Angry Orchard has announced the release of Angry Orchard Pear, a crafted fruit cider made with apples and pears – using pears and apples grown here in the United States.

The Angry Orchard cider makers chose to make a cider with pears because like apples, they have a long history in Europe as a traditional fruit used to make alcoholic beverages. While fruit ciders are a small segment of the market here, the trend is growing rapidly with drinker’s across the country according to Angry Orchars.

They cider uses a blend of domestic pear vareties such as Bartlett, D’Anjou and Bosc, and culinary apples such as Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious and Granny Smith.

After travelling the world and experimenting with different apple varieties and cider making techniques for more than 20 years, Angry Orchard’s Cider House in New York’s Hudson River Valley has led to expansive research and recipe development from the cider making team, including this newly available Pear cider. While fruit ciders are a small segment of the market, the trend is growing rapidly with drinker’s palates.

Angry Orchard Pear (5.0% ABV) is available nationwide in 6-packs. To find where Angry Orchard hard cider is available near you, visit the “cider finder” (Visit).