Mark your calendars, cider lovers — Cider Summit Seattle is turning 15, and the Emerald City’s favorite fizzy celebration is bringing its biggest party yet to the Lawn at Discovery Center. On September 11 and 12, 2026, more than 40 cidermakers will pour upwards of 125 different ciders, meads, cider cocktails, and fruit spirits for […]
There’s something almost unfair about how good cider gets when you grow it 6,130 feet up a Colorado mountainside — but that’s exactly the advantage Snow Capped Cider has been working with, and their two newest releases prove it. The women-owned, GLINTCAP-decorated cidery out of Cedaredge, Colorado just added Spiced Cider and Blueberry Lemondrop to […]
(New York, NY) Three decades ago, hard cider was such a mystery in New York City that bartenders needed a crash course before they’d even pour it. Fast forward to today, and Original Sin Cider — one of the true trailblazers of America’s modern cider movement — is marking its 30th anniversary the best way […]
Portland, Oregon – Two adorable new red pandas just moved into the Oregon Zoo, and Portland Cider Co. is throwing them a can-shaped welcome party. The Clackamas-based cidery has released a limited-edition version of its popular Pacific Berry cider, dressed up in playful red panda artwork, as part of its fourth summer fundraising partnership with […]
The Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition celebrates two decades of raising the bar for craft cider — here are all the medal winners. The cider world turned its eyes to Grand Rapids, Michigan in May 2026 for a milestone edition of one of craft beverage’s most prestigious events. The 20th Annual Great Lakes […]
Somewhere between the farm and the grocery shelf, perfectly good fruit disappears. It gets left behind because it’s the wrong size, the wrong color, or simply arrived in quantities too large for the market to absorb. For years, those berries would have rotted in a field or ended up in a landfill. But at Velum […]
The Brewers Association (BA) and the American Cider Association (ACA) have announced that CiderCon® and the Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® (CBC®) will co-locate in San Antonio, Texas, from April 5–7, 2027. The partnership brings together two of the most important annual gatherings for independent beverage alcohol producers in the United States. What the […]
In a significant move for the craft cider industry, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Oregon’s largest cidery and the second-largest in the United States, has acquired the Seattle Cider brand. The announcement, made in early January 2026, unites two prominent Pacific Northwest craft cider producers under one umbrella, aiming to strengthen their collective presence in a competitive […]
The 2025 Northwest Cider Cup celebrated another outstanding year for craft cider in the Pacific Northwest, showcasing the region’s exceptional talent, innovation, and dedication to quality. Organized by the Northwest Cider Association (NWCA), this prestigious competition—now in its 12th year—remains one of the most rigorous cider judging events in North America, drawing entries from Washington, […]
Oxford, Ohio (November 18) – Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has claimed the Grand National Champion title at the 2025 U.S. Open Cider Championship for the second time in the competition’s history, racking up an impressive haul of 3 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals. Their gold medals came in the […]
