Last week, Portland Cider’s most-awarded cider, Original Gold, earned its 12th gold medal—this time at the prestigious International Cider Awards in Manchester, England. Additionally, our English Pub Cider won a silver medal, which feels especially cool considering where the competition was held.
Read MoreIn honor of our 11th anniversary, owners Jeff & Lynda Parrish have put together eleven of their best-learned lessons throughout the years to share with all of you!
Read MoreIn the spirit of Barbie's iconic flair for strength, creativity, and mastering every endeavor, let's raise our glasses to some of Oregon's finest "Barbies" in the business!
Read MoreWe celebrate our BIPOC makers all year, but since it’s Black History Month, we’re highlighting some of Portland’s Black women-owned businesses that can help you honor your best gals (and guys!) in style.
Read MoreHusband and Wife owners, Jeff & Lynda Parrish fell in love because of a mutual appreciation of good cider, which has always been the foundation of Portland Cider Co.
Read MoreWe asked our Portland Cider Co. crew for their favorite holiday traditions to compile our top hits Portland Holiday Traditions, paired with Portland Cider favorites!
Read MoreThanksgiving is over, the leftovers are nearly gone, and your gift list hasn’t gotten any shorter. This is the perfect time for a reminder that small businesses need your support!
Read MoreCommunity Cider is the culmination of a month of fruit donations from our friends and neighbors across the Portland Metro Area. We press all those apples and pears—which otherwise may have been destined to rot—into a delicious, hyper-local cider so that the donors can enjoy the literal fruits of their generosity in a truly unique way. And every pint of that cider that’s sold means more money for hungry kids, because we’re donating the proceeds to the nonprofit Partners For a Hunger-Free Oregon.
Read MoreIt’s unusual to see a big shift in the kind of cider people enjoy, but we’ve definitely noticed that more and more of our fans are loving imperial ciders lately! And it’s not just us—across the country, imperial ciders are growing faster than any other beer or cider style.
Read MoreHere at Portland Cider Company, we’re all about collaborations and partnering with our fellow Northwest craft cideries to showcase the best cider. Let’s make this October the best National Cider Month yet!
Read MoreWhen you travel through the lush valleys of the Pacific Northwest, where bountiful orchards and farms full of food dot the landscape, it's hard to understand how so many children go to bed hungry. The statistics are jarring: 1 in 8 children in Oregon face food insecurity. And so much food is wasted! According to Feeding America, a staggering 119 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States each year. That’s the equivalent of you and everyone else in the country throwing away 925 apples each year. Shockingly, nearly 40% of all food in America ends up in the landfill.
Read MoreWe’re proud to once again partner with Fort George Brewery, Sunriver Brewing & Stoller Wines for a collaborative fundraiser for Oregon Parks Forever this summer, supporting their brand-new ‘We Care for Parks’ program.
Read MoreA sunshine and cider-filled summer is on the horizon. We’ve compiled our Top 10 Portland Summer Musts, from picturesque picnics in Cathedral Park to our favorite street fairs.
Read MoreJuicy, refreshing, fruit-forward ciders are the theme of the latest releases from Portland Cider Co. This month, cider fans will see the return of the tropical Passion Orange Guava cider, and the launch of a brand-new Grapefruit Gimlet cider.
Read MoreA while back, our award-winning Sorta Sweet Cider went away. We knew it wouldn’t be forever, though, and we recently relaunched it with a new name: Original Gold, a nod to its growing collection of gold medals, and its status as one of Portland Cider’s very first ciders. There’s more to the story, though…
Chef Vinnie Manna has been welcomed warmly into the Portland Cider family, and appreciates the trust and friendship that owners Jeff and Lynda Parrish have offered up. “Cooking is my passion. It’s what I do, along with taking care of my three beautiful daughters. Food and family are my whole life—and now the family includes Portland Cider.”
Read MoreAs part of their community commitment to pay it (fruit) forward, Portland Cider Company is partnering with the Oregon Zoo Foundation to help feed their hungry residents. Throughout May and June, a portion of the proceeds from every six-pack of Portland Cider sold in Oregon and Southwest Washington will be donated to the foundation and used to produce the 292,000 pounds of food that over 1,500 animals at the Oregon Zoo devour annually.
Read MoreAfter nearly three months of renovations, Portland Cider’s flagship Clackamas location is open again, with a full-service restaurant helmed by Executive Chef Vinnie Manna. The refreshed menu will feature local produce and Northwest ingredients, with everything made in-house, from the bread and buns to smoking and grinding the meats served.
Read MoreThis April marks 10 years since Portland Cider Company founders Lynda and Jeff Parrish sold their first bottle of cider, and the company is celebrating a decade in business throughout the month of April. Portland Cider has much to look forward to in the year ahead and we can’t wait to celebrate with each and every one of you!
Read MoreIn honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here are owner Lynda’s tips on crafting the perfect Snakebite of your own based on her UK roots.
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