Gorge Farmhouse Cider
Great cider is just about the most perfect drink. It's just a whisper of apples, almost like a memory with a passing sweetness, quickly opening up to a dry, tart bubble with mouth scrubbing tannins. The lasting impression is something like a walk in an old orchard, crisp fall air, a wet footfall, warm sunshine. Those are the ciders we want to make -- ones that will stay on your mind and tweak your imagination.
ORE No. 001
16.5% ABV
An Oregon-focused vermouth created from our aged cider blended with apple brandy. It is infused with over 35 botanicals, including iconic Oregon flavors such as Douglas fir, elderflower, chanterelle, blackberry, juniper, hazelnuts, hops, and more.
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Our intention has been to obtain the fullest expression of our rich culinary region -- the taste of the Pacific Northwest in a sip!
Our Orchard -- Apple Contemplation Series
8.4% ABV
A cider from our own apples, from our orchard with its big sky and dramatic view of the Columbia River Gorge. We grow mostly English cider apple trees, with good tannins, acid, and sweetness, such as Yarlington Mill, Campfield, Kingston Black. This Series celebrates the potential of cider made exclusively from cider apples, aged over a year and a half. Our goal is to put it on your go-to list for bubblies!
Deep ripe apple, raisin, warm vanilla. Dry.
Idyll Acres -- Apple Contemplation Series
7.6% ABV
Bittersweet and bittersharp cider apples have the perfect building blocks for a structured, balanced cider. This blend of French and English cider apples come from one orchard in Oregon, Idyll Acres, where we taste and blend on the fly right at harvest. This Series celebrates the potential of cider made exclusively from cider apples, aged over a year and a half. Our goal is to put it on your go-to list for bubblies!
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Lightly aged in Bourbon barrels, apple and citrus peel, spicy touch of oak. Dry.
Crimson Gold -- Apple Contemplation Series
10.2% ABV
A single varietal cider made from a uniquely American crabapple hybrid, Crimson Gold has it all -- aroma, clarity, bright flavor, florals. We allowed these apples to ferment to their full potential, and gave the cider over a year and a half of aging. This Series celebrates the potential of cider made exclusively from cider apples, aged over a year and a half. Our goal is to put it on your go-to list for bubblies!
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Clean, light elegance with bright apple and floral notes. Dry.
Light of the Moon
7.4% ABV
Our own cider orchard apples, such as Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, Kingston Black and a dozen others are blended with heirloom Newtown Pippins grown in nearby Hood River Valley to make this complex, brightly flavorful flagship cider. Naturally sparkled in the bottle. Dry.
Double Gold/Heritage, Traditional Apple: SIP Best of the Northwest, 2019
Silver Medal: Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition, 2017, 2018
Old Hoot
7.3% ABV
Our English-style cider with true farmhouse personality. It is unfiltered and rustic, yet light and quaffable and lets our true cider apple flavors show through. We would call it a scrumpy, but it really has time and sophistication on its side. Naturally sparkled in the bottle. Dry.
Judges Pick/Heritage: SIP Best of the Northwest, 2017
Cherry Twang
7.4% ABV
Our Mosier orchard is in the heart of cherry country. We ferment dried sweet cherries along with our fresh crushed apples in the fall, giving this cider its twang. The cherry comes through in deep notes of stone fruit and a subtle hint of dark cherry sweetness, though this cider is dry. Naturally sparkled in the bottle.
Crab Nebula
7.3% ABV
Crab apples are sweet bombs with high acidity, and the high skin to flesh ratio provides good tannins, structure, and refreshment. We use our orchard crab apples blended with Newtown Pippins and other heritage apples. Naturally sparkled in the bottle. Dry.
Silver Medal/Heritage: Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition, 2019
Judges Pick/Heritage: SIP Best of the Northwest, 2018
Hop Y'all
6.9% ABV
Citra, Crystal, and Amarillo hops give Hop Y’all its gust of floral aroma followed by delicate, herbal flavors. We infuse our heritage apple cider with whole cone hops until just the right notes are played. Naturally sparkled in the bottle. Dry.
Gold Medal/Hopped: Portland International Cider Cup, 2019
Black Currant Twang
6.9% ABV, 1L growler or keg only
We infuse our heirloom apple cider with Oregon black currants to give it its tartness and berry notes. Lightly sweetened with local honey and flavored with a brief infusion of fresh rosemary.
Bergamot Oak
7.3% ABV, 1L growler or keg only
Light toast French oak chips are first soaked in essence of Bergamot, then they are infused in our heirloom apple cider. Lightly sweetened with clarified organic apple juice.
Elderflower Pear
7.3% ABV, 1L growler or keg only
Fresh, in season pears and dried elderflowers are immersed in our heirloom apple cider, giving it a light pear sweetness and the beautiful florals of elderflower.
Peach Twang with Thyme
7.4% ABV, 1L growler or keg only
Fresh local peaches when they are at the peak of ripeness are allowed to macerate in our Newtown Pippin apple cider along with fresh thyme. The peach’s natural sugars lightly sweeten this seasonal cider.
Toasty Pear
7.3% ABV, 1L growler or keg only
Pears baked with maple syrup and sprinkled with cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves are immersed in our heirloom cider, making this seasonal holiday cider.
Dark Winter Cherry
7.4% ABV, 1L growler or keg only
Dark sweet dried cherries, along with French oak chips that have been soaked in bourbon, are infused in our Newtown Pippin apple cider – our answer to the early sunsets of mid-winter.
Summer Cherry with Mint
7.2% ABV, 1L growler or keg only
We like to use our local fruit star, the cherry, in as many ways as possible. This height of summer seasonal is made with fresh picked cherries from our neighbor’s orchard, slightly crushed, and immersed in our Newtown Pippin cider along with fresh summer mint.