Cider in New York City

Is cider widely available in pubs and restaurants? I have looked at quite a few menus of places I am interested in eating at and while I appreciate there probably isn%26#39;t room to list every beverage available there seems to be a distinct lack of cider! I have seen Original Sin advertised - are there any other American ciders you can recommend? Thanks.

Cider in New York City

Most midtown bars carry one cider. It often used to be Strongbow. Lately it seems to be Magners. D.B.A. (1st ave between 2cd and 3rd st) usually has at least a few different ciders to choose from. Woodchuck is an American brand of cider you may come across. They have several varieties, dark and dry, green apple, etc, so be sure you know which one you%26#39;re ordering if you like a particular style. I%26#39;ll say that most (but not all so there%26#39;s hope)restaurants do not serve cider. You can always ask. It%26#39;s been my experience (in most local bars anyway, not high end places)that if they do not have it you will get a puzzled look, need to repeat your request, and when the server says no be prepared with a second option (mixed drink, wine, soda) because it may take a while for them to return with everyone else%26#39;s drinks and now you%26#39;re making them come back an extra time for whatever you finally chose.

Cider in New York City

Cider in NYC? Ah ..... yeah well I haven%26#39;t a clue ..... but oddly enough ..... just the other day I was asking the TA NYC Forum modertor if perhaps they%26#39;ve suspended the %26#39;TripAdvisor Posting Guidelines%26#39; and have now adopted the ';Cider House Rules';.

So here%26#39;s the new TripAdvisor posting guidelines;

1. Please don%26#39;t smoke in bed.

2. Please don%26#39;t operate the grinder or press if you%26#39;ve been drinking.

3. Please don%26#39;t go up to the roof to eat your lunch.

4. Please, even if you are very hot, do not go up to the roof to sleep.

5. There should be no going up on the roof at night.

LOL ..... ';They outrageous, them rules. Who live in this cider house? Who grindin%26#39; up those apples, pressin%26#39; that cider, cleanin%26#39; up all this mess? Who just plain live here, just breathin%26#39; in that vinegar? Well, someone who don%26#39;t live here made those rules. Those rules ain%26#39;t for us. We are supposed to make our own rules. And we do. Every single day.';

Aint that right Louise?

Beer Menus is a website devoted to beers and like beverages served in NYC. Type the word cider in the Search box on the home page and you%26#39;ll be greeted with a 2-page roster of them.

http://www.beermenus.com

Cider, as you are using the word, is not a common beverage in most of the US today. As a matter of fact, most Americans think that ';cider'; and ';non-fermented apple juice'; are the same thing, and are surprised to find out that you can ferment the juice of pressed apples into an alcoholic beverage the same way you can ferment the juice of pressed grapes. While some bars may carry cider, most bars and restaurants do not, and many people who work in those bars and restaurants that do not will have no idea what it is you are asking for when you ask for cider. If you are in the US around Thanksgiving time, you will see large jugs of %26#39;cider%26#39; being sold in every supermarket. This is not really cider at all, but is merely filtered apple juice that has been treated so that it will NOT ferment!

Cider has not yet had the renaissance that craft beers have had. Here is an article about American Ciders from Food and Wine Magazine. Anecdotally, Woodchuck seems to be served more than any others in bars and restaurants.

foodandwine.com/articles/鈥?