prohibition
  • The Temperance movement
  • The difference between ethanol alcohol and methanol alcohol
  • How the law was written to help cider avoid prohibition
  • NASCAR's ( National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) relationship to prohibition
  • Switchel 

Adam Krakowski's book on Vermont Beer

Cider Chat Ep 34 Vermont Beer by Vermont Prohibition author

 

Mentions in this Cider Chat


There’s a whole world in a glass of cider, and Cider Chat is your invitation to explore it. Hosted by award-winning cidermaker and writer Ria Windcaller, this podcast travels far beyond the bottle to meet the people who make the global cider culture so vibrant. Each conversation is a journey-you might find yourself in a heritage orchard learning the history of forgotten apple varieties, in a bustling taproom with an importer explaining regional traditions, or in a kitchen with a chef pairing cider with unexpected foods. The discussions get into the delightful nuances, too, whether that’s the semantics of what we even call this drink or how the concept of terroir translates from soil to sip. It’s not just about production; it’s about the community, the travel, and the stories that fermentation unlocks. This is for anyone curious about the craft, history, and sheer enjoyment of fermented apple juice in all its forms. So, pour a glass and settle in for a series that feels like a wide-ranging, informative, and genuinely good-humored chat with friends who happen to be obsessed with cider. You’ll come away with a deeper appreciation for every effervescent, tart, or sweet sip, hearing directly from the growers, makers, and enthusiasts who are shaping this drink’s exciting present and future.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 501

Cider Chat
Podcast Episodes
060: Nicole Todd | Santa Cruz Cider Company, CA [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:00
Scrumping, gluten intolerance and the ingenuity of two sisters helped launched Santa Cruz Cider Company in 2010 and licensed in 2013. Scrumping: Taking apples from a forgotten orchard and one that is owned by someone els…
059: Cider Books for Holiday Gift Giving w/ Hugh McKellar [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:38
Cider Books for Holiday Gift Giving w/ Real Cider Reviews Hugh McKellar of Real Cider Reviews chimes in on cider book recommendations for this holiday season. Hugh calls this chat "The Christmas Book List Podcast" while…
058: Eric Bordelet | Ancient Pears, Chay Tour Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:13
Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! We begin this chat with Eric Bordelet in the Pear Orchard…He lead us into a large green field with low grass. We look out in the distance a…
057: Eric Bordelet | Normandy, France Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:03
Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Eric Bordelet is both the maker and the brand at Chateau de Hauteville in the southern edge of Normandy in the village of Châtaigne. The fact that…
056: Chuck Shelton | Albemarle Ciderworks, Virginia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:36
Please Help Support Cider Chat donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Chuck Shelton of Albemarle Ciderworks & Vintage Virginia Apples weighs in on blending and single apple variety ciders and the complexity of ciderm…
055: Apple Songs to Sing-a-long [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:01
Apple songs and sing-a-longs helps put a rhythm to the work day and marks Wassail celebrations around the world. This week's chat we begin with a fun Apple Song led by David Gott, who has worked as a pruner and maker of…
054: Mike Schilling | Wild Cider & Yeasts [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:55
Mike Schilling delves into the joy of letting a cider go wild, stopping fermentation, double pitching yeast and funky/sour cider. This chat was recorded before a live audience at Beerology in Northampton Massachusetts on…
052: Cider Chat's 1-Year Anniversary Episode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:31
Celebrate with The Nose and I, as we chat on our fall trip to see cidermakers in the Netherlands and France and reflect over an amazing year of 52 podcasts promoting cider and perry around the world. I've posted "semi" e…
051: Marie Tanaka & Tsukasa Ono | Japan's Cider Scene [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:13
Follow this podcast on Twitter @ciderchat Marie Tanaka is the owner of WineStyles Co., Ltd who along with Tsukasa Ono organized the largest cider fest in Japan to date called the Tokyo Cider Collection. The event was hel…