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Spotlight: North Idaho Cider

North Idaho Cider partners, from left: Matt Peterson, Keith Allen and Jeff Selle. Keith and Jeff have been part of Huckleberries Online for years. (Courtesy photo / North Idaho Cider)
North Idaho Cider partners, from left: Matt Peterson, Keith Allen and Jeff Selle. Keith and Jeff have been part of Huckleberries Online for years. (Courtesy photo / North Idaho Cider)

As some of you know, KeithinCDA & Bent have been part of Huckleberries Online for some time. Now, Keith and Bent are making their mark on the growing apple cider brew industry, along with partner Matt Peterson. Here's a report from Tara Morgan of Cidercraft:

Mountains swell up to the south of North Idaho Cider’s taproom, located near the resort town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Inside the apple-adorned space, patrons nurse pints of dry cider on a polished bar crafted from an old bowling alley lane. North Idaho Cider—run by Matt Peterson, Jeff Selle and Keith Allen—opened its tasting room in late December 2014. We sat down with Keith Allen to learn more about one of Idaho’s first cideries.

Describe North Idaho Cider.
We’re three guys that have a vision of producing a quality product that’s got a local or regional influence to it. Technically, we’re the first federally licensed cidery in the state of Idaho… From a marketing standpoint, we’re aiming to be not only Idaho’s first but also Idaho’s finest hard cider maker. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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