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About Coyote Hole.

Coyote Hole Ciderworks’ Story

We are in the midst of a craft beer boom in the United States. Craft brewers have been pushing the envelope with infusions of various ingredients making out of this world craft beer. Coyote Hole Ciderworks plans to do the same, but with hard cider!

Coyote Hole Ciderworks was created by husband and wife Chris & Laura Denkers in the fall of 2015 in beautiful Lake Anna, Virginia. After many years of home brewing beer, wine and cider, and constantly being asked when we are going to make them available for purchase, we are finally “growing up” and starting this campaign to help bring Coyote Hole to life.

To help us achieve our goal and bring Coyote Hole Ciderworks to life, we are opening ourselves up to you, the Kick Starter Community. We are in search of backers who appreciate quality and hand crafted cider and a strong support of sustainable and reusable resources.

Location and Lake Anna

Coyote Hole Ciderworks is located in the town of Mineral, VA, the epicenter for the 2010 east coast earthquake, in the Lake Anna community. Mineral is known for it’s rich mining history, which was responsible for the name of the town. Prospectors back in the day, and even today, would dig a hole in the ground prospecting for gold. These holes resemble the dens of Coyotes and were properly named Coyote Holes.

Beautiful sunset on Lake Anna.

Coyote Hole Ciderworks is located on 20 beautiful acres that is home to Oak Grove Orchards. As you enter the property, you take a beautiful windy driveway up to the top of a hill that sits the cidery and orchard. The orchard boasts several species of apples, pears, peaches, black berries, blue berries and many other fruits and vegetables which are available to be used in our ciders. Several families of deer roam the property along with sightings of several coyotes, contributing to the name Coyote Hole Ciderworks.

Lake Anna is truly a hidden gem in Virginia. The lake is over 13,000 acres, 17 miles long and has over 200 miles of shoreline. Visitors from all over the east coast come to visit Lake Anna every year, making it one of the top tourist attractions in the state, but remote enough to keep it’s small-town charm.

Our Ciders - Fresh and Local

Coyote Hole Ciderworks will be producing several ciders year round (see list below). These ciders will be canned in 12oz cans and sold in 6 packs, as well as in kegs. All of our ciders will be gluten free. We are growing some of our own apples, but are also working with several local family owned orchards in Central Virginia to source the remainder of apples we’ll need.

Only fresh grown Virginia apples used to make Coyote Hole Hard Cider.

We will offer ciders for everyone. You will be able to enjoy sweet, mild, spiced and dry as a bone cider. Our goal is not to just produce the normal array of ciders, but to add the freshest, local farm produced, ingredients to give truly unique flavors that will surely please any palette. Some of our main line of ciders will include:

  • Cardinal Red - Red Apple
  • Sixteen-Thirty - Pear
  • HPA (Hopped Pressed Apple)
  • Oma Smiths - Green Apple
    • We will also be producing delicious seasonal ciders which will be sold in 750ml and 22oz bottles as well, including the flavors of blueberry cider, pumpkin spice cider, blackberry, raspberry, cranberry, smoked apple and our signature, PawPaw.

      Tasting Room Plans – Keeping It Green

      Coyote Hole Ciderworks warehouse and tasting room will be located together in Oak Grove Orchards. The building will be as green as possible, utilizing the most efficient heating and cooling for the building, solar panels to produce a great deal, if not all, of our electrical needs, rain water collection to help water our trees, high efficiency insulation and more. The tasting room will be able to seat 30-40 people, a window into the cidery’s manufacturing area, a spacious bar area and rustic decor. We will be using as much reclaimed wood and materials as possible, keeping it green.

      In addition to the indoor tasting room, there will be a large outdoor garden area with seating and outdoor fire pits to enjoy those beautiful Virginia nights. Along with the outdoor seating area, patrons will be able to walk our nature trails throughout the orchard and there will be a family area that will house a beautiful kids play area with a variety of activities to keep the kids entertained.

      The tasting room will also host several special events throughout the year including pre-release parties for our specialty ciders, seasonal family friendly events such as fall and spring festivals and holiday events including New Years, July 4th and many more.

      About the Denkers

      Chris and Laura met in college on the shores of Lake Ontario in upstate New York. They migrated down to Virginia in 2010 shortly after the birth of their identical twin boys, Wyatt and Riley. Laura and Chris chose the Lake Anna community to call their home and to raise their boys due to their love of being on the water. Both Chris and Laura take tremendous pride in supporting their community, being members of the Lake Anna Business Partnership and a director of the Lake Anna Chamber of Commerce. They also created the non-profit Travel Lake Anna, which hosts several events in the Lake Anna area every year, such as the Lake Anna Brewfest and Wine by the Lake, which raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and was recently awarded “Best Non-Profit” in our area.

      Chris, Laura, Wyatt and Riley enjoying what they love the most, the outdoors!

      Chris and the boys panning for gold.

      How Will The Funds Be Used?

      We are seeking your help to fund the commercial cider equipment, to continue the use of local high quality materials and the outdoor family area.

      What Have We Done?

      We have been making great progress so far on getting the cidery open. We have purchased a beautiful 20-acre lot to house the orchard and cidery. The cidery will sit on top of a beautiful hill with views of our orchard. We have planted over 100 apple and other fruit trees with more on the way and are ready for them to start producing fruit for our delicious ciders.

      The cidery building and tasting room has been designed and permits for construction have been approved! We have been hard at work prepping the land for construction and broke ground May 2016. Currently we have 80% of the building complete and expect to finish up as expected in April 2017.

      We have also been making cider at Lake Anna Winery. We have a tentative bottle release date of February 25th for the Cardinal Red and Oma Smith’s.

      Rewards

      On the right side of the page are the rewards that you can get in return for your support! If you select pick up we will schedule a time with you to come tour the Cidery before we open.

Support Levels.

Pledge $25 or more

Interested Supporter
Includes two limited edition Coyote Hole Ciderworks Stickers that only our Kick Starter backers get, and your name on the tasting room wall of supporters (the more you support, the larger your name gets!).

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017


Pledge $50 or more

Excited Supporter
Includes two Coyote Hole Ciderworks pint glasses, two limited edition Stickers and your name on the tasting room wall of supporters (the more you support, the larger your name gets!).

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017


Pledge $100 or more

Loving Supporter
Includes one Coyote Hole 64oz Growler (not full!), two Founders Stickers, two Coyote Hole Pint Glasses and your name on the tasting room wall of supporters (the more you support, the larger your name gets!).

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017


Pledge $125 or more

True Believer Supporter
Includes a Coyote Hole Founders T-Shirt, two Founders Stickers, two Coyote Hole Pint Glasses, one 64oz Growler (not filled!) and name on the tasting room wall of supporters (the more you support, the larger your name gets!).

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017


Pledge $150 or more

Pub Table Supporter
Includes engraved plaque on one of our tasting room pub tables saying "Sponsored By (You or Your Business Name)".

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017

(Limited: 0 of 8 left)


Pledge $250 or more

Lets Party Supporter
Includes an invitation for two to our pre-opening party, two Founders Stickers, two Coyote Hole Pint Glasses, one 64oz Growler (not filled!), a Coyote Hole Founders T-Shirt, name on the tasting room wall of supporters (the more you support, the larger your name gets!).

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017

(Limited: 9 of 10 left)


Pledge $250 or more

Bar Stool Supporter
Brand your own bar stool that will be at either our bar or one of our pub tables in the tasting room. You will get an unfinished bar stool seat and you paint it and brand it however you want! (For Businesses)

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017

(Limited: 10 of 20 left)


Pledge $500 or more

Wowza Supporter
Name one of our hard ciders! Includes two Founders Stickers, two Coyote Hole Pint Glasses, one 64oz Growler (not filled!), a Coyote Hole Founders T-Shirt, name on the tasting room wall of supporters (the more you support, the larger your name gets!). Some restrictions apply but not many, so how creative can you be?

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017


Pledge $1,000 or more

Crazy Supporter
Help make cider for the day for you and three friends! Includes Founders Stickers, Coyote Hole Pint Glasses and Founders T-Shirts for the four of you and also includes your name on the tasting room wall of supporters.

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017


Pledge $2,500 or more

Bright Star Supporter
Name our Bright Tank. Have your businesses logo printed onto a large sticker and placed on our Bright Tank which everyone will be able to see from the tasting room! *Minimum of 1 year

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017

(Limited: 1 of 1 left)


Pledge $5,000 or more

Extreme Supporter
Includes a private catered party for you and 24 of your closest friends when the cidery opens. Everyone will get Founders Stickers, Coyote Hole Pint Glasses and Founder T-Shirts. Your name on the tasting room wall of supporters. *Some Restrictions Apply

Estimated Delivery:
March 2017

(Limited: 3 of 3 left)