Monday, October 19, 2009

Hard Ciders

Cider is made from fermented apple juice. As with wine, the character and quality of the resulting product will bear heavily on the variety and quality of the fruit used. Modern, mass-produced ciders more closely resemble sparkling wine in appearance. More traditional brands tend to be darker and cloudier. They are often stronger than processed varieties and taste more strongly of apples.

Back in college I studied abroad in London and quickly gained a likely for hard ciders. Particularly, Strongbow, a traditional English dry cider. It is not as 'sweet' as American Ciders but also not as easy to find now back in the US.

Here are a few American hard ciders I have found but haven't tried all of them...I would love to get your feedback if you have tired or do try any of the following.
- Ace Apple Hard Cider
- Doc's Draft Hard Apple Cider
- Farnum Hill Semi-Dry Cider
- Original Sin Hard Cider



If you have any recommendations on different ones to try please let me know.
Thanks!

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