Level Up Your Cider Savvy, Portland-Style

New to cider, cider curious, or a fan who wants to know more about the world of cider, including how to sample it? This event is for you!

Join me, Sean Connolly, an American Cider Association Certified Pommelier™, for an informative and entertaining 101-level session diving into the wide world and styles of cider. Meet fellow cider aficionados, explore some history, how it’s made, harvest a little bet-you-didn’t know trivia, and best of all, get a curated, diverse flight of cider samples and tasting tips to increase your cider knowledge, tune up your nose and palate, impress your friends, and help plan future cider adventures.

Info: What brought you to this event? What's been your experience with cider so far? And just a bit about me, your cider guide tonight.

Info: The history of cider goes back more than a millennium, globally, for hundreds of years here in the States, and for decades in the Pacific Northwest. Let's use some fun trivia to unpack some historic cider facts.

Info: Geophiles celebrate! We're going to globe and map out -- literally--some key cider regions in North American and beyond and talk about why they matter.

Info: Cider--and Perry--is all about the fruit, including where and how it's grown and processed. Ready for some apple--and pear--bingo to learn more, including some varieties you might not know with some fun, unusual names.

Info: There are multiple cider types and styles. Let's dig into them and play some multiple choice to sort them out .

Info: Making cider (and perry's) is easy: just get some juice or crush some apples or pears, add cultured yeast --or not-- and off we go, right? Actually...let's dig in a bit. Using a fun, let's-build-the-sequence game, we'll cover the highlights including essential steps and equipment.

Info: Arguably the funnest--and longest-- 'core' of our session! Now the tasting fun begins. Learn some simple and straightforward tips for how to experience the sights, smells, and taste of ciders. We'll each have a flight of six to see how varied cider and perry can be.

Info: Before we wrap up, let's chat about continuing your cider adventures, with some simple tips for pairing cider and food, some (best) places around town--and beyond Portland-- to find cider, and questions to ask your future servers. You'll also leave with a few small goodies that'll help you keep the cider goodness flowing.

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