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Badges Earned (17)

Gravenstein Gold from SunBreak Cider Traditional English apple cider with a champagne style twist to it. This cider encompasses several kinds of Willamette Valley, Oregon apples to create a beautiful and highly carbonated, dry cider. Made from 30% Gravenstein and Golden Russet apples, Olympic pears and 13 more heritage apples, this highly carbonated beverage is perfect for a family dinner, celebration or picnic outside. It’s a naturally carbonated cider, so it’s got a bit of a funk and high tannins to it, yet it’s tart and refreshing none the less. It totes a crisp apple and rosy nose, hitting your taste buds just like champagne and floral notes linger after. Reviewed on 14 Jan 2021 8 likes

Dabinett from SunBreak Cider Single-varietal Dabinett cider. Reminds me of good cider I’ve had in England. Very aromatic, carbonated, amber colored, dry cider. Dabinetts are known for being tannic and low in acid (spitters). Bittersweet, crisp, possessing floral notes. Reviewed on 28 Jan 2021 7 likes

Cider Donut from 1911 (Beak & Skiff) For the 2020 batch—Aromas of baked apples and warm brown sugar fill this fall cider to create a apple cider donut taste. It tastes just like the sugar coated apple cider donuts. It’s definitely on the sweeter side, but the cider has no bitter aftertaste and I beg to differ with the reviewer who claims it tastes like rubbing alcohol. The carbonation is light and it’s an apple and brown sugar flavor with other various spice notes. Reviewed on 30 Sep 2020 7 likes

Rainbow Seeker from Blake's Hard Cider Co. A light delight with medium carbonation comes the Rainbow Seeker. This clear golden pour is a funny one, sometimes with a sip the sage hits first with a light pineapple taste to follow, and other times the pineapple taste is prominent with a note of sage to follow in the aftertaste. Overall, it’s a great cider combination and I’d expect nothing less from Blake’s. Reviewed on 04 Oct 2020 6 likes

Foothills Semi-Dry from Meriwether Cider Co. The Foothills Semi-Dry is a nice pale colored cider with a straight apple aroma. It’s a medium carbonated cider with a bit of a bite to it from it’s acidity. The taste is a fresh, clean apple flavor with sweet overtones. I love the semi-dry! Reviewed on 07 Sep 2020 6 likes

Jamaica from La Familia Hard Cider This is a semi-sweet cider inspired by old world recipes from Mexico. It’s a pink-tinted cider with a floral nose, very aromatic. Lightly carbonated and slightly tart with a clean taste and almost a cherry forward to it. I didn’t get as much hibiscus as I would’ve expected, I can smell it more than I can taste it, but it’s still a great tasting cider. Reviewed on 28 Mar 2021 5 likes

Bloody Hell from Portland Cider Co. Well balanced rose colored pour with sweet and heat. It’s not hot by any means, it just packs a bit of habanero backing. Apple/citrus forward. Reviewed on 23 Mar 2021 5 likes

Acai Mint from Bend Cider Co. I love Bend’s botanical dry ciders. Their blends are genius and always well balanced. This has a minty nose and is a light straw colored pour. Lightly carbonated with different fronts by each taste. Like the Mandarin Juniper, with this cider, sometimes I get a minty forward followed by a berry backing and sometimes I get a more berry forward followed by a mint backing. It’s got a light tartness too it and a bit tannic. Overall, this is a good cider. Reviewed on 07 Mar 2021 5 likes

Huckleberry Lemon from Tumalo Cider Co. Red pour, surprisingly a dry cider. Very tart front with an acidic lemon taste and some huckleberry flavor coming through after a couple sips. The flavor is solid but it’s a lighter bodied cider and doesn’t really last on the tongue. Reviewed on 10 Feb 2021 5 likes

Mandarin Juniper from Bend Cider Co. Golden pour with light carbonation, smells mandarin and piney. Floral, piney notes with a mandarin backing. Depending on what you’re eating with it, it takes on different forwards. Overall, a very well balanced botanical cider. I also like that a percentage of each can purchased goes towards environmental education. Reviewed on 08 Feb 2021 5 likes