Avid Cider, a Bend-based craft cider maker, has shut down its Northwest Portland taproom after opening it about a year ago.

A sign on the door at the Pearl District taproom announced the closure, and the company in a Facebook message confirmed it to The Oregonian/OregonLive.

The sign, signed by Avid co-founders Dan and Sam McCoy, says Avid is choosing to focus on the production side of the business, “allowing us to expand our brand into more of the Northwest, northern California and Idaho.”

Avid will continue to operate its taprooms in Bend and in Washington Square mall, the Facebook representative confirmed.

Avid began as Atlas Cider but in May of last year changed its name in a settlement with Atlas Cider and Atlas Brew Works of Washington.

The closure is the latest in a string of setbacks for Portland breweries and cideries. On Thursday, Cider Riot confirmed that the struggling business is closing Nov. 10, and Coalition Brewing announced it had been bought and closed by brewery startup Gorges Beer Co.

Earlier this week, longtime Portland brewery Lompoc Brewing closed its doors for good, as did Rock Bottom Brewery, a national chain that has had a brewpub in downtown Portland for nearly 25 years. Additionally, Brewvana, a brewery tour company, announced its sale to an East Coast company.

And in the past year, Portland’s once-beloved BridgePort Brewing closed, Portland Brewing and Widmer Brothers Brewing closed once-packed restaurants, and brewpubs Alameda Brewhouse, Columbia River Brewing and Burnside Brewing shut their doors. In addition, Laurelwood Brewing closed its Westmoreland pub and sold off its production side.

The sign at Avid’s taproom concludes: “We want to thank the people of Portland for their support, and our amazing staff, for this journey thus far. And when you have the opportunity to visit us in Bend, we’d love to see you.”

-- Andre Meunier

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