Annapolis Cider – Earl Blue
Cider Profile: Name: Annapolis Cider – Earl Blue Sampled July 2018 Brand: Annapolis Cider Company Type: Flavoured – Tea Location of Brewing: Wolfville, NS ABV: 7.1% Website Link: drinkannapolis.ca Ingredients: Cider, Earl Grey Tea, Nova Scotia Wild Blueberry juice, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750mL (bottle) Availability: Nova Scotia Liquor Stores […]
Coffin Ridge – Forbidden Pink
Cider Profile: Name: Coffin Ridge – Forbidden Pink Sampled July 2018 Brand: Coffin Ridge Boutique Winery Type: Flavoured – Raspberry Location of Brewing: Annan, Ontario ABV: 5.5% Website Link: coffinridge.ca Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, raspberry juice, sugar, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 39 g/L Size(s) available: 473mL (cans) Availability: LCBOs, select restaurants, Coffin Ridge retail store,various grocery […]
Hard Way – Rogue
Cider Profile: Name: Hard Way – Rogue Sampled July 2018 (Updated July 2020) Brand: The Hard Way Cider Co. Type: Apple – Barrel Aged Location of Brewing: Bath, Ontario ABV: 6.5% Website Link: hardwaycider.com Ingredients: Apples, organic cane sugar, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 500ml Bottle Availability: Retail Store and Kingston Farmers Market […]
Clafeld – Disco Lemonade
Cider Profile: Name: Clafeld Cider Disco Lemonade Sampled April 2018 Brand: Clafeld Fruit Winery and Cider House Type: Flavoured – Lemon Location of Brewing: Picton, ON ABV: 9% Website Link: clafeldciderhouse.com Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, fermented grape juice, dried grapefruit peel, dried lemon peel, dried orange peel, sugar, potassium sorbate, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar […]
Apple Falls – Hopped Kombucha
Cider Profile: Name: Apple Falls Cider Hopped Kombucha Cider Sampled May 2018 Brand: Apple Falls Cider + Pyramid Ferments Type: Hopped Location of Brewing: Carrying Place, ON ABV: 3.9% Website Link: applefallscider.ca Ingredients: Cider, raspberry hopped kombucha Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500 mL (bottle) Availability: At retail store and online store […]
Okanagan – Dry Pear Cider
Cider Profile: Name: Okanagan – Dry Pear Cider Sampled February 2018 Brand: Okanagan Cider Co. (Anheuser-Busch) Type: Perry Location of Brewing: Okanagan Valley, BC ABV: 5% Website Link: okanagancider.ca Ingredients: Apple cider, natural flavour Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 54 g/L Size(s) available: 473ml Cans Availability: LCBO & Select Grocery Stores in Ontario Flavour: Pear […]
Scow Craft Cider
Cider Profile: Name: Scow Craft Cider Sampled February 2018 Brand: Scow Craft Cider – Vergers Belliveau Orchard Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Memramcook, New Brunswick ABV: 5.5% Website Link: vergerbelliveauorchard.ca Ingredients: Apples, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500mL (bottle) Availability: New Brunswick Liquor stores Flavour: Apple Colour: Translucent, pale […]
Coastliner – Maritime Original
Cider Profile: Name: Coastliner – Maritime Original (Preciously known as Coastliner Craft Cider Maritime to the Core) Sampled January 2018 (Updated March 2023) Brand: Red Rover Brewing Company Limited Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Fredrecton, NB ABV: 5.4% (5.6%) Website Link: redroverbrew.com Ingredients: 100% cold pressed apple juice, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar […]
Milton Star Api-Hop
Cider Profile: Name: Milton Star Api-Hop Sampled October 2017 Brand: Vergers de la Colline Type: Apple – hopped Location of Brewing: Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Quebec ABV: 6.5% Website Link: vergersdelacolline.com Ingredients: Apples (Spartan & McIntosh), hops (cascade, citra, chinook, sugar, yeast Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500mL (bottles) Availability: Discontinued Flavour: Hopped Colour: Cloudy yellow […]
Heartwood – Eve Goes Badass
Cider Profile: Name: Heartwood – Eve Goes Badass Sampled January 2018 Brand: Heartwood Farm & Cidery Type: Infused – Pepper Location of Brewing: Ospringe, ON ABV: 6.8% Website Link: Ingredients: Cider, cayenne peppers Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 600mL (bottle) Availability: Heartwood Retail Store, Guelph and Orangeville Farmers Markets Flavour: Apple & […]
Fraser Valley – Honey Cider
Cider Profile: Name: Fraser Valley – Honey Cider Sampled January 2018 Brand: Fraser Valley Cider Company Type: Flavoured – Honey Location of Brewing: Langley, BC ABV: 7.5% Website Link: fraservalleycider.ca Ingredients: 100% BC apples, honey, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750mL (bottle) Availability: Cidery retail store, specialty bottle shops in BC […]
Spirit Tree – Pumpkin
Cider Profile: Name: Spirit Tree – Pumpkin Cider Sampled January 2018 Brand: Spirit Tree Estate Cidery Type: Flavoured – Pumpkin Spice Location of Brewing: Caledon, ON ABV: 6% Website Link: spirittreecider.com Ingredients: Cider, roasted pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 341mL (bottle) Availability: Spirit Tree Estate Retail Store Flavour: Pumpkin […]
Great Cider – Nice and Dry
Cider Profile: Name: Great Cider – Nice and Dry Sampled January 2018 Brand: The Great Canadian Cider Company Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Collingwood, ON ABV: 6.3% Website Link: greatcider.com Ingredients: Organic apples, organic cane sugar (contains natural sulphites) Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 13 g/L Size(s) available: 473mL (Can), 1L (bottle) Availability: LCBO, […]
York County Cider – Like an Academic
Cider Profile: Name: York County Cider – Like an Academic Sampled January 2018 Brand: York County Cider Type: Flavoured – Blueberry Location of Brewing: York County, New Brunswick ABV: 6.5% Website Link: yorkcountycider.net Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 341mL (bottle) Availability: New Brunswick Liquor Stores Flavour: Blueberry Colour: Light blueberry (purple, […]
Scenic Road Razz Cider
Cider Profile: Name: Scenic Road Razz Cider Sampled November 2017 Brand: Scenic Road Cider Co. Type: Flavoured – Raspberry Location of Brewing: Kelowna, BC ABV: 5.9% Website Link: scenicroadcider.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500mL (bottle) Availability: Flavour: Raspberry Colour: Translucent rose-red with orange hues Carbonation: Fine semi-streaming bubbles […]
Rock Creek – Dry Apple
Cider Profile: Name: Rock Creek – Dry Apple Sampled December 2017 (Updated June 2020) Brand: Big Rock Brewery Type: Apple – Crisp Location of Brewing: Calgary, AB ABV: 5.5% Website Link: bigrockbeer.com Ingredients: Hard Apple Cider, Ginger, Cinnamon, Vanilla extract, Sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 24g/l Size(s) available: 355ml Can 4 pack, 473ml Can […]
Apple Falls – Heritage
Cider Profile: Name: Apple Falls – Heritage Sampled November 2017 [Updated February 2019] Brand: Apple Falls Cider Co Type: Cider – Crisp Location of Brewing: Carrying Place, ON ABV: 7% Website Link: applefallscider.ca/ Ingredients: Apple cider (Empire, McIntosh, Norther Spy and Red Delicious), Bosc pear, maple syrup Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 500ml […]
Clafeld – Elderflower Cider & Wine
Cider Profile: Name: Clafeld Elderflower Cider & Wine Sampled October 2017 Brand: Clafeld Fruit Winery and Cidery Type: Flavoured Location of Brewing: Picton, Ontario ABV: 9% Website Link: Ingredients: Fermented apple and grape juice, dried elderflower, sulphites, potassium sorbate Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473mL (cans) Availability: All year – retail store […]
Puddicombe – Family Tree
Cider Profile: Name: Puddicombe – Apple Sampled October 2017 (Updated March 2022) Brand: Puddicome Apple Cider Type: Apple – Crisp Location of Brewing: Winona, ON ABV: 5.5% Website Link: puddicombecider.com Ingredients: Cider, sugar, sulfites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 29 g/LSize(s) available: 473ml Can Availability: All year – LCBO, Puddicome online and retail store Flavour: […]
County Cider – Apple
Cider Profile: Name: County Apple Cider Sampled July 2017 Brand: County Cider Co Type: Apple Location of Brewing: Picton, On ABV: 6.5% Website Link: countycider.com Ingredients: Apples, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 25 g/LSize(s) available: 500mL (glass bottle) Availability: All year – LCBO, grocery stores, retail store. Various bars and restaurants across Ontario Flavour: Apple […]
Clafeld – Oh Beehave
Cider Profile: Name: Clafeld Oh Beehave Sampled January 2018 Brand: Clafeld Fruit Winery and Cider House Type: Flavoured – Honey Location of Brewing: Picton, ON ABV: 9% Website Link: clafeldciderhouse.com Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, fermented grape juice, honey, sulphites, natural flavour, potassium sorbate, sulphites. Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 341 mL (bottle) […]
Ironwood Cider – Original
Cider Profile: Name: Ironwood – Original Cider Updated March 2022. First sampled August 2017. Brand: Sunnybrook Farms Estate Winery Type: Apple – Crisp Location of Brewing: Niagara-on-the-Lake ABV: 5.5% (2023) Website Link: ironwoodcider.ca/ Ingredients: Cider, apple juice, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 26 g/LSize(s) available: 473mL (can) Availability: LCBO, grocery stores & Ironwood online […]
Ardiel – Dry Apple
Cider Profile: Name: Ardiel Cider House Dry Apple Cider Sampled: July 2017. Updated February 2023 Brand: Georgian Hills Vineyard Inc. Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Blue Mountains, Ontario ABV: 6% (5.5% now in 2023) Website Link: adielciderhouse.ca Ingredients: apples, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 23 g/lSize(s) available: 473 ml (can) Availability: All year – […]
Saunders – Flying Canoe
Cider Profile: Name: Flying Canoe – Hard Cider Sampled March 2017 (Updated December 2021) Brand: Flying Canoe Cider *Saunders Cider Type: Hard Cider Location of Brewing: Ottawa, ON ABV: 5% Website Link: flyingcanoehardcider.com Ingredients: Apples, Sulfates Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 473ml Availability: LCBO, various grocery stores, various bars in Eastern Ontario Flavour: […]
Thornbury – Spiced Apple
Cider Profile: Name: Thornbury Spiced Apple Cider Sampled November 2016 Updated: November 2021 Brand: Colio Wines of Canada Ltd. Type: Flavoured – Spiced Location of Brewing: Thornbury, Ontario ABV: 5.3% Website Link: www.thornburycider.com Ingredients: Fermented (100% Canadian) apple juice, fresh pressed (100% Canadian) apple juice, cane sugar, natural spice flavour, caramel, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes […]
Clafeld – Smashed Apple Cider
Cider Profile: Name: Smashed Apple Cider Sampled November 2016 Brand: Clafeld Fruit Winery and Cidery Type: Apple – Crisp Location of Brewing: Picton, Ontario ABV: 6% Website Link: clafeldciderhouse.com/ Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, sugar, sulphites, potassium sorbate, caramel colour Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473mL (Cans) Availability: All year – at retail […]
Coffin Ridge – Forbidden Artisanal
Cider Profile: Name: Coffin Ridge – Forbidden Artisanal Cider Sampled August 2016 Brand: Coffin Ridge Boutique Winery Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Annan, Ontario ABV: 6.5% Website Link: coffinridge.ca/ Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, sugar, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 31 g/L Size(s) available: 473mL (cans) Availability: All year – LCBO, select bars, online, […]
CID – Rose Sparkling
A more upscale wine-type of cider that would pair well with a romantic meal. You can tell it has been aged in a barrel for a long period, because of the earthy, musty flavour.
Pommies – Original
Pommies Dry Cider (Caledon, ON) is a sparkling clean and dry cider with a bit of sour aftertaste.
Spirit Tree – Draught
Cider Profile: Name: Spirit Tree Draught Cider Last updated: February 2022. First Sampled May 2016 Brand: Spirit Tree Estate Cidery Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Caledon, Ontario ABV: 6% Website Link: spirittreecider.com/ Ingredients: Apples, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 31g/l Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: LCBO & Spirit Tree retail + online stores Flavour: […]
Keiths – Original Cider
Name: Alexander Keith’s Original Cider Sampled December 2015 Brand: Alexander Keith’s / Labatt Breweries Type: Apple, sweet Location of Brewing: New York, USA ABV: 5.5% Website Link: keiths.ca Ingredients: Cider, water, natural flavour, sulphites, caramel Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 54g/L Size(s) available: 473mL (can) Availability: Currently Unavailable Flavour: Apple Colour: Golden yellow Carbonation: Medium […]
London Calling – Pear & Apple
An artificial, lower-grade cider that seems to have been designed to appeal to younger people. Has a very bizarre aftertaste that develops that is hard to describe beyond it being malty.
