Cider-maker’s newest creation gets an assist from popular candy


Peter Moon isn’t letting beer have all the fun when it comes to crafty infusions.

His Mad Moon Craft Cidery is now selling four-pack bottles of its Tart Side of the Moon, a hard cider made with actual SweetTarts candy.

“The beer guys always get to do crazy stuff,” he told me Wednesday morning.

For example, Homestead Beer Co. in Heath has made a beer with Fruity Pebbles cereal. Wolf’s Ridge Brewing Co. has had a number of cereal-inspired beers, some with actual cereal added. Candy and…

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