Woodpecker Cider is an alcohol

Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....

ic drink originally made in 1894 by Percy Bulmer in Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

, today it is still brewed by Bulmers

H. P. Bulmer

H.P. Bulmer is a brewing company founded in 1887 in Hereford, England. The founder was Percy Bulmer, the twenty-year-old son of the local rector at Credenhill...

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Woodpecker is noted for having a lower percentage of alcohol than most other 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"...

s, as well as its sweet taste. It is usually available in pubs and bars

Public house

A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...

and is found in most supermarkets. As well as draught, Woodpecker Cider comes in green bottles and cans.

The brand appears to be in a state of managed decline, with sales having plummeted by almost one third since 2001.

External links

• Bulmers official site.
• Woodpecker U.S site.