Northwest Cider Cup

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Jessica Arlich, Hannah Bartlett, Lucy Bauer, Robert Beezer, Eliseo Bell-Uribe, Brian Bickford, Miranda Bradeen, Andrew Brooks, Martha Brooks, Jordyn Bunting, Katy Buss, Brandon Buza, Jen Curs, Jennie Dorsey, Rebecca Germano, Maura Hardman, Darlene Hayes, Jana Daisy Judge, Scott Katsma Judge, Rodney Kibzey, Suzannah Klaniecki, Dave Klawer, Monelle Lewis, Elizabeth Lockhart, Alexander Logan, Tamara Logsdon, Erik Madrid, Storie Madrid, Michelle McGrath, Kyle McLennan, Jeff Parrish, Kate Pinsley, Jessie Polin, George Ptasinski, Doug Rehberg, Kristen Richard, David Robinson, Colin Schilling, Nathan Shakeshaft, Walker Smith, Beatrix Swanson, GH Test, Test Judge A Test, Sean Thommen, Nick Townsend, Joel Vidakovich, Christine Walter, Adam Wargacki, Jason Werner, Sheryl WuDunn

Judges - Best of Show

Robert Beezer, Jordyn Bunting, Brandon Buza, Jennie Dorsey, Darlene Hayes, Rodney Kibzey, Dave Klawer, Tamara Logsdon, Erik Madrid, Michelle McGrath, Kate Pinsley

By the Numbers

269 Entries 50 Entrants

50 Judges

57 Placing Entries

Category 50A: Practice Style

3 entries

There are no winning entries at this table.

Category 50C: Calibration Cider

1 entry

There are no winning entries at this table.

Category C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry

27 entries

1st
Seattle Cider Company
City Fruit 2023 (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)
2nd
Portland Cider Company
Kinda Dry (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)
2nd
Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Finnriver Dry (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)
2nd
Bauman's Cider
Pet Mac (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)
3rd
Bauman's Cider
Clyde's Dry (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)

Category C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet

13 entries

1st
Seattle Cider Company
Odyssey (C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
2nd
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Original Cosmic Crisp (C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
3rd
Cockrell Cider Farm
Original (C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet)

Category C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry

22 entries

1st
Bauman's Cider
Endless Harvest (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)
2nd
Victoria Cider Company
Keeved Cider, By Victoria Cider (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)
2nd
Kristof Farms Cider
Kristof Orchard Cider (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)
3rd
Stray Cider
The Wild Kindness (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)

Category C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet

12 entries

1st
Puget Sound Cider Company
Virginia Crabapple (C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
2nd
Renaissance Orchards
Renaissance Orchards Keeved Cider (C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
3rd
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Bittersweet (C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet)

Category C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry

7 entries

1st
Bauman's Cider
Mountain Rose SV (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)
2nd
Union Hill Cider Co
RedHeart (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)
3rd
Lost Giants Cider Company
Rose (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)

Category C3B: Red-Fleshed Ciders Sweet

1 entry

There are no winning entries at this table.

Category C4A: Low-Tannin Perries

5 entries

1st
nashi orchards
2023 Perry (C4A: Low-Tannin Perries)
2nd
Shuswap Cider Company
Perry (C4A: Low-Tannin Perries)
3rd
Yonder Cider
Barrel Aged Perry (C4A: Low-Tannin Perries)

Category C4B: High-Tannin Perries

5 entries

2nd
Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
Little Martha Old World Perry (C4B: High-Tannin Perries)
3rd
Empyrical Cider
Archive Perry (C4B: High-Tannin Perries)

Category C5A: Wood/Oaked

16 entries

1st
Union Hill Cider Co
Wildwood (C5A: Wood/Oaked)
2nd
2 Towns Ciderhouse
The Bad Apple (C5A: Wood/Oaked)
3rd
Victoria Cider Company
Port Cider, (Tawny), By Victoria Cider (C5A: Wood/Oaked)

Category C6A: Single Varietal

20 entries

1st
Rootwood Cider Company
Golden Russet (C6A: Single Varietal )
2nd
Bauman's Cider
Stoke Red SV (C6A: Single Varietal )
3rd
Bauman's Cider
Kingston Black (C6A: Single Varietal )

Category C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented

21 entries

1st
Shuswap Cider Company
Blueberry (C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented)
2nd
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Made Marion (C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented)
3rd
Puget Sound Cider Company
Apple Pear (C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented)
3rd
Idol Cider House
Cidre Rouge (C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented)

Category C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Sweet

40 entries

1st
Avid Cider Co.
Dragon Fruit (C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Sweet)
2nd
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Tropical Cosmic Crisp (C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Sweet)
2nd
Incline Cider Company
White Peach (C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Sweet)
3rd
Avid Cider Co.
Pineapple Mango (C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Sweet)

Category C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry

14 entries

1st
Empyrical Cider
Inversion (C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry)
2nd
Barmann Cellars
Big Bertha (C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry)
3rd
19 Acres Cider Co.
Yuzu Plum (C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry)

Category C8A: Botanical Hopped

12 entries

1st
Seattle Cider Company
Mixtape (C8A: Botanical Hopped )
2nd
Highpoint Cider
Tram-Line (C8A: Botanical Hopped )
3rd
Cockrell Cider Farm
Hopp'n (C8A: Botanical Hopped )

Category C8B: Botanical Herbed

20 entries

1st
Endless Orchard Cider
Boundless Blueberry-Basil (C8B: Botanical Herbed)
2nd
La Familia Cider
Jamaica (C8B: Botanical Herbed)
3rd
Bauman's Cider
Strawberry Mojito (C8B: Botanical Herbed)

Category C8C: Botanical Spiced

12 entries

1st
Shuswap Cider Company
Fireside Spice (C8C: Botanical Spiced)
2nd
Rootwood Cider Company
Ghost Chili (Carbonated Cider With Chili) (C8C: Botanical Spiced)
3rd
Cockrell Cider Farm
Devil'n Cider (C8C: Botanical Spiced)

Category C9A: Specialty Fortified

7 entries

1st
2 Towns Ciderhouse
2020 Pommeau (C9A: Specialty Fortified )
2nd
19 Acres Cider Co.
Pommeau (C9A: Specialty Fortified )
3rd
Yonder Cider
Pommeau (C9A: Specialty Fortified )

Category C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed

10 entries

1st
Kristof Farms Cider
Kristof Farms Whisper (C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed)
2nd
Seattle Cider Company
VIVID Tart Apple (C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed)
3rd
Seattle Cider Company
VIVID Fresh Peach (C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed)

Category C9C: Specialty Other

7 entries

1st
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Plum Cherry And Amburana (C9C: Specialty Other)
2nd
Peak Light Cider Company
Orchard Reserve Quince Cider (C9C: Specialty Other)

Best of Show

Cider

Judges: Robert Beezer, Jordyn Bunting, Brandon Buza, Jennie Dorsey, Darlene Hayes, Rodney Kibzey, Dave Klawer, Tamara Logsdon, Erik Madrid, Michelle McGrath, Kate Pinsley

1st
Bauman's Cider
Mountain Rose SV (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)
2nd
Rootwood Cider Company
Golden Russet (C6A: Single Varietal )
2nd
Bauman's Cider
Endless Harvest (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners

Northwest Cider Cup - Awards - Wednesday, September 11, 2024