Situated in Norfolk’s Chelsea Neighborhood, The Birch has been long praised for its fantastic, often hard-to-find selections of craft beer. One thing you may not know is that this delightful beer bar features five carefully selected, rotating ciders (and often meads) on tap. There’s currently Aragon 1904, an 8.6% ABV traditional cider, along with a 6% ABV Basque Cider from Spain. Other options include Valley Roots dry cider blend, Pollination Blossom Honey Cider and a red sangria on tap for something a little different.

If breweries were placed in a sandbox, COVA would surely win a gold star for playing well with others. In addition to brewing their own delicious beer, COVA features guest taps to celebrate the fruits of other brewers’ labor. They generally strive to have at least one cider on tap, with Blue Toad’s Blue Raspberry Granny Light being a recent crisp and easily drinkable option. 

Quite possibly one of the most excidering things to hit a drink menu is Grain’s cider flight! For just $13, you can taste four ciders including options from Austin Eastciders, McKenzie’s, Downeast and the ever-popular Bold Rock. Already know what you like? Order a full size of your favorite cider in a glass or even a growler. 

Norfolk’s only brewery that creates its own cider, The Veil offers Stay, an enjoyable cider conditioned in oak foudres for 12 weeks. Full of flavor, this one drinks like a cider but packs a punch at 8% ABV, so sip slowly and leisurely.