Angry Orchard
Hard cider company | |
| Location | Walden, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°35′24″N 74°13′27″W / 41.59001°N 74.22406°W |
| Owned by | Boston Beer Company |
| Website | Official website |
Angry Orchard is a
History
The name Angry Orchard comes from the fact that a 60-acre orchard stands in the middle of the Hudson Valley-based cidery, and that the cidery prefers acidic and tannic apples for fermenting.[3]
In its first year,[when?] the cider was only available in New England, Colorado, Maryland, and New York. In 2012, it was introduced nationwide (with its three flagship flavors, Crisp Apple, Traditional Dry, and Apple Ginger).[4] By June 2013, Angry Orchard overtook Woodchuck as most-sold cider in the US.[5] It quickly captured 40% of the United States hard cider market, rising to 50% by 2014 and comprising 20% of the Boston Brewing Company's output.[6][7]
In 2016, Angry Orchard teamed with treehouse builder
In 2020, Angry Orchard was the top-selling cider brand in the United States, with sales of $222.4 million that year[11] and held a 50% share on the US cider market in 2021 (down from 60% in 2016).[2]
Recall
On August 4, 2015, Angry Orchard had a voluntary recall of select cases of its hard cider due to concerns of
References
- ^ "Our Orchard". Official website of Angry Orchard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bittersweet Apples — Angry Orchard's Sales Decline Creates Opportunities for Regional Hard Cider". Good Beer Hunting. October 5, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Katie (February 5, 2021). "10 Things You Should Know About Angry Orchard Hard Cider". VinePair. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Boston Beer's Angry Orchard Cider Launches Nationally In April". Beer Street Journal. January 16, 2012.
- ^ "C&C calms investor disquiet as Angry Orchard steals US cider sales lead". beveragedaily.com. July 25, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Crouch, Andy (January 5, 2015). "Wasted: How the Craft-Beer Movement Abandoned Jim Koch". Boston.
- ^ "The Boston Beer Company has a secret weapon, and it isn't a beer". Estimize.
- ^ Media, Chilled (July 20, 2016). "Treehouse Masters Features New York's Angry Orchard - Chilled Magazine". Chilled Magazine. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Angry Orchard App - Angry Orchard official site (accessed June 8, 2019)
- ^ Angry Orchard Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Augmented Reality Experience - PR Newswire (published March 14, 2019, accessed June 8, 2019)
- ^ "Retail sales of the leading cider brands in the United States in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)". Statista. March 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Angry Orchard Cider Company Announces Voluntary Recall of Select Cases of Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider". Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
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