Lowest Calorie Snapshot For Hard Cider

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by calories per 12 oz serving (lowest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

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Hard Cider drinks included in this ranking family

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Average carbs 11.9g

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving

Average calories 136

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving

Average score 52.5

Sorted by calories per 12 oz serving (lowest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Start with energy cost

This list is tuned for the lightest-calorie hard cider options first, which is useful when portion control matters more than raw score.

Check carbs before you commit

The average on this page is 11.9g carbs per 12 oz serving, so verify that a low-calorie option also fits your macro target.

Use score as the tiebreaker

When calories are close, prefer the stronger overall performer. The current shortlist averages a 52.5 score.

Lowest Calorie Hard Cider Drinks List

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

  1. 1

    Bulmers Light Irish Cider

    Hard Cider · 5.0g carbs · 99 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    76
  2. 2

    Grevens Strawberry Cider

    Hard Cider · 2.5g carbs · 145 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    87
  3. 3

    Ringnes as Lite sparkling cider

    Hard Cider · 4.5g carbs · 150 calories · 4.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    78
  4. 4

    Thomas Le Prince Cidre brut

    Hard Cider · 8.3g carbs · 116 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    66
  5. 5

    Austin Eastciders Original Dry Cider

    Hard Cider · 7.0g carbs · 120 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    70
  6. 6

    Angry Orchard Crisp Light

    Hard Cider · 6.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    64
  7. 7

    Michelob Ultra Light Cider

    Hard Cider · 10.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  8. 8

    Wyder's Raspberry Cider

    Hard Cider · 17.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    36
  9. 9

    Cidre Le Brun Cidre Fermier Bigouden

    Hard Cider · 7.9g carbs · 121 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    65
  10. 10

    Pærecider Light

    Hard Cider · 12.0g carbs · 175 calories · 4.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    59
  11. 11

    Kerisac Cidre Breton Doux

    Hard Cider · 20.2g carbs · 128 calories · 2.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    10
  12. 12

    Austin Eastciders Blood Orange Cider

    Hard Cider · 8.0g carbs · 130 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    67
  13. 13

    Fichtekranz Apfelwein von glücklichen Äpfeln

    Hard Cider · 4.6g carbs · 131 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    77
  14. 14

    Kelterei Krämer Beerfurther Schoppen naturtrüb

    Hard Cider · 4.5g carbs · 380 calories · 6.0% ABV · 33.8oz serving

    82
  15. 15

    Austin Eastciders Pineapple Cider

    Hard Cider · 9.0g carbs · 135 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    63
  16. 16

    Dry Blackthorn Cider

    Hard Cider · 8.5g carbs · 138 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    62
  17. 17

    Harboe Pærecider

    Hard Cider · 29.5g carbs · 138 calories · 0.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    0
  18. 18

    Crispin Original Cider

    Hard Cider · 11.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  19. 19

    Ace Perry Pear Cider

    Hard Cider · 13.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  20. 20

    Wyder's Pear Cider

    Hard Cider · 22.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    25
  21. 21

    Inch's Cloudy Apple Cider

    Hard Cider · 19.8g carbs · 180 calories · 4.0% ABV · 14.9oz serving

    34
  22. 22

    Strongbow Strawberry Cider

    Hard Cider · 22.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    31
  23. 23

    Strongbow Original Dry Cider

    Hard Cider · 10.0g carbs · 146 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  24. 24

    Ciderboys Black Cherry

    Hard Cider · 16.0g carbs · 148 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  25. 25

    Ciderboys Cucumber Mint

    Hard Cider · 16.0g carbs · 148 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  26. 26

    Ciderboys Watermelon Strawberry

    Hard Cider · 16.0g carbs · 148 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  27. 27

    Ciderboys Peach Pineapple Mango

    Hard Cider · 16.0g carbs · 148 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  28. 28

    Angry Orchard Stone Dry

    Hard Cider · 12.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  29. 29

    Austin Eastciders Texas Honey Cider

    Hard Cider · 12.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  30. 30

    Strongbow Rosé Apple Cider

    Hard Cider · 14.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  31. 31

    Crispin Rosé Cider

    Hard Cider · 14.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  32. 32

    Woodchuck Granny Smith Cider

    Hard Cider · 14.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  33. 33

    Bold Rock Virginia Apple Cider

    Hard Cider · 14.0g carbs · 150 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  34. 34

    Inch's Medium Apple Cider

    Hard Cider · 19.4g carbs · 189 calories · 4.5% ABV · 14.9oz serving

    38
  35. 35

    Samuel Smith Organic Cider

    Hard Cider · 10.3g carbs · 153 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  36. 36

    Magners Original Cider (UK Variant)

    Hard Cider · 15.3g carbs · 153 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    42

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Hard Cider Ranking FAQ

How do I use this low-calorie hard cider ranking?

Start with the first page of results, then compare carbs and ABV before ordering. The current shortlist averages 136 calories per 12 oz serving.

Why compare hard cider by more than lowest calorie?

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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