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Gowan's Heirloom Cider is the most-decorated cidery at the 2026 World Beer Cup. 2025 Great American Beer Festival Cidery of the Year AND Cidermaker of the Year. The world’s #1 ciders in both pure-apple classes — made entirely from heirloom apples on a seven-generation family farm in California’s Anderson Valley.
RECOGNITION
2026 World Beer Cup — Most-Decorated Cidery of the Competition aka 'The Olympics"
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Gold — Tannic class (Classic Dry Cider)
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Gold — No/Low Tannin class (Gravenstein Cider)
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Gold — Botanical/Spiced class (Spiced Apple Cider)
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Silver — Tannic class (1876 Heirloom Cider)
The world’s #1 ciders in both pure-apple classes
Tannic and No/Low Tannin — AND the world’s #1 and #2 tannic ciders.
2025 Great American Beer Festival
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Cidery of the Year
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Cidermaker of the Year (Don, Sharon, and Jacob Gowan)
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Gold — Tannic class (1876 Heirloom)
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Silver — Tannic class (Classic Dry) — the #1 and #2 tannic ciders in America
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Gold — Honey Citron
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Gold — Spiced Apple
2024 Great American Beer Festival
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Gold — Tannic class (Classic Dry)
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Gold — Barrel Aged class (Rosé)
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Silver — No/Low Tannin class (Macintosh)
Tannic Class Dynasty
Five Tannic medals across three competitions since 2024 — the longest competitive run in the class, spanning both the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup.
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THE PORTFOLIO
All American COMING SOON-JUNE 2026
American heirloom and oak-a colonial cider recreation for America's 250th
Awards: not yet released
Style: Tannic; estate-blend honoring the farm’s founding year
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes:True American heirloom apples, cider aged in American oak—this was the original drink—from colonial family farms to the Founding Fathers toasting freedom near Independence Hall. We make it the same way, real American heirlooms, American oak, bottled on our 150-year farm. Ready to toast America's 250th.
Pairs with: sausage, jalapeño poppers, steak, pork, grilled vegetables
1876 Heirloom Cider
Tannic — World’s #2, Nation's #1, 98 points wine score
Awards: 2026 World Beer Cup Silver • 2025 GABF Gold
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Style: Tannic; estate-blend honoring the farm’s founding year
Tasting Notes: A naturally tannic cider, complex, rich with caramel, rose, and ripe apple — the 1876 honors the year our family planted in Anderson Valley. Estate-grown organic heirlooms, pressed fresh in harvest.
Pairs with: bacon, BBQ, smoked gouda, tikka masala, or caramel.
Classic Dry Cider
Tannic — World’s #1
Awards: 2026 World Beer Cup Gold • 2025 GABF Silver • 2024 GABF Gold
Style: Tannic; estate-blend of heirloom varieties
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes: Bold, tannic and dry cider, with a smooth finish. Proprietary blend of organic heirlooms, pressed fresh in harvest and estate-bottled on our family farm. WBC 2026 Gold, GABF 2024 Gold — best Tannic cider on Earth.
Pair with: pizza, steak, oysters, and cheddar cheese.
Limited: Sold only in CA.
Gravenstein Cider
No/Low Tannin — World’s #1
Awards: 2026 World Beer Cup Gold
Style: Single-variety; 100% Gravenstein apples
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes: The beloved Gravenstein apple from the royal gardens of Europe landed in Mendocino in the early 1800s. This delicious single-variety cider tastes like it's right off the tree — fresh, juicy, crisp — summer in a glass.
Pair with: salads, blue cheese, tangerine, pesto, salmon.
Honey Citron Cider
Fruited — America's #1
Award: 2025 GABF Gold
Style: Infused with real honey and the ancient citron fruit
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes: A toast to the bees and the trees. Organic heirloom apples from our family orchard, real California honey, and the enchanting citron fruit create a one-of-a-kind bright, beautiful, lemony, fragrant cider. GABF 2025 Gold.
Pair with: brunch, cheese, salads, pasta, and seafood.
Macintosh Cider
Award: 2024 GABF Silver (Single Varietal Class)
Style: Single-variety; 100% Macintosh apples
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes: Organic fresh-picked Macintosh apples from our heritage orchards create this lively single-variety cider. Crisp, refreshing and delightfully floral — exactly like a Macintosh apple straight from the tree.
Pair with: cheese, burgers, BBQ, savory bites, and desserts.
Rosé Cider
Award: 2024 GABF Gold (Barrel Aged class), 98-point wine score
Style: Rosé cider, barrel-aged
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes: Two harvests, one glass. Organic heirloom apples from our 7-generation farm in Anderson Valley, local Pinot Noir winegrapes, barrel-aged in French oak. GABF 2024 Gold. Notes of ripe apple, berries, vanilla.
Pair with: brie, salads, pasta, beef, pork, berries, and chocolate cake.
Sierra Beauty Cider
Single Varietal, Still Cider
Awards: 92-point wine score, Best of Class, San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Style: Tannic cider, still, applewine
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes: Sierra Beauty apple trees were virtually extinct — except for the single tree we planted in 1906. Today, our orchards are full of Sierra Beauty apples, making this luscious, smooth, still cider. Floral with apple-bread, soft tannins.
Pair with cheese, pasta, garlic bread, turkey, and lemon bars.
Limited: Sold only in CA.
Spiced Apple Cider
Botanical/Spiced — World’s #1
Awards: 2026 World Beer Cup Gold • 2025 GABF Gold
Style: Spiced botanical; estate apples with heritage spice blend
Format: 500 ml glass bottles x 12 per case, Kegs; 20L, 50L
Tasting Notes: This cider tradition started over 1,000 years ago when farmers toasted their beloved trees in hopes of a good harvest. Our estate-grown organic heirloom apples, cinnamon, clove, and orange—fresh-baked apple pie in a glass.
Pair with: brunch, ham, baked goods, or ice cream. GABF & WBC Gold. Come visit us at the Cider Garden!
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WHY GOWAN’S
Seven generations. One orchard. 150 years.
The same Gowan family on the same Anderson Valley land since 1876. Only 3% of family businesses survive to the fourth generation. Gowan’s is on its seventh.
100% estate-grown.
Every cider is made entirely from apples grown on the family’s Philo, California farm. No concentrate. No outside fruit. The terroir is the product.
120+ heirloom varieties. Certified organic.
One of the most diverse heirloom apple orchards in the world, curated by seven generations and farmed organically through the 2026 harvest — the farm’s 150th consecutive.
Three founding cidermakers, one family.
Don, Sharon, and Jacob Gowan develop every blend together — the Cidermaker of the Year team behind the world’s #1 ciders. 100% estate-bottled and estate-kegged on the farm.
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DISTRIBUTION & AVAILABILITY
Currently available in 40 states across the country.
Selected retail and grocery partners include: Oliver’s Market, Berkeley Bowl, Mollie Stone’s, Harvest Market, BevMo!, Andronico’s, Woodland Markets, Davis Co-op, and premium grocers throughout California. Great China Restaurant, Russian River Pub, Little River Inn.
Don’t see Gowan’s in your market?
We’re actively expanding distribution. If you’re a sommelier, beverage director, retail buyer, or distributor interested in carrying Gowan’s, we’d love to talk.
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TRADE RESOURCES
Photos & Logos Assets
High-resolution product shots, orchard photography, family portraits, and brand logos available for trade use — point-of-sale, menu inclusion, hotel and restaurant marketing, retail signage.
Tasting Notes & Cidermaking Background
Full tasting notes for every cider in the portfolio, plus background on the heirloom varieties, blending philosophy, and competition results.
Point of Sales Collateral
Find signage, displays, and more to boost sales.
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