April 22: Hard cider startup blossoms right on time (BizSense)

April 22, 2013

More than six months after crushing her first apple, Courtney Mailey this weekend opened the doors to Richmond’s only cidery.

Mailey said the April 20 launch was on par with what she expected when she started developing Blue Bee Cider last year.

“Once you actually get in there and start doing it, you realize there are thousands of little details you have to tinker with and get perfect,” Mailey said. “We fell behind on a few things and got ahead on others, but it all worked out.”...

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