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HoodRiverHard-PressedCiderFestAnnounces2016Line-Up
-20localandregionalcraftciderieswillbetastingmorethan40originalciders-
HoodRiver,Ore.–March7,2015–HoodRiverHard-PressedCiderFesthasannouncedits2016lineupof20localandregionalcraftcideries.Ofthe20cideries,sixarenewtothefestival,includingtwonewlylaunchedHoodRivercideries,Spoke&SailCiderCo.andCrushCiderCafe.Together,theywillbesamplingmorethan40originalcidersthatshowcasethewidevarietyofstylescomingoutofthePacificNorthwest’sboomingciderscene.
SetinthescenicHoodRiverValleyamongblossomingapple,pearandcherryorchards,HoodRiverHard-PressedCiderFestgivespeoplethechancetoseeandexperiencefirst-handwheresomanyofthesecidersgettheirstart,”saidMikeGlover,CEO,HoodRiverCountyChamberofCommerce.“Welovebringingalloftheseuniquecideriestogetherunderoneroofandgivingpeopleatasteofthetremendousedepthandscopeofcidersbeingcraftedinthearea.It’sagreatwaytoseewhatstylesthecideriesareworkingonandtodiscovernewfavoritebrandsand
tastes–fromhops-basedciderstoFrenchChampagne-styleones.”
Toaccompanytheciders,festival-goerscandigintoofferingsfromthearea’svibrantfoodscene,includingAppleValleyBBQ,Leah’sLunch,andSolsticeWoodFireCafé.Thedaylongeventalsofeaturesalineupoflocalmusic,fromanold-timestringbandtohonky-tonkcountryandrock,andakids’area,completewithabouncyhouse–guaranteeingagreattimeforthewholefamily.Springshowersaren’taproblem,asthetastingtakesplaceinacoveredhall.
HoodRiverHard-PressedCiderFestistheanchoreventforHoodRiverBlossomTime,amonth-longcelebrationofthebeautyandagriculturalheritageofthearea.CheckoutafullcalendarofBlossomTimeeventsatHoodRiver.org.
ParticipatingCideries*Newfor2016
2TownsCiderhouse-Corvallis,ORAppleOutlaw-Applegate,OR*AtlasHardCiderCo.-Bend,ORCrushCiderCafé-HoodRiver,OR*FinnriverFarm&Cidery-Chimacum,WA*HRCiderworks-HoodRiver,ORJester&Judge-Stevenson,WAPortlandCiderCo.-OregonCity,ORFox-TailCider-HoodRiver,ORNeigelVintnersCider-EastWenatchee,WARack&Cloth-Mosier,ORRedTankCider-Bend,OR*ReverendNat'sHardCider-Portland,ORRogueCider-Newport,ORSchillingCider-Auburn,WASpokeandSailCiderCo.-HoodRiver,OR*SwiftCider-Portland,OR*TheGorgeWhiteHouse-HoodRiver,ORTietonCiderWorks-Yakima,WAWanderingAengusCiderworks-Salem,OR
HoodRiverHard-PressedCiderFestEventDetails
When:Saturday,April16,2016Where:3315StadelmanDrive,HoodRiver,ORHours:Noon-7PMTickets:$10–Fulleventpass.Includes:entryintoCiderFest,entryinto21+CiderGarden,four(3.5oz)tastetokens,andcommemorativeglass.$5–Entryonly.AdultentryintoCiderFestevent;ages14andunderarefree.Doesnotincludecommemorativeglassandtokens.
Purchaseticketsonline:hoodriver.org
Entertainmentline-upNoon-1:15pm:JunebugBoys1:45-3:00pm:AndersonGouldTrio3:30-4:45pm:TracyKlasBand5:15-6:45pm:TheWascoBros.
PhotoCredit:AdamLapierreAboutHoodRiver,OregonLocatedatthecrossroadsofthespectacularColumbiaRiverGorgeNationalScenicAreaandthemagnificentCascadeRangeandjustanhourfromPortland,HoodRiveriswildlygorge-ous,offeringoutdoorrecreation,dramaticvistas,historiclandmarks,bountifulfruitandfantasticfood,wine,beerandcider.TheHoodRiverCountyChamberofCommercesupportseconomicandtourismdevelopmentinHoodRiver,CascadeLocks,Odell,Parkdale,PineGrove,andMountHood.hoodriver.org
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