2 Cities Ciderhouse, a trailblazer in craft cider from Corvallis, Oregon, is toasting two prestigious medals from the 2025 Nice American Beer Pageant (GABF), the nation’s premier skilled beer and cider competitors. The cidery’s 14th Anniversary Cider, a small-batch launch constructed from heirloom apples in a nod to conventional cidermaking, secured the Gold Medal within the No/Low-Tannin Cider class. In the meantime, Huckleberry Cosmic Crisp®, a vibrant new addition to the Cosmic Crisp® Imperial lineup mixing Northwest huckleberries with Washington’s Cosmic Crisp® apples, earned a Bronze Medal within the Fruited Cider class. These awards spotlight 2 Cities’ mastery in crafting each traditional and modern ciders.
“We’re extremely happy with these GABF medals, which replicate the center and flexibility of our craft,” mentioned Aaron Sarnoff-Wooden, co-founder and chief gross sales and advertising officer at 2 Cities Ciderhouse. “Our Anniversary Cider honors the timeless artwork of cidermaking, whereas Huckleberry Cosmic Crisp® showcases our ardour for daring, inventive flavors. These wins inform the story of who we’re as a cidery.” The 2025 GABF, hosted by the Brewers Affiliation, featured 8,315 entries from 1,555 breweries and cideries nationwide, judged by 250 trade consultants who awarded 347 medals. As one among 29 Oregon medalists, 2 Cities reinforces the state’s dominance in craft fermentation…