{"id":23388,"date":"2025-02-25T01:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/seven-years-of-fenceline-cider-in-mancos-calls-for-celebration\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:35:07","slug":"seven-years-of-fenceline-cider-in-mancos-calls-for-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/seven-years-of-fenceline-cider-in-mancos-calls-for-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven years of Fenceline Cider in Mancos calls for celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Afrobeatniks performing and people dancing at Fenceline Cider in Mancos. (Jordan Lang\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Seven years ago, Fenceline founder Sam Perry made a batch of hard cider for a friend\u2019s wedding. Today, his cidery has grown to become an established, cherished community gathering space along the Mancos River.<\/p>\n

To celebrate seven successful years, it\u2019s having an anniversary party on March 1 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Sweetwater Gypsies will serve wood-fired pizza from its food truck outside, they\u2019ll have a \u201cbirthday bar\u201d of 7-year-old cider, and Afrobeatniks will start playing about 5 or 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

To accompany the band and dancing partygoers, the cellar will double as a concert venue that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a big anniversary party every year,\u201d said manager Jordan Lang. \u201cIt\u2019s a way for us to say thanks and to raise a glass to celebrate Fenceline and the community, and all they\u2019ve given us.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Fenceline started, the initial vision was for it to be something of a tasting room, where people would go and sample ciders, and buy a bottle to go. But it soon molded into a community gathering space, something Mancos needed more of, said Lang.<\/p>\n

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Afrobeatniks performing at a Fenceline anniversary party in the past. (Jordan Lang\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A crowd gathers in Fenceline Cider\u2019s cellar, where they make their cider, at an anniversary party in the past. (Jordan Lang\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

That became abundantly clear on Day One, when the whole town showed up on opening night and \u201cdrank cider like it\u2019s beer,\u201d Lang laughed.<\/p>\n

In the years that followed, it\u2019s become a place where people enjoy Thursday bingo, a peaceful drink beside the river, host fundraisers and celebrate birthdays. Last week, they even hosted a bachelorette party for 75-year-olds.<\/p>\n

General Manager Jason Kroll said that in the future, they plan to put their energy back into the space because of this clear \u201ccommunity and connection.\u201d They\u2019ve talked about expanding, too, to \u201cmake it more accessible to bands and live music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another focus looking forward is to grow the wholesale part of the business, which is essentially to-go cans and bottles, said Kroll.<\/p>\n

Already, they distribute to local breweries and liquor stores, plus Grand Junction, New Mexico and Arizona, though Colorado remains its primary market.<\/p>\n

Lang added how they\u2019ve \u201ctried a lot of different things over the years,\u201d namely opening its own food truck, and that they\u2019re now glad to be focusing on one thing: Making cider.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to be the best cider in the Four Corners,\u201d said Kroll.<\/p>\n

And all the while, remaining a safe space for the community to connect.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver time, we\u2019ve learned that our capacity to give back to the community is large,\u201d Lang said. \u201cWe\u2019ve learned our capacity to show up and be a giver is strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kroll underscored how important \u201cconnection to others, connection to orchards, connection to land\u201d is, and how Fenceline \u201cis doing something that promotes and shares that.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, 80-85% of the apples they use in their product comes from Montezuma County, whether it be from big, bustling orchards or community members donating fruit from their backyard trees.<\/p>\n

A big part of the cidery itself is to commemorate our area\u2019s rich orchard history and keeping a piece of that identity and culture alive, Lang said.<\/p>\n

And so Fenceline invites the community to come and \u201craise a glass\u201d on Saturday, to celebrate the cidery and one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good opportunity to come out and see friends\u201d after being \u201choled up\u201d all winter long, Lang said. Plus, the forecast says it\u2019ll be almost 60 degrees that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost like an awakening into spring,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fun, it gets wild,\u201d Kroll added. \u201cIt\u2019s usually one of the best parties we have all year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fenceline Cider\u2019s flyer for it seven-year anniversary. (Courtesy photo)<\/span>Fenceline Cider<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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