Strongest Hard Cider Drinks

99 hard cider drinks tracked, averaging 20.3g carbs and 182 calories per serving. Cider ferments apple juice rather than grain, and apple juice starts with more natural sugar than a beer wort - even a dry cider typically retains more residual sugar than a light beer, which shows up directly in the category's carb average. Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

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Highest ABV Snapshot For Hard Cider

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 99

Hard Cider drinks included in this ranking family

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Average carbs 15.0g

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

Average calories 167

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

Average score 50.3

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use ABV as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the strongest hard cider choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare score and calories.

Check serving size before you order

The current shortlist reaches a ceiling of 8.0% ABV, so confirm the pour size before treating a high-proof pick like a standard serving.

Cross-reference carbs separately

Strength and carbs move independently, so a high-ABV pick is not automatically low-carb. This shortlist still averages 15.0g carbs per 12 oz serving.

Strongest Hard Cider Drinks List

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

  1. 1

    Ciderboys Imperial Strawberry

    Hard Cider · 27.0g carbs · 242 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  2. 2

    Ciderboys Imperial Peach

    Hard Cider · 27.0g carbs · 242 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  3. 3

    Ciderboys Imperial Pineapple

    Hard Cider · 27.0g carbs · 242 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  4. 4

    Ciderboys Imperial Grape

    Hard Cider · 27.0g carbs · 242 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  5. 5

    Ciderboys Imperial Huckleberry

    Hard Cider · 27.0g carbs · 242 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  6. 6

    Ace Joker Apple Cider

    Hard Cider · 15.0g carbs · 160 calories · 6.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  7. 7

    Kelterei Krämer Beerfurther Schoppen naturtrüb

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

    82
  8. 8

    Scrumpy Jack

    Hard Cider · 9.8g carbs · 159 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    63
  9. 9

    Juicifer Hard Apple Cider

    Hard Cider · 14.0g carbs · 160 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  10. 10

    Juicifer Hard Pear Cider

    Hard Cider · 14.0g carbs · 160 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  11. 11

    Bold Rock IPA Style Cider

    Hard Cider · 15.0g carbs · 160 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  12. 12

    Kumpf Schwäbischer Most

    Hard Cider · 6.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    65
  13. 13

    Fichtekranz Apfelwein von glücklichen Äpfeln

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

    77
  14. 14

    Angry Orchard Stone Dry

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

    57
  15. 15

    Strongbow Rosé Apple Cider

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

    51
  16. 16

    Crispin Rosé Cider

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

    51
  17. 17

    Angry Orchard Rose

    Hard Cider · 18.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    42
  18. 18

    Angry Orchard Traditional Dry Cider

    Hard Cider · 22.0g carbs · 190 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    33
  19. 19

    Austin Eastciders Original Dry Cider

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

    70
  20. 20

    Austin Eastciders Blood Orange Cider

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

    67
  21. 21

    Thomas Le Prince Cidre brut

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

    66
  22. 22

    Austin Eastciders Pineapple Cider

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

    63
  23. 23

    Dry Blackthorn Cider

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

    62
  24. 24

    Crispin Original Cider

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

    58
  25. 25

    Strongbow Original Dry Cider

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

    57
  26. 26

    Samuel Smith Organic Cider

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

    53
  27. 27

    Austin Eastciders Texas Honey Cider

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

    53
  28. 28

    Ace Perry Pear Cider

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

    52
  29. 29

    Woodchuck Granny Smith Cider

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

    49
  30. 30

    Woodchuck Amber Cider

    Hard Cider · 16.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  31. 31

    Redd's Hard Apple

    Hard Cider · 17.1g carbs · 165 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    41
  32. 32

    Ace Pineapple Cider

    Hard Cider · 17.0g carbs · 170 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    40
  33. 33

    Angry Orchard Green Apple

    Hard Cider · 20.0g carbs · 180 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    34
  34. 34

    Strongbow Gold Apple

    Hard Cider · 19.0g carbs · 172 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    34
  35. 35

    Angry Orchard Crisp Apple

    Hard Cider · 21.0g carbs · 190 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    30
  36. 36

    Stassen Premium Belgian Cider Lychee

    Hard Cider · 22.4g carbs · 192 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    28

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Kelterei Krämer Beerfurther Schoppen naturtrüb (83) vs Fichtekranz Apfelwein von glücklichen Äpfeln (78)
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Hard Cider Ranking FAQ

What is the strongest hard cider option?

This ranking sorts by ABV first, then score. The current shortlist tops out at 8.0% ABV, so use it to find the highest-proof hard cider drinks before checking carbs and calories separately.

Why compare hard cider by more than highest abv?

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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