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Thursday, Feb. 26

Cider Riot Tap Takeover

Civic Taproom, 621 SW 19th Ave., thecivictaproom.com.

Abram Goldman-Armstrong's garage cidery will take over a bar larger than his cidery. Expect the hopped Everybody Pogo, the flagship Burncider (including a new barrel-aged version), Never Give an Inch blackberry and the Plastic Paddy, among others.


Saturday, March 21

Cider Rite of Spring

The Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison St. Noon-5 pm. $25 advance, $30 door.

Thirty cider makers from across the Northwest—or the Southwest, if we're talking about the British Columbians who come down—at the tony Tiffany Center. Your chance to sample E.Z. Orchards without committing to a $30 bottle, see what McMenamins is up to at Edgefield, and sample little-seen labels like Olympia's Whitewood. 


Saturday, April 4

Hophouse CiderFest

Tented parking lot at Fifteenth Avenue Hophouse, 1517 NE Brazee St. 2-8 pm. $12, includes glass and eight tokens. Additional tokens $1.

It's basically a big neighborhood block party, but with many cideries pouring.


Saturday, April 11

Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest

3315 Stadelman Drive, Hood River, 541-386-2000, hoodriver.org/hard-pressed-cider-fest. Noon-6 pm. $5. Another $5 for a glass and four drink tokens.

The Hood River fruit loop is home to 440 orchardists and nine cideries. 

Friday-Saturday, June 19-20

Cider Summit NW

The Fields Neighborhood Park, Northwest 10th Avenue and Lovejoy Street, cidersummitnw.com. $25-$30, includes glass and eight  cider tastes. 

A big ol' cider party full of lots of cider, put on by the Northwest Cider Association. One hundred forty different ciders expected.

Thursday-Sunday, June 18-28

Oregon Cider Week 2015

A week of cider-themed events across the state.


Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 10-11

NW Ciderfest

nwciderfest.org.

For the second year, this large festival brings cider to Pioneer Square.

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