Anxo and Capitol Cider Innovate in a New Climate

Adapting to new circumstances is essential to keeping the craft community afloat. Two area cideries, Capitol Cider House and ANXO, are doing just that.

Starting this week, ANXO will begin offering contract canning services at their production facility located on Kennedy Street NW. Sam Fitz, co-founder of ANXO, explains that, “We’re looking to diversify the revenue stream for ANXO. If you have a winery, cidery, spirits; and are looking to get into canning in DC, we are open for business.”

For his part Jared Fackrell, of Capitol Cider House (CCH), explained that they were moving into canning as response to the limitations of on-premise sales. Previously, Jared would use a small one-barrel brite tank to carbonate and package 32 oz crowler cans of their various ciders. However, the increased demanded for packaged product has caused CCH to venture further into providing to-go cans for their customers. Partnering with ANXO allows Capitol Cider to move into cans in a quick and affordabl

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