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Who are the best choices for cider?

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Who are the best choices for cider?

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I’ve only tried Revel.

How do they rank. And who else is worth checking out? I’m ordering this week

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Post by Craig »

As far as I know, Revel and West Avenue are the best of the cideries out there, but I'm not as familiar with them as I am the breweries.

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Post by sofakingdrunk »

Craig wrote:As far as I know, Revel and West Avenue are the best of the cideries out there, but I'm not as familiar with them as I am the breweries.

Agreed, if your looking for something more unique and interesting.
As far as more generic offering go, Thornbury is possibly
My fav normal cider. Spirit Tree has some really tasting stuff as well. Their dry hoped cider a few years ago was fantastic. Had it agin last year and wasn’t as impressed as the first time.
Occasionally you’ll see some really great bottles straight from Normandy or Brittany which are absolutely worth grabbing.

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Post by seangm »

Collective Arts does ciders. Granted I don't know a whole lot about cider, but I liked their Local Press when I tried it. Thornbury Honey Crisp too, although that might be part bias because honey crisp apples are my absolute favourite variety.

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Craig wrote:As far as I know, Revel and West Avenue are the best of the cideries out there, but I'm not as familiar with them as I am the breweries.
Agreed. I personally find West Avenue more consistently good, but partly that is because Revel does a lot of interesting experimental stuff that are misses for me, that might be hits for someone else.

Applewood and Archibald both do some nice dessert ciders. There's lots of other places that range from okay to very good depending on your tastes. Most tend to lean towards a more mainstream simple cider than Revel and West Ave in my opinion.

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Post by Craig »

That's very true about Revel/West Ave being the ones who experiment. If you're looking for a basic cider, the options open widely.

I've always had a soft spot for Waupoos, but it was the best of not many options back in the day and I haven't had one in ages. I should try one again sometime. They have a nice iced cider too, but I think you can only get it on prem.

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Post by Craig »

Oh look at that, you can buy online. Neato.

https://www.countycider.com/shop

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