Raging Cider & Mead - Got Crabs - 3-Year Vertical Flight

Raging Cider & Mead Co. (San Diego, California)

Raging Cider & Mead - Got Crabs - 3-Year Vertical Flight

Raging Cider & Mead Co. (San Diego, California)

Raging Cider's Got Crabs cider is usually our favorite annual cider made by Raging. Try a three-year vertical of this cider, with a bottle each of the 2021, 2023, and 2024 vintage. The blend of crab apples used each year varies slightly based on what apples are available in what volume from the trees Dave (Raging's cider maker) harvests from - but there is usually many of the same varieties. 

Got Crabs is the first vintage. A blend of three crabapples: Trancendent, Hyslop, and Floribunda. Harvested & fermented in 2021. Dry, tart, & feral, this is an explosion of flavor. 

Got Crabs, Again? #3 in this series, made from fruit harvested in 2023. 100% crabapple blend ciders, this is a dry crab apple cider of 30% Hewes, 30% Trancendent, 30% Hyslop, 7% Whitney, and 3% Evereste crabapples. 

Raging Cider's Got Crabs!?!? This is the fourth in Raging's series of Got Crabs and most definitely our favorite with the most different types of crabapples. It's similar to the first Got Crabs yet far more complex and absolutely delicious. 2024 vintage. 

About Raging Cider & Mead Company: Head cider maker Dave Carr makes a range of excellent cider, perry, mead, wine, and coferments in partnership with his family at their San Diego based cidery. Their ciders are all made with locally sourced fruit and honey from San Diego County - very rare amongst cideries in the area, most of which primarily use juice brought in from near and far. Dave and his family forage apples and pears and help manage several orchards throughout San Diego County. The many mountains and canyons just east of San Diego on the way to Julian, California are an abundant source of interesting fruit. The unique growing conditions of these mountains often result in higher levels of acid as well as higher sugar content (and thus higher alcohol). Dave uses natural fermentation methods (wild fermentation via native yeast) on the fruit for all of his ciders. Between the cidermaking style and the unique qualities of the fruit, these small batch ciders are all one of a kind. 

  • Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Dry
  • Tannins: Medium-Plus
  • Acidity: High
  • 🍎🍐 Varieties: Crabapples, Hyslop Crabapple, and Hewes Crabapple
  • Features: Blend
  • ABV: 10.1%
  • Format: 500 mL Bottle
  • Shipping available across U.S.
  • In stock, ready to ship
  • Inventory on the way
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If you're looking for a full case of this or any other cider, please e-mail us and we'll setup a special order for you. We can usually get more of any cider we feature in our shop, and offer a discount on full-case special orders. Most bottled ciders come in 12-bottle cases, and canned ciders come in 24-can cases. Some rare or limited ciders may not be eligible for a case order discount, but we can still get you a full case.

We ship cider in boxes that safely hold 4-bottles, 6-bottles, or 12-bottles. Order in one of those quantities (or multiples of those quantities) to maximize your shipping value. For example, if you order 2-3 ciders, there will be room left in the box and it won't meaningfully change the shipping costs to fill the box.

We do have 1-bottle boxes, but in most all instances it will cost the same to ship you a full 4-bottle box.

Shipping to a business address will usually save you a few bucks!

Shipping cost estimates:

  • Pacific Northwest/West Coast: Shipping anywhere in the Pacific Northwest or West Coast is relatively inexpensive. Almost all box sizes cost $16-21 to ship. Same is true for most destinations in the Mountain Time Zone.
  • Central Standard Time Zone / Midwest: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $18-24 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $22-30 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.
  • East Coast: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $20-25 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $25-35 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.

Important Shipping Information:

  • We are able to ship cider to most, but not all, states.
  • Legally, someone 21+ must be present at the time of delivery to sign for the cider. We cannot ship to PO Boxes or AFO/FPO addresses.
  • Shipping prices vary by weight and destination. How far you are from Seattle (where we ship from), and remote vs. central your shipping destination is, and how heavy your box is will make shipping vary.
  • The bigger the box, the less you pay in shipping on a per-bottle basis. We ship in 1, 4, 6, and 12 bottle boxes - order in those quantities for the best shipping value. The size of the box matters as much as the weight, so don't leave empty slots in your bottle box! Shipping 1-2 bottles will cost the same as shipping 4-6 bottles in most cases. Shipping a 12-bottle box is usually only $3-5 more than shipping a 4-6 bottle box.
  • Re-delivery and returns are the responsibility of the customer.
  • We don't recommend shipping during periods of extreme weather. If your area has weather of concern, please contact us and we can hold your order. 

We can usually accommodate rush requests for delivery or pickup. Please e-mail us at cider@pressthenpress.com or call/text us at (206)395-4008.

We offer home delivery of cider orders for customers in the Seattle area, including the east-side. Someone 21+ must be available to accept the delivery. We will be flexible in scheduling a delivery that works for you. Most deliveries are made within a few days of the order being placed.

Orders can be picked up for free at Makeda & Mingus, a coffee shop and community space in the Greenwood neighborhood. They are open everyday from 7AM-5PM. Orders are made available for pickup within 1-3 days.

If you love cider and anticipate ordering 3+ boxes per year, consider joining one of our Cider Clubs. Club members get great benefits including discounts on any orders they make with us, year round.

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