Hard Cider Vs. Beer

Beer is without question, like Pizza, Madonna, and fast cars,
an icon of modern American culture. That the white working class
American male is stereotypically referred to as "Joe Six-pack" is
but one example of the dominance of beer as lower and middle-
class America's preferred alcoholic beverage. But this was not
always the case. 150 years ago, in the 1840s, hard cider held the
position now held by beer as the preferred alcoholic beverage of
the working class.

But somehow, by the end of the 19th century and well before
Prohibition, Cider all but disappeared in the United States.
That hard cider remains popular in all the other outposts of
British culture, that apples are still a major American crop, and
that every other alcoholic drink once popular in America came
back after prohibition make the question of cider's disappearance
all the more perplexing.

Order a glass of hard cider in an American bar today, and the
bartender might look at you strangely, Beer is was the American public desires in the 20th century. The only hard ciders to be
found are relatively expensive English imports like Bulmer's,
Woodpecker's ,and Kopparberg's. However you can still find these brands of hard ciders in beer houses and Specialty liquor stores or there is always the option of making your own. However if you ever come across a Hard cider take a chance and enjoy this once very popular beverage that has unfortunately fallen from grace.