Most 5 popular of cideries as a beer alternative in United States

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In recent years, cider’s acceptance as a beer substitute has skyrocketed in the US. In 2018, there were more than 800 cider producers in the nation, according to Statista. With so many new manufacturers appearing on the scene, 10Best set out to identify the finest. Readers voted for their favourite candidates after a group of professionals chose the nominations.

• No. 1: UrbanTree Cidery – Atlanta, Georgia

The first cidery in Atlanta creates its products entirely from scratch by hand-harvesting and pressing apples, fermenting with carefully chosen yeasts, filtering, and ageing. The Northeast Georgia mountains are the source of the apples used to manufacture UrbanTree Hard Cider.
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• No. 2: Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Kingsport, Tennessee

The first cidery in Tennessee can be found in Kingsport or Knoxville. Gypsy Circus only uses locally grown, freshly pressed apples to make its cider. Traditional ciders like Raindancer and Queen of Swords are great choices for those seeking a dry cider. Seasonal favourites like Lemon Basil, Hippie Hash, an elixir like Jack Tales, a fire-roasted pumpkin cider, or Whirling Dervish, a Nashville coffee cider, should be tried by those with more daring palates.

• No. 3: Cider Corps – Mesa, Arizona

This cidery and tavern was established as Arizona’s first with a goal to honour veterans in historic downtown Mesa, Arizona. With flavours like mango and rose hip or black tea with lemon and peach, Cider Corps provides inventive spins on cider.

• No. 4: Diskin Cider – Nashville, Tennessee

Diskin Ciders are always made with freshly squeezed apple juice and no additional sweeteners. The standard lineup consists of a semi-sweet and a traditional dry English-style cider, as well as pineapple and Southern tea-infused ciders.

• No. 5: Grand Illusion Hard Cider – Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Grand Illusion is perhaps the only cidery on our list to provide an escape room experience, but that alone does not qualify them for the title of “Best Cidery.” Grand Illusion has the largest selection of Pennsylvania cider available on draught anywhere in the world, in addition to a sizable selection of their own ciders on tap.