Greater Cincinnati’s first brewery and taproom dedicated only to hard ciders recently opened in Norwood.

The lack of a dedicated cidery in town provided an opportunity for co-owners Darrin Wilson and Joe Klare to create Northwood Cider Company, a Cincinnati original. “We want to be Cincinnati’s hard cider. We didn’t come here to start this business, we started this business because we’re passionate about it and we felt the region needed it,” Klare told CityBeat.

Photos by Brian Cross

Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company’s co-owners (L-R): Joe Klare and his wife, Rohan Krehbiel, and Keyu Yan, and her husband, Darrin Wilson. Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross
Northwood Cider Company Photo: Brian Cross