Review: Johnny Appleseed Spiced Hard Apple Cider
Johnny Appleseed Spiced Hard Apple cider was just introduced along with their Caramel Hard Apple cider. It is only available in their new variety 12 packs that also include four bottles of Original Johnny Appleseed. This is my 400th review and since my most viewed post is my review of the Original Johnny Appleseed, it seems appropriate that my 400th review is their first line extension. It is made with hard cider with natural and artificial flavors added. While Anheuser Busch brews beer at all twelve US breweries, Johnny Appleseed is currently only brewed at their Baldwinsville New York location. This is the same brewery where they launched their Bud Light Lime-a-Rita malt beverage line, and where they currently brew their Michelob Ultra Light Cider, and Stella Cidre. Read more 
Review: Wild Cider Hard Pineapple
Wild Cider Hard Pineapple is one of three year round ciders that along with their two seasonal ciders are created north of Denver Colorado by the Rocky Mountain Cider Company. While the apples are currently grown at another location they recently planted 1300 apple trees on what used to be a dairy farm and later a creamery in Firestone Colorado. These apples will be used to produce their cider in the future. Hard Pineapple is made with fermented apple juice, apple juice and natural flavors. It is sold in 4 packs of 16 ounce cans. Read more
Review: Michelob Ultra Light Cider
Michelob Ultra Light Cider was introduced May 2012. It was the first and to my knowledge the only cider marketing themselves as a reduced calorie hard cider. They use Stevia Leaf sweetener to keep the calorie count down. It is brewed with apple juice by Anhueser Busch and they describe it as a less sweet, lower calorie, all natural alternative to traditional flavored malt beverages and ciders. Read more
Review: McKenzies Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider
McKenzies Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider was just introduced. It is one of six hard ciders they brew with cider from Mayer Brothers in West Seneca New York. Real pumpkin and fall spices are added before it is bottled at 5% alcohol. McKenzies has been making hard cider since 2011 and it is currently available throughout the North East, Midwest, and Florida. It will be available in over 25 states by years end. Read more
Review: Ace Pumpkin Hard CIder
Ace Pumpkin Hard Cider was introduced in 2010. It is one of seven ciders made in Sebastopol California by the California Cider Company. They create their pumpkin cider with a blend of apple juice and Champaign yeast that is fermented for 14 days. It is then cold filtered four times before pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and allspice is added with carbonated water. It is available from Labor Day through Thanksgiving, or until supply lasts. Read more
Review: Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin Cider
Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin cider was introduced September 2010. It was not only the world’s first pumpkin hard cider but it launched their Private Reserves line of ciders. This line now includes their Pink, Belgium White, and Barrel Select flavors. It is available September – November or until supply lasts since Woodchuck dedicates only 2 1/2 hours of production time each year to producing their pumpkin cider. It is made with pumpkin sourced from individual Vermont pumpkin growers, and locally grown apples. Woodchuck does not add any of the traditional spices typically used to create pumpkin pies or pumpkin beers. They rely on the taste of natural pumpkin and apple, and bottle this cider at a lofty 6.9% alcohol. Most main steam hard ciders weigh in at 5%. Read more
Review: Ciderboys Cranberry Road Cider
Ciderboys Cranberry Road Cider was introduced in 2012. It is one of five seasonal ciders created at the Stevens Point Brewery in Stevens Point Wisconsin. They also brew two year round flavors. It is available September 1-November 30. Cranberry Road blends pure apple juice from Washington state apples and cranberry juice along with a special hard cider yeast from France. The mix is fermented at cool temperatures for two weeks in stainless steel tanks and then filtered before bottling at 5% alcohol. Read more
Review: McKenzies Black Cherry Hard Cider
McKenzies Black Cherry Hard Cider is one of 5 hard ciders made with cider from Mayer Brothers in West Seneca New York. They have been creating cider since 2011 and their other ciders include a green apple, lemon, cinnamon and nutmeg, and their original apple flavor. Read more
Review: Woodchuck Fall Harvest Cider
Woodchuck Fall Harvest cider was introduced in select markets in 2009. Until recently it was just called Woodchuck Fall cider. It is shown here in it’s new package. Fall Harvest is available August-October and it is one of their four seasonal ciders. It is made with locally grown fresh pressed apples and Champaign yeast that once fermented, is cold filtered. Cinnamon, nutmeg and other natural flavors are added in the blending tank before resting in American white oak barrels until it is ready for bottling. Read more
Review: Wyders Dry Raspberry Cider
Wyders Dry Raspberry cider is one of four ciders now produced in Middlebury Vermont by the Vermont Hard Cider Company, the makers of Woodchuck Hard Cider. Wyders first cider was originally created in Vancouver in 1987 by Ian Wyder who learned his craft working at a cidery in the UK. Dry Raspberry is made with hard cider and natural flavor and it is bottled at 4% alcohol. Read more