I recently heard about a bar in Portland, which specializes in cider. The name of the place is Bushwhacker on SE Powell. Anne and I checked it out yesterday, just before dusk.

The room is low-tech and super chill. A small bar with seven taps behind it and a case to the right with 130+ ciders from all over the world. Even Domaine Dupont’s are represented. Nice.

Much like going to Bailey’s Taproom [in fact even more so than Bailey’s Taproom] it seems like we’re going back in time with the pricing. A generous tasting tray of five ciders on tap, arranged from driest to sweetest is five-bucks!? An eight ounce pour of any cider on tap is two-bucks!? We ordered the tasting tray, tried glasses of the other two ciders on tap and Anne ordered a hot mulled pumpkin cider. The total bill was $16 for eight ciders. C’MON, that’s crazy! The prices from their bottle selection looked as if these were set a little under normal retail, which you may drink there or take to go. Bushwhacker also makes cider on the premises, I ordered a full glass of their ginger cider called Red-Headed Stranger. Lovely.

Anne’s a recent fan of cider, after she tasted the Julian on tap at Cheese Bar. I’m glad because I really like cider, too and Bushwhacker is cider drinking Shangri-La.

Above on the tasting tray right to left: Blue Mountain Estate WInesap, Oregon | Magners, Ireland | Tieton Apricot, Washington | Westons Stowford Press, England | Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear, California

Anthony Garcia
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