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Oregon’s largest cider maker, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, has offered its imperial cider The Bad Apple for a number of years now, and it’s nothing to sneeze at: 10.5% ABV, made with meadowfoam honey and aged on Oregon white oak. But now, the cidery has announced the launch of its super … Continue reading
I’m a little late posting this news as Portland Cider Company’s month-long anniversary celebration is in full swing—but the cider maker is commemorating it’s ninth with events leading up to the anniversary party at its Clackamas Taproom on Saturday, April 16. Details: Portland Cider Co. invites cider lovers everywhere to join … Continue reading
2 Towns Ciderhouse is getting into the RTD (ready to drink) cocktail business, with Craftwell Cocktails, a new line of canned cocktails created with real fruit. The cidery sent me samples of the four flavors to review as part of the rollout: Pineapple Margarita, Grapefruit Paloma, Blueberry Cosmo, and Strawberry … Continue reading
This week I received samples of cider from 2 Towns Ciderhouse—two six-packs of its new Cosmic Crisp® cider variants that the cidery launched in its Cosmic Explorer Series. These are imperial ciders with 8% ABV, with Cosmic Crisp apples as the base cider. First is the Imperial Blueberry: Crafted with … Continue reading
Ice cider and Old World perry, those are the two new limited ciders announced by Double Mountain Brewery recently, joining the already-impressive list of ciders produced by the Hood River brewery. The ice cider, named Iris, in particular sounds quite interesting, with a treatment that sounds more akin to making … Continue reading
A year ago, 2 Towns Ciderhouse debuted Cosmic Crisp® as a year-round cider, an 8% ABV imperial cider created from the (relatively new) Cosmic Crisp apple variety. (Read my review of it here; I really liked it.) Now, the cidery has announced the launch of its Cosmic Explorer Series, featuring … Continue reading
The headline says it all, which I lifted directly from my latest article in The Bulletin—although, these local ciders are great any time of the year. (But particularly refreshing in summer!) I profiled three packaged ciders from three of the four local cideries: Avid Cider, Bend Cider, and Tumalo Cider. … Continue reading
We’ve had occasion over the past couple of years to become better acquainted with Corvallis, and about a year ago we discovered the First Alternative Co-op, which is a locavore-type grocery that emphasizes environmental sustainability and has a couple of locations. Here’s the “about us” intro: First Alternative is cooperative … Continue reading
I’d recently received two different craft beverages that were created with the Portland Thorns FC soccer team in mind: Slide Tackle Hazy IPA from Pelican Brewing, which was brewed in collaboration with the Thorns; and Two Thorns Raspberry Rose Cider from 2 Towns Ciderhouse, a seasonal specialty brewed in honor … Continue reading
2 Towns Ciderhouse of Corvallis recently sent me samples of its latest year-round cider, and its first imperial cider to be released in cans, Cosmic Crisp®. Cosmic Crisp is a new apple variety released in 2019, following two decades of development by Washington State University. It’s a cross between Enterprise … Continue reading