Vermont Cider Company

Northeast Drinks Group LLC (“NortheastDrinks Group” or “NDG”) a privately owned holding company, today announces that it has closed on the transaction to purchase the Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC (“Vermont Cider Company” or “VCC”), from C&C Group plc.

Northeast Drinks Group LLC (“Northeast Drinks Group”) a privately owned holding company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC (“Vermont Cider Company” or “VCC”), including its pioneering cider brands and state-of-the-art production facility in Middlebury, VT.

Irish cider and beer maker C&C Group has sold Woodchuck Cider maker Vermont Cider Company (VCC) to Northeast Drinks Group, a privately owned holding company.

Woodchuck® Hard Cider is gearing up for a Fall season packed with innovation. Over the past couple of years, the Vermont-based brand has taken a new approach to their liquids with styles like Bubbly Pearsecco, Sangria, Sippin’ Citrus, and Mimosa.

The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index bounced back from a dismal 35 reading in April to an overall index of 66 in May. Long-time Vermont Cider Co. executive Terry Hopper is exiting the maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider, effective today. And more industry news bites.

Wyder’s Hard Cider joins many other hard cider brands by offering their cider in cans. The combination of consumer lifestyle trends and production capabilities have led to this shift for Wyder’s.

Vermont Cider Company is excited to announce that they are releasing a juice based hard spritzer that uses all-natural ingredients this spring called Viva Spritz™. There will be three (3) varieties available: Peach Mango, Raspberry Lime and Black Cherry, 98, 97 and 97 calories per 12oz sleek can respectively. Each style is 4.2% ABV, 2g of sugar, light, crisp and full of fruit flavor.

Woodchuck Hard Cider is excited to announce that fan favorite Pumpkin is being released for a limited time to celebrate Fall the proper way.

Woodchuck® Hard Cider is excited to announce the release of Odd Crush, a special brut, made in collaboration with Farnum Hill Ciders. The name “Odd Crush” points to our drastically different styles, which originally sparked the diverse new era in American hard ciders.

There is another mate joining from across the pond. Magners® Irish Cider is bringing new innovation to the US for the first time in a while with Magners Berry. Magners Berry has been a fan favorite overseas, and the Magners US team has received many requests to bring it stateside.

Woodchuck Hard Cider introduces Kinda Cloudy, the second variety from their 802 Collection. Like its forerunner Lil’ Dry, the cider will be made using apples exclusively from their Vermont orchard partners. Since their humble beginning in a two-car garage in 1991, they’ve always been proud to call the Green Mountain State home.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Woodchuck Hard Cider announces the release of their newest variety, Sangria. Similar to their Bubbly Rosé and Bubbly Pearsecco styles, Sangria has been crafted to bridge the gap between wine and cider drinkers. The Vermont-based cider brand is excited to introduce an additional style into this innovative market, and just in time… Read more »

Woodchuck Hard Cider is excited to announce that fan favorite Belgian White will be released for a limited time under the Tank Series line of ciders. For those who do not remember, Belgian White was previously a part of the Private Reserveline, and ever since we took it out of rotation, we have had fans clamoring for it.

At the National Beer Wholesalers Association meeting in September, Nielsen vice president Danny Brager delivered a simple message to attendees who stopped by his early morning breakout session: Cider is back. According to data from the firm, off-premise sales of hard cider were up 6 percent over the 52-week period ending on August 11. But if you look at the most recent 26-week period, also ending August 11, category-wide sales were up 13 percent.