The 17th Annual
Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition
(GLINTCAP)
May 17-19, 2023
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Best in Class Results – Noncommercial Division
Modern Cider – 43 Entries
1st: Jeff Carlson – All Day Westy
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Zero 2022
3rd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Zero 2021
Heritage Cider – 43 Entries
1st: Lucas Ohio Pattie – Adler’s Ancestry
2nd: Chad Hood – SV Gravenstein
3rd: Jeffrey Cottrell & Russell Kela Jr. – Doogie
Traditional, Natural, or Rosé Cider – 31 Entries
1st: Patrick McCauley – Bloody GoldRush
2nd: Ted Hanman – Orchard Cat Cidre de Fête
3rd: James Werner – English-ish
Perry – 14 Entries
1st: Lucas Ohio Pattie – Nipple Sting Perry
2nd: James Werner – Perry Who?
3rd: Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Perry 2021
Fruit Cider – 35 Entries
1st: Bill Boyer – The Revenge of the Pink Panther 2023
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Strawberry
3rd: Bill Boyer – Veruca Salt 2023
Specialty Cider – 101 Entries
1st: Patrick McCauley – Maple Rye Barrel Black Gold
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Sweet Heat
3rd: Thomas Keefer – 21′ Season Ice Cider
Amateur Cidermaker of the Year
Jeff Carlson – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Best in Class Results – Commercial Division
Modern Cider (Dry) – 100 Entries
1st: Seattle Cider Company – McIntosh SV
2nd: Tandem Ciders – Crimson Gold
3rd: Seattle Cider Company – City Fruit ’20
Modern Cider (Sweet) – 78 Entries
1st: Bee Well Mead and Cider – North Cider
2nd: Portland Cider Company – Original Gold
3rd: Gowan’s Heirloom Cider – Estate Gravenstein
Heritage Cider (Dry) – 138 Entries
1st: Colorado Cider Company – Golden Russet
2nd: Yip Cider – Golden Dry
3rd: Sage Bird Ciderworks – Virginia Hewes Crab
Heritage Cider (Sweet) – 31 Entries
1st: 2 Towns Ciderhouse – 11th Anniversary
2nd: Snow Capped Cider – Gold Rush
3rd: Big Fish Cider Co. – Elevation
Traditional Cider (Dry) – 75 Entries
1st: Idol Cider House – Pomme Crush
2nd: The Cider Farm – All English
3rd: Bauman’s Cider – Kingston Black
Traditional Cider (Sweet) – 7 Entries
1st: James Creek Cider House Stargazer – Etoile
2nd: AVAL Cider – AVAL Blanc
3rd: 1911 Established – Lafayette
Natural Cider – 10 Entries
1st: Brooklyn Cider House – Solstice
2nd: Wildbranch Cider – The Spinney
3rd: Brooklyn Cider House – Raw
Rosé Cider – 19 Entries
1st: Suttons Bay Ciders – Natalie Rose
2nd: Tandem Ciders – Beauty School Dropout
3rd: Bauman’s Cider – Mountain Rose Single Varietal
Modern Perry – 18 Entries
1st: Uncle John’s – Perry
2nd: Seattle Cider Company – Perry
3rd: Colorado Cider Company – Pearsnickety
Traditional Perry – 4 Entries
1st: AeppelTreow Winery & Distillery – Orchard Oriole Perry
2nd: Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Principle
3rd: Finnriver Cidery – Perry
Fruit Cider – 226 Entries
1st: Salt Spring Wild Cider – Saskatoon Berry
2nd: Incline Cider Company – Marionberry
3rd: Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Inversion
Hopped Cider – 43 Entries
1st: Mountain West Hard Cider – Cottonwood
2nd: Peat’s Original Cider – The Knave: Ekuanot
3rd: 2 Towns Ciderhouse – Hip Hops
Botanical Cider – 78 Entries
1st: Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Apple Butter Drifter
2nd: Floribunda – Holunder Cider al Sambuco
3rd: Papa Moon – Honey Lavender
Wood Aged Cider – 42 Entries
1st: Angry Orchard – Bittersweet Runner
2nd: Snow Capped Cider – Barrel Kingston Black
3rd: Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Archive
Wood Aged Specialty Cider – 41 Entries
1st: Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Barrel Jam
2nd: Seattle Cider Company – Gravenstein Rose
3rd: Beach Bee Meadery – Chardonnay Pear
Specialty Cider and Perry – 148 Entries
1st: Thornbury Cidery – Thornbury Hopped Cranberry
2nd: Tandem Ciders – Bee’s Dream
3rd: Thor’s Hard Cider – Arctic Rosé
Unlimited Cider and Perry – 32 Entries
1st: Thornbury Cidery – Thornbury Raspberry Chocolate
2nd: Thornbury Cidery – Thornbury Blood Orange
3rd: Jefferson County Ciderworks – Grapefruit Lime
Ice Cider – 10 Entries
1st: Cider Hill Cellars – Winter
2nd: Cidrerie Milton Le Glacé – Ice Cider
3rd: Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau – Cuvée Spéciale
Fortified Cider – 30 Entries
1st: Montana CiderWorks – Pomm-OH!
2nd: 2 Towns Ciderhouse – Pommeau
3rd: Red Island Cider – Pommeau de l’Ile
Spirits – 4 Entries
1st: Uncle John’s – Apple Brandy
2nd: Ambix Spirits – Founder Release 1 Apple Brandy
3rd: Uncle John’s – Vodka From Apples
Micro Cidermaker of the Year – 5,000 Gallons or Less
Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Snohomish, Washington
Small Cidermaker of the Year – 5,001 to 25,000 Gallons
Haykin Family Cider – Aurora, Colorado
Midsize Cidermaker of the Year – 25,001 to 500,000 Gallons
Bauman’s Cider – Gervais, Oregon
Large Cidermaker of the Year – 500,001 Gallons or More
Seattle Cider Company – Seattle, Washington
International Cidermaker of the Year
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House – Thedford, Ontario
Full medal results will be announced on Friday May 26th.