List of hard ciders

Hard ciders are my alcoholic beverage of choice, and I'm always up for trying new flavors, so I've had many different ones. Ciders haven't been very popular in the US, but they are thankfully gaining popularity. When I visited the UK in 2015, I was right at home because every pub had a large variety of ciders. Below are the flavors I've tasted and my opinions of them.

Photo	Brand	Flavor	Nation	Alcohol	Notes
	Ace	Blackjack 21	USA, California	9.0%	Gravenstein apple cider aged in oak barrels. Really awful flavor.
	Ace	Pineapple	USA, California	5.0%	Has a very sweet pineapple flavor. Delicious.
	Angry Orchard	Crisp Apple	USA, New York	5.0%	Decent taste, but unfortunately the bulk of bars in the USA have it as their only cider, so it's very over-played.
	Angry Orchard	Crisp Apple Unfiltered	USA, New York	6.0%	Not as sweet. More of an alcohol flavor. Not great.
	Angry Orchard	Easy Apple	USA, New York	4.2%	Less sweet than their crisp apple. I prefer it over their original.
	Angry Orchard	The Old Fashioned	USA, New York	6.5%	Adds cherry, orange peel, and bourbon for a more robust flavor.
	Angry Orchard	Rosé	USA, New York	5.5%	Made from red-fleshed apples for a slightly different flavor.
	Angry Orchard	Pear	USA, New York	5.0%	Too sweet. My least favorite of this brand.
	Artifact Cider Project	Long Way Back	USA, Massachusetts	5.4%	Semi-dry cider from Macintosh apples. Crisp and light.
	Austin Eastciders	Cranberry	USA, Texas	5.0%	Flat cider with only a hint of cranberry. Pretty boring.
	B. Nektar	Zombie Killer	USA, Michigan	5.5%	Cider with cherry and honey. Not a fan.
	Barrel + Beam	Rightful Cider	USA, Michigan	6.5%	Dry brut cider. Absolutely awful. Tastes like moldy cheese.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Caramel Apple	USA, Michigan	6.5%	Has a strong candy-like caramel flavor. Almost too obvious.
	Blake's Hard Cider	El Chavo	USA, Michigan	6.5%	Habanero and mango flavor. It's interesting to have heat from the pepper, but I don't care much for the flavor.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Fido	USA, Michigan	6.8%	Raspberry, hops, and grapefruit. A sweet, but tart flavor, very delicious.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Flannel Mouth	USA, Michigan	6.5%	A delicious cider blended from five different apples.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Lemonade, Blueberry	USA, Michigan	6.5%	The blueberry and lemon give it a delicious mix of sour, sweet, and tart.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Lemonade, Strawberry	USA, Michigan	6.5%	The strawberry and lemon give it a delicious mix of sour and sweet.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Lite, Classic Apple	USA, Michigan	5.0%	Artificial sweet taste. Tolerable, but not enjoyable.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Lite, Mixed Berry	USA, Michigan	5.0%	Artificial sweet taste, but with berries. Pretty awful.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Lite, Mojito	USA, Michigan	5.0%	Artificial sweet taste, but with lime and mint. Disgusting.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Saint Chéri	USA, Michigan	6.9%	Fermented in bourbon barrels and mixed with cherry cider. Quite good.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Triple Jam	USA, Michigan	6.5%	Cider flavored with strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries. It's okay.
	Blake's Hard Cider	Tropicolada	USA, Michigan	6.9%	Cider with orange, coconut, pineapple. Tastes like a piña colada mixed with cider. Pretty good, but the apple clashes slightly.
	Ciderboys	First Press	USA, Wisconsin	5.0%	Crisp good flavor, but gives me a headache.
	Ciderboys	Grand Mimosa	USA, Wisconsin	5.0%	Cider mixed with orange juice. Gives it a mild sourness. Interesting, but not amazing.
	Ciderboys	Mad Bark	USA, Wisconsin	5.0%	Crisp good flavor, but gives me a headache.
	Ciderboys	Strawberry Magic	USA, Wisconsin	5.0%	The mixed in strawberry flavor is quite good.
	Ciderboys	Tropical Wave	USA, Wisconsin	5.0%	Cider flavored with passion fruit, orange, and guava. Basically candy in a bottle. Very sweet, and very yummy.
	Crispin	Original	USA, Wisconsin	5.0%
	JK's Farmhouse	Honeycrisp Haze	USA, Michigan	5.0%	An interesting flavor that is both dry, sweet, and sour as you drink it.
	Magners Irish Cider	Original	Ireland	4.5%	Made from 17 apple varieties. Sweet and watery.
	Northern Oak	The O.G.	USA, Michigan		A good sweet apple cider.
	Northern Oak	Blu Berry	USA, Michigan	6.5%	A good sweet apple cider infused with blueberry.
	Redd's	Apple-Ale	USA	5.0%	Mix of beer and cider. Not awful, but not great.
	Redd's	Blueberry Ale	USA	5.0%	Mix of beer, cider, and blueberry. A bit sickly.
	Redd's	Strawberry Ale	USA	5.0%	Mix of beer, cider, and strawberry. A bit sickly.
	Redd's	Wicked Apple	USA	8.0%	Same taste as Redd's Apple-Ale, but with 8% alcohol instead of 5%. Gave me a headache.
	Rekorderlig	Pear	Sweden	4.5%	Starts out really good and refreshing, but becomes sickly near the end.
	Rekorderlig	Wild Berries	Sweden	4.0%	A delicious berry blend.
	Resort Pike	MK's Ultra	USA, Michigan	6.5%	Apple cider sweetened with brown sugar and caramel. Has a cream soda taste which is quite yummy.
	St. Julian	Forbidden Fruit, Original	USA, Michigan	5.5%
	Starcut Ciders	Magpie	USA, Michigan	4.3%	Cider with cinnamon added. Not unpleasant, but I only taste the cinnamon.
	Starcut Ciders	Mosa	USA, Michigan	4.3%	Cider with orange juice. Makes it a little sweeter and sourer. Not bad, but not great.
	Starcut Ciders	Octorock	USA, Michigan	4.9%	Sweet delicious cider.
	Starcut Ciders	Pulsar	USA, Michigan	6.4%	Dry cider with Pinot Noir yeast. It's okay.
	Starcut Ciders	Squishy	USA, Michigan	6.3%	The cherries give it an enjoyable tartness.
	Stella Artois	Cidre	Belgium	4.5%	Good crisp cider, slightly dry, not too sweet.
	Strongbow	Cherry Blossom	England	4.5%	Adds a hint of cherry. Makes it a bit sweeter, but still a good flavor.
	Strongbow	Gold Apple	England	5.0%	My favorite cider. Absolutely delicious semi-sweet flavor.
	Strongbow	Honey	England	5.0%	Although sweeter, it's a flavorful mild sweetness.
	Strongbow	Orange Blossom	England	4.5%	Adds a hint of orange for a delicious citrus flavor.
	Tandem Ciders	The Green Man	USA, Michigan	5.0%	Dry and tart. Pretty good, but almost no carbonation.
	Virtue Cider	Brut	USA, Michigan	6.7%	Made with brut apples. Dry and boring.
	Virtue Cider	Lapinette	USA, Michigan	6.2%	A Norman-style cidre brut, aged in French oak barrels. Quite watery.
	Virtue Cider	Michigan Apple	USA, Michigan	5.5%	Semi-dry, great flavor.
	Virtue Cider	Michigan Cherry	USA, Michigan	5.0%	Cider with cherry added. Very delicious.
	Virtue Cider	Michigan Honey	USA, Michigan	5.0%	Added honey for a semi-sweet addition. Very good.
	Virtue Cider	Rosé	USA, Michigan	5.0%	Made with rosé apples. Bland and almost no carbonation.
	Wicked Grove	Rosé	USA	5.0%	Made with rosé apples. A bit watery.
	Woodchuck	Granny Smith	USA, Vermont	5.0%	Made with granny smith apples for a delicious tart flavor.

I held a party which involved a double blind cider tasting which you can read about here: Cider Tasting 2021.