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Northshore October 2025
“I wanted to drink dry cider,” says Nate Chase, the owner and operator of Saltbox Cidershop, the Haverhill-based cidery that opened in 2021. Chase, who grew up in Newburyport, spent several years thinking about the project—and going back and forth on permitting—before he launched Saltbox. “It started as a hobby. And then, you know, sharing with friends and other people. Everybody else really enjoyed it. So it was kind of what started me down the road,” he says. Each week, Chase says, he produces about 20 to 25 cases of cider, all in a dry style. These days, most of Saltbox’s production takes place in Lawrence, although the or
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