Sly Clyde Ciderworks, the first cidery in coastal Virginia, will open its doors on Saturday in Phoebus.
The opening will feature nine ciders in the renovated home of its namesake, H. Clyde Smith.
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Brothers Tim and Doug Smith have been developing the cidery since 2016 and announced a major investment in Phoebus with the city and state in June 2017, according to a news release from the city.
While their custom-built ciderhouse began production in April of this year, the century-old historic brick house that is now a tap room required extensive modernization and is finally ready for the public.
“When we decided to renovate Clyde’s home we knew we wanted the final result to reflect his relaxed style,” Tim Smith said. “We preserved the character of the house while adaptively reusing much of the historic fabric. Today, we have a great space for sharing ciders that would make Clyde, our grandfather, proud.”
Sly Clyde has been hiring staff and putting the finishing touches on its new tap room this week.
To date, the cidery has created more than seven new jobs and is part of a broader resurgence of Hampton’s coastal community in Phoebus, according to the news release.
“We’ve come a long way since April when we first shared our ciders,” Doug Smith said. “Here we are a few months later with nine different selections including flavored and hopped ciders, all craftily crushed from 100 percent Virginia apples. We will also be serving our first local collaboration with Caiseal Spirits, a gin botanical cider called Juniper Rising.”
Want to go?
Sly Clyde Ciderworks will celebrate its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at 207 E. Mellen St. in Phoebus. Cider will be available for drinking on site or to go, and food trucks will be at cidery throughout the day.
To learn about Sly Clyde Ciderworks, click here.
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