Is Cider Grouped With Beers?

SirJoe

SirJoe

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I have noticed that they tend to sell cider in the same section as they sell beer. Is cider considered a beer?
 
Uhh... not really, at least I don't consider it beer. It doesn't have the same taste at all.
 
I wouldn't consider it a beer, really. Legally speaking, at least in my state, they are grouped together due to alcohol content.
 
One of the most important differences between the two is in ingredients. While beer is made from malted barley, cider is produced from apple juice or pear juice as I have seen lately.

Cider, which is made from apple juice can be alcoholic as well as non-alcoholic. On the other hand, beer contains alcohol, but in a small percentage and cider also have small percentage of alcohol but definitely these are very different.

Fermenting malted barley and fermenting the fruit juice differs a lot.
 
Thanks for your responses, I just find it strange how they sometimes put ciders and perry in the beer section. For me they are different enough to get their own section. Maybe not necessarily one for cider and another for perry.
 
I don't consider cider as a beer, but all of my local markets sell them in the craft beer section. I just wish they had more chilled ciders because I sometimes want to buy a cider and take to to a party, but no one wants it warm.
 
I think that they tend to put cider alongside the beer because it is the most similar section they can think of. The cider would not fit alongside the wine section and it definitely wouldn't work with the hard liquor. I just think cider fits well with beer- especially if it's crafted a certain way. I can imagine them pairing the brands together as well. I wouldn't consider cider a beer, but it's closest thing you can get if you don't enjoy the taste of beer.
 
lexinonomous said:
I think that they tend to put cider alongside the beer because it is the most similar section they can think of. The cider would not fit alongside the wine section and it definitely wouldn't work with the hard liquor. I just think cider fits well with beer- especially if it's crafted a certain way. I can imagine them pairing the brands together as well. I wouldn't consider cider a beer, but it's closest thing you can get if you don't enjoy the taste of beer.
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The fact that cider is sold in similar bottles to what beer is, I also plays a roll were it's placed in the bottle store or supermarket.
 
SirJoe said:
The fact that cider is sold in similar bottles to what beer is, I also plays a roll were it's placed in the bottle store or supermarket.
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That's true. Cider bottles are incredibly similar to beer bottles. I actually bought a cider bottle the other night, which ended up being incredibly similar to beer. They brewed the cider in a very similar way to beer. I forget the name of it, but it was interesting and made me think of this forum, ha ha.
 
lexinonomous said:
That's true. Cider bottles are incredibly similar to beer bottles. I actually bought a cider bottle the other night, which ended up being incredibly similar to beer. They brewed the cider in a very similar way to beer. I forget the name of it, but it was interesting and made me think of this forum, ha ha.
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Haha I can just imagine what you must have thought. Humm who put apple juice in my beer. :)
 
I have seen some of the people making use of the Cider in the rum. And they made some mixes with the mocktail too. So it's possible that some such cider needs to be properly balanced as well.
 
I think hard cider keeps better if its refrigerated and keeps best if the temperature is above 40 degrees Fahrenheit-but it does not need refrigeration at all, after you bottle or can it though. I think maybe, it works best,having the hard cider-next to the beer because of the marketing studies they have done over time, and if you think about it-it gives you more options or varieties right next to your favorite beers, instead of just having plain old beer everyday ?
 
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