Not your grandma's cider

Woodchuck Ciders has been making hard cider for two decades out of Proctorsville, Vermont. They offer quite an array of cider styles like Granny Smith, Raspberry and Pear, as well as their traditional 802 Dark and Dry, and Amber cider.

My first taste of Woodchuck was Pear and I was impressed enough to have more than one pint. As their ciders can be found in a variety of ways I was able to find bottles of their Granny Smith Apple, Raspberrry and limited release Fall Cider at Total Wine

My initial reaction to the Fall Cider was "how am I going to even finish this?" To say the least, it was not pleasant upon first sip. After letting it breathe and a few more sips the taste of old-fashioned cider came out. Hints of caramel and cinnamon stood out among other spices and flavors like nutmeg and pumpkin.

Having a limited release beer is always fun and new to try. Although not so pleasant at first, I would have this again. Hopefully Woodchuck will continue to release this cider every fall season.

Woodchuck has a great tool that allows those interested to contact "Woody" himself and find out where to find Woodchuck cider.