The Pacific Northwest may be crawling with cideries, but few blaze as brightly—or as unapologetically—as 2 Towns Ciderhouse, the Corvallis-born juggernaut of orchard alchemy and fearless craft ambition. Founded in 2010 by three college friends with a truck, a press, and an unruly dream, 2 Towns has grown from garage fermentations into one of the country’s most decorated cider houses—snagging medals at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival — Gold in No/Low-Tannin Cider (for “14th Anniversary”) and a Bronze in Fruited Cider (for “Huckleberry Cosmic Crisp”) — and practically every other competition that dares invite cider to the table. Their secret isn’t scale but audacity: only fresh-pressed Northwest apples, never concentrate, then layered with fruit, spice, oak, and a touch of rebellion. These aren’t gentle sips—they’re full-bodied arguments for cider as art, crafted by people who refuse to play it safe.
Today’s flight toasts that brilliance with five pours spanning the orchard’s emotional register: the berry-drenched seduction of Made Marion, the interstellar shimmer of Huckleberry Cosmic Crisp, the dark harvest incantation of Hollow Jack, the oak-aged gravitas of The Bad Apple, and the swaggering grandeur of Super Bad Apple. Together, they’re a syllabus in fermented glory—a study in how medals are earned and myths are poured.
Medalist 2 Towns Ciderhouse Monday Cider Flight
2 Towns Ciderhouse Made Marion
6% ABV | Marionberry Cider with Northwest Apples
Made Marion is pure Oregon fruit mythology—crisp apples surrendering to the velvet majesty of marionberries and letting the bramble rule. It pours the color of midnight jam under a harvest moon, aromatic with pie crust and wild berries. On the palate, tart collides with lush: blackberry thunder rolling over orchard light. The sweetness stays honest, the finish lingers like a secret shared in a field at dusk. 2 Towns turns fruit into poetry here—a love letter in purple ink.
2 Towns Huckleberry Cosmic Crisp
8% ABV | Fruited Imperial Cider with Huckleberries & Cosmic Crisp Apples
The 2025 GABF Gold medalist Huckleberry Cosmic Crisp feels like a supernova in a pint—imperial cider meeting huckleberry chaos in a riot of violet light. Built on a Cosmic Crisp foundation of apple voltage and gravity, it explodes with wild berry tartness and finishes clean as starlight. Aromas of sweet-tart nebula, a tang that hums electric, and that sly 8 percent pulse reminding you this is propulsion, not juice. A cosmic duet of fruit and ferment—crafted by medalists orbiting well above the ordinary.
2 Towns Hollow Jack (2025)
6.9% ABV | Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Honey, Coffee & Spices
Autumn’s favorite ghost gets a darker reincarnation with Hollow Jack 2025, where pumpkin-pie warmth meets a whisper of Ethiopian roast. Apples, caramelized pumpkin, and sweet potato build the body while honey glows softly beneath nutmeg and clove. The aroma flirts with bakery and bonfire; the sip is rich, spiced, and slightly dangerous. It’s dessert gone rogue—a candle-lit ritual for those who prefer their fall flavors after midnight.
2 Towns Ciderhouse The Bad Apple
10.5% ABV | Imperial Hard Cider Aged on White Oak with Meadowfoam Honey
The Bad Apple struts instead of strolls—an oak-aged declaration of intent. Fresh-pressed Northwest apples and meadowfoam honey rain weave through its dry, commanding frame. It’s powerful but graceful, indulgent but precise—a cider that proves strength can still have style.
2 Towns Super Bad Apple
12.5% ABV | Imperial Oak-Aged Apple Cider
Then comes the showstopper: Super Bad Apple, a cathedral of oak and apple where subtlety was politely shown the door. This imperial beast roars with ripe apple power and bourbon-barrel gravitas, unfurling vanilla heat and oaky resonance. Each sip is a sermon in decadence—smooth, slow, and entirely unapologetic. It’s the cider that redefines indulgence, the final act in a flight that proves 2 Towns doesn’t just win medals—they forge them in fire.
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