ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar

ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar is a Washington, D.C.-based craft cidery and bar founded by Sam Fitz and Cooper Sheehan. The concept was inspired by a formative trip the founders took to the Basque Country of Spain and the West Country of the United Kingdom, where they encountered the deep farming and fermentation traditions surrounding apples. ANXO — pronounced "Ahn-Cho" — was created to bring that cider culture to the United States. The brand operates as both a producer and a hospitality venue. Its cidery makes cider in the manner of a winery, following an "#ApplesOnly" philosophy that uses only apples and yeast, with fermentation in stainless steel or wood vessels. The resulting ciders are described as sugar free, gluten free, low-carb, and as complex as wine yet as refreshing and sessionable as beer. ANXO's product range includes core ciders, limited releases, cellar series ciders, and ANXO wines, alongside merchandise. In addition to its cidery operations, ANXO runs a pintxos bar and taproom in Washington, D.C., and its official store also hosts Brightwood Pizza, a pizzeria, bar, and bottle shop that serves as ANXO Cider's D.C. taproom. The brand's mission is to create and import the finest ciders that are the purest expressions of the apples they are made from, thereby advancing cider culture in the United States.

ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar was founded in Washington, D.C., by Sam Fitz and Cooper Sheehan. The idea for the brand took root during a trip the founders took to the Basque Country of Spain and the West Country of the United Kingdom, regions with long histories of apple farming and cider fermentation. That experience introduced them to the richness of cider-making culture and inspired them to bring it to the United States. The company established itself as a craft cidery with an "#ApplesOnly" approach, making cider much like vintners make wine — using only apples and yeast, and fermenting in stainless steel or wood vessels. This method yields ciders that are sugar free, gluten free, low-carb, and positioned as complex as wine yet as refreshing and sessionable as beer. ANXO's mission is to create and import the finest ciders that are the purest expressions of the apples they are made from. Beyond production, ANXO operates a pintxos bar and taproom in Washington, D.C., combining its ciders with Basque-inspired food. Its official store also features Brightwood Pizza, described as a pizzeria, bar, bottle shop, and ANXO Cider's D.C. taproom. The brand's product lineup has grown to include core ciders, limited releases, cellar series ciders, and ANXO wines, along with merchandise.

• Founders Sam Fitz and Cooper Sheehan are inspired to create ANXO during a trip to the Basque Country and the West Country.

• ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar is established in Washington, D.C.

• ANXO expands its product range to include core ciders, limited releases, cellar series ciders, and ANXO wines.

• Brightwood Pizza opens as a pizzeria, bar, bottle shop, and ANXO Cider's D.C. taproom.

Craft cidery bringing European cider culture to the U.S. through pure, wine-like apple-only ciders, paired with a Basque-inspired pintxos bar and D.C. taproom.

• Core Ciders

  ANXO's flagship line of #ApplesOnly ciders.

• Limited Releases

  Seasonal or experimental small-batch ciders.

• Cellar Series Ciders

  Ciders aged or fermented in wood vessels.

• ANXO Wines

  Wine offerings from the ANXO brand.

• Merchandise

  Branded apparel and accessories.

1. 1Brightwood Pizza – Pizzeria, Bar, Bottle Shop, and ANXO Cider's DC Taproomstore.anxodc.com
2. 2ABOUTstore.anxodc.com
3. 3ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Barwikidata.org
4. 4official_website_pagestore.anxodc.com