My parents have a house in Lake Anna and I am lucky to spend most of my summer weekends there. One weekend after a miscommunication about who was picking up the weekend’s stock of alcohol, this conversation ensued.
My brother: “Do you want to go with me to Food Lion?”
Me: “Definitely not.”
My Aunt: “I think a cider place just opened up by the Food Lion.”
Me: “Let me get my purse!”
We love cider in the Freese household and to find out that a new place offering local Virginia ciders had opened up nearby was amazing news. I’m not certain they are ready for us. #gonnadrinkthemdry
It took some time to locate them as their signs didn’t really jump out at me by the Food Lion. I searched for ‘cidery’ on google maps, but I didn’t see any results outside of Fredericksburg. After, a wrong turn and some searching of the map, we found the location. It was early in the afternoon on a Saturday (pre-band) so we were able to walk right in and grab a tasting. I was very impressed with the tasting room and I love their beautiful door.
Coyote Hole offers a variety of ciders and has a very generous tasting flight of their 5 varieties. I want to give a special shout-out to the fact that they place the tasters on top of a list of what you are drinking so you can easily reference it to remember what you like. Ciders are available for purchase by bottle and two different sized growlers.
Varieties:
- Cardinal Red
- Oma Smith’s Green Apple
- Opa Smith’s Green Apple
- HPA (Hopped Pressed Apple)
- Sixteen-Thirty Pear
- Sixteen-Thirty Strawberry Pear (Seasonal, released on 6/23)
- Peach Cider (Seasonal, released on 9/2)
My personal favorites are the Cardinal Red, both green apple varieties, and the new strawberry pear. Coyote Hole also offers live music on the weekends, as well as different food trucks. If you are in the Lake Anna area do yourself a favor and check them out.
Notes:
- No wifi
- Growlers are only available for Opa & Strawberry Pear
- They have lots of cool, inexpensive swag
- Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
If you were wondering why they are called Coyote Hole (I know I was) here is the story behind their name according to their website:
“Located in the town of Mineral, a town rich in mining history. A Coyote Hole is a small blast hole used in mining operations looking similar to the holes that coyotes use as their dens.”