July 31, 2025 (Oxford, OH) — Registration is now open for the 2025 U.S. Open Cider Championship. Ciders must be registered by October 17th. This year, American and importers’ entries will be sent to Oxford, Ohio(Just outside of Cincinnati). Canadian entries will be sent to Niagara College, Ontario. These entries will need to arrive between October 14th – 25th. Winners will be announced on November 18, 2025. Entry Forms and Rules can be found on the competition’s website: http://usopencider.com/.
Each producer may enter a maximum of 10 Hard Ciders. The entry fee will be $75 per cider.
The U.S. Open Championships work with the Niagara College Teaching Winery and Teaching Brewery. Our judges come from England, Canada, and the United States.
Cider Categories:
- Modern Cider – Sweet
- Modern Cider – Dry
- Heritage Cider – Sweet
- Heritage Cider – Dry
- Traditional Cider – Sweet
- Traditional Cider – Dry
- Perry
- Fruit Cider
- Pineapple Cider
- Cherry Cider
- Peach Cider
- Cranberry Cider
- Fruit and Berry Cider
- Applewine / Ice Cider
- Herbal Cider
- Hopped Cider
- Apple Pie Spiced Cider
- Spiced Cider
- Wood-Aged Cider and Perry
- Specialty Cider and Perry
- Anything Goes
- Single Varietal Cider
Cheers, and wishing you the best of success!
Links:
U.S. Open Cider Championship – Home Page
U.S. Open Cider Registration
U.S. Open Cider Categories
U.S. Open Cider Shipping
Any questions: Please call 334-444-3346 or email, Dow Scoggins at dow_scoggins@hotmail.com
