Portland Cider House is the cider bar to rule them all. The cedar room is so tarted up with merchandise and kitsch it looks like a Portlandified Wall Drug. But with its computerized keg system, fast-rotating 24 taps, and helpful staff offering recommendations all across the panoply of ciders (including a few English ones and a house-made high-alcohol scrumpy), Portland Cider Co.'s Hawthorne taproom has essentially made itself the Bailey's Taproom of cider bars. There's always something new to try, and a self-selected taster of five will set you back a mere $7. Perfect. The Southeast Bushwhacker still has the best cider bottle selection in the city, but if you want to hang, you'll be here on Hawthorne.

HAPPY HOUR: 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close daily. $1 off all cider pints.

3638 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 503-206-6283, portlandcider.com/portland-cider-house. 11 am-10 pm Sunday-Thursday, 11 am-midnight Friday-Saturday.

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