Hard Cider drinks included in this ranking family
Best Score Snapshot For Hard Cider
Built from the current ranking shortlistSorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.
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Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories.
Average score 62.3 across listed drinks
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These are the highest scoring hard cider drinks in the database, making this the fastest way to find strong options before you order.
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Best Hard Cider Drinks List
Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.
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Grevens Strawberry Cider
Hard Cider · 2.5g carbs · 145 calories · 4.7% ABV
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Kelterei Krämer Beerfurther Schoppen naturtrüb
Hard Cider · 4.5g carbs · 380 calories · 6.0% ABV
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Ringnes as Lite sparkling cider
Hard Cider · 4.5g carbs · 150 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Fichtekranz Apfelwein von glücklichen Äpfeln
Hard Cider · 13.0g carbs · 370 calories · 5.5% ABV
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Bulmers Light Irish Cider
Hard Cider · 5.0g carbs · 99 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Thomas Le Prince Cidre brut
Hard Cider · 17.6g carbs · 246 calories · 5.0% ABV
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Scrumpy Jack
Hard Cider · 9.8g carbs · 159 calories · 6.0% ABV
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Cidre Le Brun Cidre Fermier Bigouden
Hard Cider · 16.8g carbs · 255 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Kumpf Schwäbischer Most
Hard Cider · 17.0g carbs · 450 calories · 5.8% ABV
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Dry Blackthorn Cider
Hard Cider · 8.5g carbs · 138 calories · 5.0% ABV
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Ringnes as Pærecider light, 4,5%
Hard Cider · 12.0g carbs · 175 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Angry Orchard Crisp Light
Hard Cider · 6.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.3% ABV
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Strongbow Original Dry Cider
Hard Cider · 10.0g carbs · 146 calories · 5.0% ABV
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Samuel Smith Organic Cider
Hard Cider · 10.3g carbs · 153 calories · 5.0% ABV
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Bulmers Irish Cider
Hard Cider · 0.0g carbs · 145 calories · 4.5% ABV
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16
Redd's Hard Apple
Hard Cider · 17.1g carbs · 165 calories · 5.0% ABV
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17
Inch's Medium Apple Cider
Hard Cider · 19.4g carbs · 189 calories · 4.5% ABV
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18
CrowMoor Legendary English Style Dry Apple Cider
Hard Cider · 23.0g carbs · 225 calories · 4.7% ABV
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Magners Original Cider (UK varient)
Hard Cider · 15.3g carbs · 153 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Crowmoor dry apple cider
Hard Cider · 15.5g carbs · 151 calories · 4.7% ABV
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Thatchers Gold Cider
Hard Cider · 22.6g carbs · 235 calories · 4.8% ABV
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Angry Orchard Traditional Dry Cider
Hard Cider · 22.0g carbs · 190 calories · 5.5% ABV
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Magners Pear Cider
Hard Cider · 18.5g carbs · 163 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Inch's Cloudy Apple Cider
Hard Cider · 19.8g carbs · 180 calories · 4.0% ABV
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Strongbow Strawberry Cider 500ml
Hard Cider · 22.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.0% ABV
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Wyder's Raspberry Cider
Hard Cider · 17.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.0% ABV
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Strongbow Gold Apple Cider
Hard Cider · 19.0g carbs · 172 calories · 5.0% ABV
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28
Somersby Mango & Lime Cider
Hard Cider · 17.4g carbs · 166 calories · 4.5% ABV
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BRLO Cider Rose
Hard Cider · 17.8g carbs · 166 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Bandida do Pomar Pêssego
Hard Cider · 28.0g carbs · 240 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Maeloc Sidra dulce
Hard Cider · 5.2g carbs · 44 calories · 4.1% ABV
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Stassen Premium Belgian Cider Lychee
Hard Cider · 6.3g carbs · 54 calories · 5.0% ABV
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Organic Perry Pear Cider
Hard Cider · 23.4g carbs · 199 calories · 5.0% ABV
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Apple Bandit Juicy apple
Hard Cider · 18.9g carbs · 153 calories · 4.5% ABV
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Wyder's Pear Cider
Hard Cider · 22.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.0% ABV
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Magners Spiced Apple and Honey
Hard Cider · 22.0g carbs · 161 calories · 4.0% ABV
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Hard Cider Ranking FAQ
How is DrinkLeader ranking the best hard cider drinks?
This list sorts by DrinkLeader score first, then uses carbs and calories as tiebreakers. It is designed to surface balanced, macro-aware choices quickly.
Why compare hard cider by more than best score?
Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.
Where should I go after this hard cider ranking?
Open the main hard cider guide for category benchmarks and ordering strategy, then use related blog posts for deeper brand and cocktail coverage.
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