Review: Bushwhacker Cider Bar

Bushwhacker Cider is an all cider store and Portland’s first cidery that opened this month in inner SE Portland, OR.

The outside had a bit of a “cider garden” set up for people to drink their cider outside. Inside is white walls with colorful murals,  and there was a wooden bar with four ciders on tap, and one beer. Behind the patrons back’s at the bar was a case full of cider, and one small rack. Bushwhacker Cider does not have a corkage fee, so if you want something from a bottle instead of on tap, the experience would not be all that different.

The back of the place they are still setting up for cider production, which they didn’t have completely up and running yet. They hoped they could serve their own cider by Christmas 2010.

We were able to go there for their soft opening on September 4, 2010. At the time, the ciders they had on stock were mostly English or the cheaper mass produced American 6-pack style ciders, though the three active craft cideries in Oregon were well represented. Following them on Facebook, one hears they do tend to change out the kegs fairly often.

It tickles me that someone is gutsy enough to do a cider only store, and I love them for it. I hope they find lots of success.