Devon Cider Company is a company founded in 1999 in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England, which produces alcohol cider

Cider

Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...

. The company's brewery was previously based in Whitsbread, but in 2005 moved to a larger location in Tiverton which it purchased from brewer InBev

InBev

InBev is a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev. The company existed independently for several years - since the merger between Interbrew and AmBev and until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch. InBev has operations in over 30 countries and sales in over 130 countries...

. The company went into voluntary administration in 2007 and was restructured as a group of three companies: Devon Cider, Devon Cider Brands and Devon Commercial Property.

The company produces cider under brands such as Devon Village, Superior Old Moors, Three Hammers

Three Hammers

Three Hammers is a strong white cider made in Tiverton, Devon, by the Devon Cider Company. It is named after a small village near Tiverton. White cider is made from eating apples rather than from traditional cider apples...

and Ice White.

Sources

• MBO to save Devon cider. Published: 9 August 2007 Written by: OLN News Desk
• Could the Cider Tap go Dry at a Tiverton Brewery?. Mid Devon Gazette, Thursday, October 22, 2009

Further reading

• The murky world of white cider, James Crowden