Townline Ciderworks’ Cran Perry

Bottoms Up

By Anna Faller | Nov. 14, 2026

Though most of the season’s leaves have fallen, autumn colors are still in full swing at Townline Ciderworks in Williamsburg, where the vibrant candy apple-hued Cran Perry just entered the rotating tap lineup. Featuring bushels of estate-grown Bartlett pears (and inspired by a blueberry beverage precursor), this semi-dry perry—which is basically pear hard cider—is pressed, fermented, and carbonated onsite before it’s infused with just a touch of cane sugar and tangy cranberry concentrate from Brownwood Acres in Eastport. Silky, with a balanced palette and berry-botanic pop, this festive sip is northern Michigan fall in a glass. (Psst—get extra amped for Thanksgiving by mixing it with ’Kin, a pumpkin apple cider!). Visit 11595 US-31 S, about two miles south of Elk Rapids. townlineciderworks.com