What a wonderful world to drink cider in! The variety has never been broader, innovation abounds and traditions carry on. There’s funky Asturian sidra, bittersweet-based sips from Normandy, Québécois ice cider and ethereal perry from Somerset. Cider hopped with a single variety from Virginia, apples co-fermented with a hybrid berry from Oregon, habañero-infused cider from Texas, New York still ciders revealing all the secrets of the apple and blends centered on old American apples grown in Michigan.
An open call for submissions for the 2019 Cidercraft Awards shipped in myriad of these ciders, which were blind tasted by cider industry experts, researchers, growers, writers, producers and pommeliers to determine the top medalists in each category, plus runners-up labeled as Judges’ Picks. The results are laid out in Volume 14, out in January, plus producers to watch in 2020, trends, pairings, recipes and more.
To subscribe to the magazine and pick up this collector’s edition in print — including medalists, Judges’ Picks, producer profiles and trending articles — click here. For more details on submission guidelines and categories, click here.
From this selection, we hope you can taste how the world of cider is changing, evolving and growing. We’re just proud to be playing a part in it. Cheers!
2019 CIDERCRAFT AWARDS
HERITAGE
DOUBLE GOLD
Galipette Cidre Brut
GOLD
Liberty Ciderworks English Style
SILVER (TIE)
Lassen Traditional Cider Farmhouse Dry
West Avenue Cider Autumn
BRONZE
Rootwood Cider Co. Heritage Style Estate Blend
MODERN
DOUBLE GOLD
Portland Cider Co. Sorta Sweet
GOLD (TIE)
2 Towns Ciderhouse BrightCider
Arsenal Cider House Archibald’s Ado
SILVER (TIE)
Tieton Cider Works Tieton Dry
Arsenal Cider House Event Blend
BRONZE
Brooks Dry Cider Dry
PERRY
DOUBLE GOLD
Ramborn Cider Co.
GOLD
Portland Cider Co. Pearfect
SILVER
Seattle Cider Co. Traditional
BRONZE
Edenvale Winery Eden Valley Orchards Pear House
SINGLE VARIETAL
DOUBLE GOLD
Eden Ciders Cellar Series #4 Guinevere’s Pearls
GOLD
Settler’s Cider Co. Golden Russett
SILVER
Cider Riot! Kingston Black
BRONZE (TIE)
Tieton Cider Works Single Varietal
Herb’s Cider Double Drag Tap Gravenstein
ROSÉ
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Ragged Hill Cider Co. Rasé
Seattle Cider Co. Red Currant
GOLD
Big Pippin Hard Cider Elder Cherry
SILVER
Houston Cider Co.
BRONZE
Windfall Cider Hail Mary
WOOD-AGED
DOUBLE GOLD
SARO Cider Marmara
GOLD (TIE)
Meriwether Cider Co. Hardwood Normandy
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Barrel Reserve Wild Blueberry
SILVER
Seattle Cider Co. Red Wine Barrel-Aged Berry
BRONZE
Gypsy Circus Cider Co. PuppetMaster: Whiskey Barrel Vaudevillian
SOUR
DOUBLE GOLD
Sidra Riestra Sidra Natural Riestra
GOLD (TIE)
Sidra Riestra Good Clean Funk
Seattle Cider Co. Crimson Gold
SILVER (TIE)
2 Towns Ciderhouse 2017 La Mùre
Bristols Cider Skimmington
BRONZE
Courthouse Creek Cider Straight No Chase
STONE FRUIT
DOUBLE GOLD
Houston Cider Co. Cherry
GOLD
AVID Cider Co. Apricot
SILVER
Big B’s Hard Cider Peach Pickin Time
BRONZE
Bauman’s Cider Co. Peach Raspberry
FRUIT
DOUBLE GOLD
2 Towns Ciderhouse Camp Clementine
GOLD (TIE)
Liquid Alchemy Ciderworks Pineapple Experiment #13
2 Towns Ciderhouse Easy Squeezy
SILVER
Edenvale Winery Eden Valley Orchards CranPerry
BRONZE (TIE)
Cyderish B.O.M.B. Cider
North Canyon Cider Co. Pineapple Ginger
HOPPED
DOUBLE GOLD
Big Pippin Hard Cider All Hopped Up
GOLD
Rootwood Cider Co. Hop Infused
SILVER
Chain Yard Cider Hopped Up
BRONZE
Double Shovel Cider Co. Pineapple IPC
SPICED
DOUBLE GOLD
Meriwether Cider Pineapple Habañero
GOLD
Blue Bee Cider Firecracker
SILVER
Bauman’s Cider Co. The Old Mule
BRONZE
Arsenal Cider House Grant’s Flying Pumpkin
BOTANICAL
DOUBLE GOLD
Tieton Cider Works Lavender Honey
GOLD
Seattle Cider Co. Early Grey
SILVER
Big B’s Hard Cider Ciaison Grand Gru
BRONZE
Brownrigg Hard Cider Ginger Fig Leaf
SPECIALTY
DOUBLE GOLD
Chain Yard Urban Cidery Rhubee Cyser
GOLD
Meriwether Cider Co. Uncharted
SILVER
Bishop Cider Co. The Dark Cide
BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse Hollow Jack’d
DESSERT/FORTIFIED
DOUBLE GOLD
2 Towns Ciderhouse 2018 Marissimo
GOLD
Bauman’s Cider Co. Ice Cider
SILVER (TIE)
West Avenue Cider Northern Lights
Settler’s Cider Co. Pommeau
BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse 2017 Pommeau
