Since 2012. With a rich history of cider making and yielding some of the world's finest apples, the orchards of VA & NC provide a Blue Ridge bounty that allows us to craft cider varieties full of flavor and refreshment. India Pressed Apple, or IPA for short, is a blend of fresh-pressed Blue Ridge Apples dry hopped with West Coast hops. The bridge between beer and cider, it's America's favorite hopped cider variety. Share a cider & bring people together. Founders John Washburn; Brian Shanks. Crafted with care. We invite you to visit our two regional production cideries - the flagship Cider Barn and Taproom in Nellysford Virginia as well as our Mills River, North Carolina Cidery & Taproom. Bold Rock is also featured prominently at our cider and beer Taproom in Charlotte, North Carolina - Brewers at 4001 Yancey. Visit our original cidery in Nellysford, Virginia. Visit our cidery in Mills River, North Carolina.