Data gathered from exhaustive scientific research has contributed to some of the world’s most amazing achievements. And now, it’s helping create the best recipes for hard cider.

At a research station in Clarksville in Ionia County, researchers planted 88 apple tree varieties typically used for hard cider, Professor Steve van Nocker, Ph.D., said.

They include a hopped cider, a fruited cider and more traditional offerings. Judges at the prestigious competition declared five ciders the world's best for 2024. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip ...

This is easily the best pasteurized, shelf-stable apple cider on the shelf. It’s made with Honeycrisp apples and has bold, zesty, apple-pear flavor. 120 calories, no sodium, 29 g sugar. $3.99 ...

On the 108-acre Ironbound Farm and Ciderhouse in Hunterdon County, founder Charles Rosen pours a glass of hard apple cider. It’s amber and lightly effervescent, and though it’s bone dry on the ...