Porter’s Hard Cider Company

06/14/2026

New fun events and great updates happening to the property at Porters Orchard!

06/13/2026

We were happy to join Porters Orchard for the test run of Movie Night and it was so cool.

Great wholesome family fun at the orchard with cider, slushies and donuts too!

As summer begins, who can resist the appeal of a drive-in cinema experience? Porter’s Orchard is delighted to announce that it will screen the cinematic classic, The Sandlot, on the evening of Friday, June 26. ADMISSION IS FREE, and we cordially invite you to join us for an unforgettable evening under the stars. A variety of concessions, including cider, donuts, snacks, candy, hot dogs, and hamburgers, will be available for purchase. We encourage you to bring a blanket, lawn chairs, or remain in your vehicle to make the most of this evening out.

06/05/2026

Sounds like fun!

What is the next event at Porter's, you inquire? We invite you to join us for the Red, White and Delights festival, featuring contests, gourmet food, vendor exhibits, and live music. We are still accepting applications from interested vendors and food trucks, who are kindly requested to direct message us.

06/03/2026

What a day! The weather was absolutely perfect, our walkabout showed the orchard full of baby apples yearning to be hard cider, and we got another shipment of big, beautiful kegs to fill with delicious beverages!

Life is good!

05/29/2026

Porters Orchard is now open Thursday through Sunday! First time in over 20 years the community has been able to buy delicious cider, donuts and other goodies at the orchard this early in the year, show them some love by stopping by!

05/22/2026

We’re happy to announce that Copper Ridge Golf Club & Banquet Center in Davison now serves PHCC cider. Stop by and check out this beautiful course, maybe have a cider or two?

Welcome to the Farm, Copper Ridge!

05/21/2026

VERY EXCITING UPDATE!

As many of you know we entered all four of our ciders in the Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (GLINTCAP), which celebrated its 20th year as the world’s largest hard cider contest, drawing entries not only from the entire US but from international cideries as well.

In 2025, we entered just Porter’s Pride, and were thrilled to earn a silver medal in the Modern-Sweet category.

This year we couldn’t be happier with the results — Four entries, FOUR awards, including two very high placements!

* Family Tree earned a Bronze Medal in the Modern-Dry category (59 competitors)

* Cherry Pie earned a Silver Medal in the Fruit Cider-Sweet category (104 competitors)

* Brandy Barrel Aged won SECOND BEST IN SHOW in the Wood-Aged category (41 competitors)

And….drumroll please……….

* Porter’s Pride won BEST IN SHOW in the Modern-Sweet category (51 competitors)

Wow!

To win such prestigious awards in our first year of operation validates our mission to honor the heritage of historic Porters Orchard — Start with the best sweet cider in the region, always use real fruit instead of concentrates or extracts, avoid table sugar and other cheap sweeteners, and focus solely on making the best ciders we can envision.

Big thanks to the organizers and judges at Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition and Michigan Cider Association for all their hard work, and to all our great supporters and fans.

Cheers!

05/18/2026

Porter’s Orchard is opening this Thursday. Store hours are as follows: Thursday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, and Sundays, 12pm to 5pm. We will offer freshly made cider donuts, cider and slushies, sourdough bread, and various other treats. Additionally, we will carry starter plants of flowers and vegetables. We invite you to visit us and look forward to seeing you again!

05/13/2026

Our friends Forgotten Fruits Food Forest are looking for seasonal help. Great people and an amazing farm - check them out!

12/31/2025

Wow, what an amazing, crazy and wonderful first year for us at PHCC. A giant Thank You to everyone who took part in helping us launch our new company! We are so proud to be a part of this great community and appreciate all the support you have shown us.

As we wind down our first year, we thought we would reflect on our accomplishments and share some of things that made this year so special for us —

- We established a brand with a clear identity, mission and beautiful artwork to tell our story

- We created core principles of “Local. Farm. Craft.” to guide our products, processes and decision-making

- First commercial hard cider batches begun in February (Porter’s Pride and Family Tree)

- Porter’s Pride entered into the Great Lakes Invitational Cider and Perry competition in June where we earned a SILVER MEDAL 🥈 !!!

- Fully licensed by the State of Michigan in July

- First customer, The 411 Pub, in August

- 18 more great local businesses added as customers

- New production begun in October, growing our lineup to include three new products:

- Cherry Pie
- Brandy Barrel Aged
- Paw Paw

We made a lot of new friends and learned a lot in our first year of hard cidermaking. We feel our products will simply get better and better as we continue to focus on our core principles of Local. Farm. Craft. We are so looking forward to what 2026 will bring!

As a little sneak peek — in January you can start asking your favorite watering hole to add these tap handles to their lineup!

Cheers to everyone, have a Safe and Happy New Year’s Eve!




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