Malus Bonus!
b'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of cider? That may not be quite how the final draft of the Declaration of Independence turned out, but American Independence, and maybe even the Declaration\\u2019s writing, was fueled by fermented apples. George Washington is said to have served 144 gallons of cider during his campaign for Virginia\\u2019s House of Burgesses in 1758. John Adams started every morning with a tankard of the hard stuff. And Benjamin Franklin, responding to the story of Adam and Eve, said, \\u201cIt\\u2019s indeed bad to eat apples, it\\u2019s better to turn them all into cyder.\\u201d\\n\\nWe can\\u2019t say that cider is the reason America\\u2019s founding mothers and fathers fought for Independence, but the liquid courage probably helped. Today, America\\u2019s cider industry is holding on to that independent streak, carving out an identity in a crowded market of beer and wine drinkers. The industry has grown from near nonexistence after Prohibition to more than 800 cideries in 48 states. That independence carries through to cider media, too, in the form of an independently published, print-only, advertisement-free cider zine. Today, Jordan Barry brings us the story of Malus.'