Yesterday the PNWCA Cider Awards Festival kicked off at The Woods tasting room in Seattle. While patrons savored tasty ciders, a group of judges convened across town at Capitol Cider to conduct a blind tasting of all 145 entrants, divided into 14 categories. Gold, bronze and silver medals were awarded in each category. Winners listed below.
The Pacific Northwest Cider Awards Festival continues today at Seattle Cider Company’s tasting room, The Woods (4700 Ohio Ave S) from 1:00 – 10:00. The celebration features 30 ciders on tap, giving cider lovers the chance to enjoy specialty and limited edition ciders from producers throughout Washington, Oregon, Montana and British Columbia. The full list of ciders appears online at www.pnwca.com/festival.
Tickets for the cider fest are available online at Brown Paper Tickets or at the door the day of the event – $20 in advance or $25 at the door and include 8 tasting tokens, each good for a 5-ounce pour. Additional tokens will be available and Bread and Circuses Food Truck will be on site offering food for purchase.
Winners of the second annual Pacific Northwest Cider Awards by category:
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Modern Dry
Gold: 2 Towns Ciderhouse BrightCider
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Silver: Cascadia Ciderworkers United Dry
Bronze: Grizzly Ciderworks The Ridge
Modern Sweet
Gold: Cockrell Hard Cider Original
Gold: Anthem Cider
Bronze: Spire Mountain Cider Red Apple
Traditional Dry
Gold: Left Field Cider Co Little Dry
Silver: Twisted Hills Craft Cider Kingston’s Fate
Bronze: Seattle Cider Company Washington Heirloom 2014
Bronze: Sea Cider Ciderhouse Kings & Spies
Traditional Sweet
Gold: Wandering Aengus Ciderworks Bloom
Silver: Twisted Hills Craft Cider Calville’s Winter
Bronze: 2 Towns Ciderhouse 2013 Riverwood
Modern Perry
Gold: Left Field Cider Co Pear Dry
Silver: Nashi Orchards Chojuro Asian Pear Perry
Bronze: Spire Mountain Ciders Sparkling Pear
Traditional Perry
(only 3 entrants)
Gold: Tieton Cider Works Sparkling Perry
Old World
Gold: Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider Lorrie’s Gold
Silver: Sea Cider Ciderhouse Bittersweet
Silver: Liberty Ciderworks English Style
Ginger
Gold: Apple Outlaw Ginger Bite
Silver: Sixknot Cider Gingerella
Bronze: 2 Towns Ciderhouse Ginja Ninja
Wood Aged
Gold: Finnriver Farm & Ciderhouse Fire Barrel
Gold: Sea Cider Ciderhouse Prohibition
Bronze: Tieton Cider Works Cidermaker’s Reserve
Fruit
Gold: Blue Mountain Cider Company Peach Hard Apple Cider
Silver: Honey Moon Raspberry CiderHead
Bronze: Sea Cider Ciderhouse Bramble Bubbly
Spice/Herb
Gold: Honey Moon Rhubarb CiderHead
Silver: Seattle Cider Company Three Pepper
Bronze: 2 Towns Ciderhouse Cherried Away
Hopped
Gold: Square Mile Cider Co. Spur and Vine Hopped
Silver: Finnriver Farm & Ciderhouse Dry Hopped
Silver: Swift Cider Dank Hop
Single Varietal
Gold: Nashi Orchards Mountain Rose
Gold: Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse Pippins
Bronze: Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider Revelation Newtown Pippin
Specialty
Gold: Spire Mountain Ciders Dark and Dry Apple
Silver: Red Tank CHOPS!
Bronze: Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse Wild English
BEST IN SHOW:
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks Bloom
