Support WBURRenegade Cider Makers Get Funky To Cope With Apple ShortageAlastair BlandApril 30, 2014 ShareNat West, owner of Reverend Nat's Hard Cider in Portland, Ore., uses sweet apples to make cider, and gives it an extra kick with ginger juice, herbal tonics, coffee and hops. (Courtesy of Reverend Nat's Hard Cider)