While Woodchuck and Angry Orchard continue to dominate the American cider market, their much funkier forefathers are making their way across the Atlantic. Weighing in at 6-percent ABV or less, ciders are a perfect sessionable alternative to wine or heavy-duty craft beers pushing the alcohol-by-volume limits. Like their English brethren, the fermented juice-producing regions of Normandy and Brittany in France and Asturias and Sagardoa in Spain have been churning out pressed gold for centuries, with palate-pleasers ranging from tannic, dry and sweet like Champagne to funky, acidic and yeasty like sour beer.
English
Thatcher’s Green Goblin, 5% ABV, $3.99, medium dry, bittersweet
Spanish
Isastegi Sagardo, 6% ABV, $11.99, dry, tart, grassy
Credit: Beth McKibben
Credit: Beth McKibben
French
Domaine du Verger Brut, 5% ABV, $10, sparkling, dry, slightly sweet
Txopinondo Sagarnoa, 6% ABV, $12.49, dry, slightly tart, earthy
American
Urban Tree Barrel-Aged, 6.5%, $14.99, slightly dry and sweet, woody
Urban Tree Cidery, 1465 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta. 404-855-5546, urbantreecidery.com.
Hop City Westside, 1000 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-350-9998, www.hopcitybeer.com .
Hop City Krog Street Market, 99 Krog St. NE, Atlanta. 470-355-2534, www.hopcitybeer.com .
3 Parks Wine Shop, 880 Glenwood Ave. Ste. C, Atlanta. 678-349-7070, 3parkswine.com .
Tower Package, 2161 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta. 404-881-0902, towerwinespirits.com.
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