Posted May 25, 2018

Ontario cideries earn over 70 medals at 2018 GLINTCAP competition

Grand Rapids, MI – The Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association has announced official results for the 13th Annual Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) – held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 16-19, 2018. The competition evaluates apple and pear ciders submitted by commercial producers and amateur cider and perry makers.

For 2018, commercial entries totaled 1,064 with 945 medals awarded.

Ontario winners are below.

Best in Class:

Spiced Cider
1st: Grey & Gold Cider — Spruce of the Bruce

Ice Cider
1st: Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House — Ice Cider

Full results:

Modern Cider – Dry

SILVER
Ardiel Cider House – Ardiel Dry Cider
Collective Arts Brewing – Local Press
Creekside Estate Winery & Rood Apples Cider – Rood Apples Cider
Georgian Hills Vineyards – Dry Cider
Grey & Gold Cider – Modern Girl
Windswept Cider – Crimson Crisp – 2017

BRONZE
26 Acre Craft Cider Company – Day Of The Jackanapes
Heartwood Farm & Cidery – Dry Maple
KW Craft Cider – Sparkling Dry Cider
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Hammer Bent Original
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Hammer Bent Red
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Wild Red
West Avenue Cider – Heritage Dry
Windswept Cider – Lost Orchard – 2017

Modern Cider – Sweet

SILVER
Reinhart Foods – Reinhart’s Light Cider
Thornbury Village Cidery – Thornbury Premium Apple Cider

BRONZE
26 Acre Craft Cider Company – Aurum 2018
Pommies Cider Co. – Pommies Original Cider
Puddicombe Cider Company – Puddicombe Family Tree – Apple Cider

Heritage Cider – Dry

GOLD
Grey & Gold Cider – Heritage Dry
West Avenue Cider – Autumn

SILVER
FieldBird Cider – Black Tail
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Hammer Bent Old World
Windswept Cider – Northern Spy – 2017

BRONZE
Ernest Cider Co. – Opus One
FieldBird Cider – Northern Spy
Pommies Cider Co. – Pommies Apple Ridge Estate Cider
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Rusty Prince
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – The Hard Red Crab
Windswept Cider – Golden Russet – 2017

Heritage Cider – Sweet

BRONZE
Grey & Gold Cider – Northern Gold

Modern Perry

GOLD
Pommies Cider Co. – Pommies Perry

SILVER
Collective Arts Brewing – Pear Saison

BRONZE
Beaver Valley Orchard and Cidery – Dry Pear
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Hammer Bent Perry

Traditional Perry

GOLD
Windswept Cider – Old Orchard Perry – 2017

Fruit Cider

SILVER
26 Acre Craft Cider Company – oddBird Cherry
Ernest Cider Co. – Rubee
Ernest Cider Co. – Wild Blueberry
Thornbury Village Cidery – Thornbury Cranberry Apple Cider
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Hammerbent Traditional Apple Pear

BRONZE
Blueberry Hill Estates – Fighter Cider
Ernest Cider Co. – Lemoncella
Ernest Cider Co. – Rhubee
Heartwood Farm & Cidery – Currant Affair
Ironwood Hard Cider – Cowabunga! Cranberry Cider
KW Craft Cider – Canadian Shield Berries
Puddicombe Cider Company – Puddicombe Family Tree – Apple Cranberry
Puddicombe Cider Company – Puddicombe Family Tree – Apple Pineapple

Hopped Cider

SILVER
KW Craft Cider – Dry Hopped

BRONZE
Ardiel Cider House – Big John Hopped
Kings Mill Cider – Kings Mill Cider Hopped

Spiced Cider

GOLD
Grey & Gold Cider – Spruce of the Bruce

SILVER
Beaver Valley Orchard and Cidery – Ginger
KW Craft Cider – Thai Ginger

Wood Aged Cider

SILVER
Ironwood Hard Cider – Oak Aged

BRONZE
26 Acre Craft Cider Company – Aurum 2017 (Bourbon)
Blueberry Hill Estates – Old Grizzly Cider
West Avenue Cider – Gold Dust

Wood Aged Specialty Cider

BRONZE
West Avenue Cider – C10

Specialty Cider and Perry

SILVER
Ernest Cider Co. – Ernest Cider Dry
Ernest Cider Co. – Winter’s Blush
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Crack Willow
Windswept Cider – Perennial – 2017

BRONZE
Collective Arts Brewing – Honey and Lavender Cider
Grey & Gold Cider – Summer Rose
Heartwood Farm & Cidery – Eve Goes Badass
Pommies Cider Co. – Pommies Cranberry Cider
West Avenue Cider – Strawberry Trifection

Ice Cider

GOLD
Georgian Hills Vineyards – Ida Red Frozen to the Core
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Twin Pines Orchards Ice Cider

BRONZE
Georgian Hills Vineyards – Bartlett Pear Frozen to the Core
The Great Canadian Cider Company – Canada Ice

Full results are available here.

Topics: GLINTCAP