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I recently received a mix of mostly imperial ciders from Blake’s Hard Ciders, four in all, representing each of the companies under the Blake’s umbrella: Blake’s itself, Avid Cider, and Austin Eastciders. The pitch for these particular ciders is Valentine’s Day themed: Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and no … Continue reading
Earlier this fall Avid Cider released the latest addition to its year-round imperial cider lineup, Blueberry Pom Imperial Cider. Like the others in the imperial series, it’s 8.5% alcohol by volume, instead of the 6-to-6.2% of its other ciders. The recipe is an imperialized version of the cidery’s classic Blueberry … Continue reading
Bend’s Avid Cider announced the latest addition to its Imperial Cider series this past week, an imperialized version of its classic Blueberry Pom Cider, the third in the series. Blueberry Pom Imperial joins Golden Delish and Royal Apricot in the year-round imperial lineup, with 8.5% ABV. The company also sent … Continue reading
Avid Cider is expanding and this week announced its latest move—to Redmond. The company will be taking over the production brewery space currently occupied by Silver Moon Brewing; it’s a 15,000 square foot facility and will include much of the current equipment already there. Both companies issued press releases this … Continue reading
Bend’s Avid Cider Company is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and has a lineup of 10 cider releases along with a slate of events for the month of June. It all culminates on June 30 with the “Cheers to 10 Years” concert and celebration, with all 10 ciders on … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is cider-focused with the spotlight on Avid Cider Company, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Avid marks the occasion with a branding refresh and a new imperial cider, Royal Apricot. Royal Apricot joins Golden Delish in the cidery’s Imperial Series, with 8.5% alcohol … Continue reading
Avid Cider of Bend, Oregon recently announced a brand refresh, starting with its flagship Blackberry Cider, as well as its newest release—Royal Apricot Imperial Cider. Both ciders are available in six-packs of 12-ounce cans. Royal Apricot joins the company’s Imperial Series which includes Golden Delish; these ciders are 8.5% alcohol … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin that came out last week embraced the changing of the seasons with a look at some of the harvest themed beers and ciders of autumn. The beginning of autumn heralds shorter, cooler days, changing colors of the leaves, apple cider, pumpkin patches, and the … 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
It’s Groundhog Day! Apparently the groundhog saw his shadow this morning, which means six more weeks of winter. Which is fine as far as winter brews are concerned! Here’s today’s beer news from around Oregon, for this February 2, which I’ll be updating throughout the afternoon.