Threadbare Cider & Mead

1291 Spring Garden Ave | 1 pm – 4 pm

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Go behind the scenes on a mini-tour of the production area and complement your tour with a tasty cider sample. All guests will receive a $2-off cider bottle coupon.

ABOUT THIS BUILDING

The Cider House, built in the mid-19th century, started as a tannery and has come quite a long way since then. Threadbare is named for Johnny Chapman, or Johnny Appleseed, who walked to Pittsburgh from Massachusetts in the 1790s. Johnny Chapman spent the rest of his long life collecting apple seeds from Cider Mills along the Monongahela River. He then carried these seeds across the frontier into Ohio and Indiana to establish orchards for frontier people moving westward.

Growing apples from seed is a terrible way to grow culinary (eating) apples, but it produces fantastic cider apples. Johnny gave all of his money from these orchards to animal causes. He often also gave away his trees for used clothing and was described in primary documents as having a “threadbare” appearance, hence the name!

• Photography Allowed: YES

• Wheelchair-Accessible Entrance: YES

• Public Restrooms: YES

• Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms: YES

• Photo ID Required: YES

• Proof of COVID Vaccination Required: NO

• Face Coverings Required: NO

• Other: The wheelchair-accessible entrance is located behind the building on Voskamp Street through the office door.