CLACKAMAS, Oregon — Portland Cider Co. released its Key Lime Habanero Cider for the first time in cans. First conceived for the annual Cider Summit festival five years ago, it has been a seasonal offering on tap in the pubs ever since. As part of the cidery’s Small Batch series, Key Lime Habanero will be available in a limited run through June. The off-dry cider is tangy and complex, offering a balanced heat from semi-sweet key lime juice and fresh habanero pepper blended with Northwest apples. Semi-sweet with light tannins and a spice-forward nose, the cider is at home alongside seafood tacos ..read more

Blake’s Beverage Company, which debuted in 2023 as the collaborative voice of three leading cider brands, Blake’s Hard Cider, Austin Eastciders, and AVID Cider Co., enters 2024 as the nation’s second-largest cider company with a strong national distribution footprint and a mission to rekindle America’s passion for cider and fruit-forward beverages. With each brand celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023, the Blake’s Beverage Company family earned its position as Michigan and Texas’ top-selling cider brands last year, reporting year-over-year growth, expanded distribution, and ongoing investme ..read more

The American Cider Association (ACA) announced the recipients of their annual Cider Excellence Awards at CiderCon® 2024 in Portland, honoring individuals, businesses, and organizations from around the country for their achievements in, and contributions to, the U.S. hard cider industry. Award winners this year included:Award for Significant Impact on the Industry | Emily Ritchie, Executive Director, NW Cider Association Award for Significant Impact on the Industry | Brighid O’Keane, Executive Director, Cider Institute of North America Apple Advocate Award | Representative Earl Blumenauer, Oreg ..read more

Seattle Cider Company, known for its award-winning line of dry and off-dry offerings, is excited to announce the arrival of VIVID Light Cider, the company’s new brand family. VIVID Light Cider will feature the company’s signature Light Cider recipe as “Tart Apple,” alongside three new crisp and refreshing light cider offerings. VIVID will launch in Seattle Cider Co’s home state of Washington in March of 2024, followed by a 12-state distribution roll out. This brand family builds on the success of Seattle Cider Co’s groundbreaking Light Cider, a pioneering craft light cider that carved a new se ..read more

CLACKAMAS, Oregon  — Portland Cider Co. is celebrating the new year with the launch of its seasonal Mango Mimosa Cider and its limited-run pub favorite, English Pub Cider. The releases coincide with Oregon Cider Week, January 13 to January 21. Mango Mimosa is a sunny, fruit-forward cider made with ripe mango and a splash of citrus. It is ideally paired with cheery brunch pancakes and egg dishes, spicy curries or carne asada tacos, and light desserts like champagne cupcakes or fruit tarts. It is medium-sweet, with a stone fruit nose and a bright, bubbly finish. The cider debuted a year ago ..read more

ARMADA, Michigan – Through a momentous partnership announced today, Michigan-based Blake’s Hard Cider and Texas-based Austin Eastciders are coming together, alongside the Pacific Northwest’s Avid Cider Company (acquired by Blake’s Hard Cider last year), to rekindle a piece of American history and supercharge the resurgence of the cider category. The uniting of these three brands to create Blake’s Beverage Company marks the revival of cider as “America’s Drink”, a tradition that dates back to 1899, when hard cider was the preferred beverage for millions of Americans, with a staggering 55 milli ..read more

 ARMADA, Michigan— Blake’s Hard Cider (BHC), the Midwest’s largest craft cidery marking its 10th anniversary this year, is doubling down on fall releases with a new core hard cider and the return of past favorites. The newly released American Berry Imperial-style hard cider is made with 100% pressed apples and real blueberries. This autumn also sees a new “Throwback Pack” mixed 12-pack that combines the fan favorites of Flannel Mouth, Grizzly Pear, Rosé, and the legendary Black Phillip. All will be sold throughout BHC’s 29-state footprint. American Berry combines the all-American tastes o ..read more

ALBANY, New York — Nine Pin Ciderworks, New York State’s first farm cidery, is bringing the taste of fall to cider lovers a little earlier this year––and this one is for the apple lovers. Apple Pie-Secco is crafted from 100% New York apples from Samascott Orchards, located in Kinderhook, N.Y. The cider is aged with vanilla and cinnamon to create that comforting fall flavor. “We’re seeing more and more each year, an earlier and earlier release of fall flavors; from the classic pumpkin spice latte, to cider doughnuts now being available year-round,” said Alejandro del Peral, co-founder and cider ..read more

Angry Orchard, a brand of The Boston Beer Co., is giving the people what they want this fall: more apples. Despite pumpkin everything taking over, Angry Orchard is here to solidify the mighty apple as the real flavor of fall. According to a recent survey by The Harris Poll on behalf of Boston Beer Co., more than half of Americans (57%) agree they’re over the fall pumpkin flavor craze, with 68% claiming they prefer apple over pumpkin flavors during the fall. To satisfy the masses, Angry Orchard is launching a new, exclusively apple variety pack this fall: the Fireside Mix Pack. It features four ..read more

SHERBORN, Massachusetts— Stormalong Cider, an award-winning Massachusetts-based cidery, announced the release of POG Punch, a fruited cider made in collaboration with digital cider guide, CiderScene. POG Punch is inspired by the classic Hawaiian beverage made from passionfruit, orange, and guava juice. This limited-release cider features a blend of Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Empire, and McIntosh apples combined with passionfruit, orange, guava, and a hint of tangerine juice. The result is a tart, refreshing, and tropical-influenced 5.6% ABV cider that is bright and incredibly crushable. “It ..read more