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Somersby cider is a brand of 4.5% abv cider by Danish brewing company Carlsberg Group. Developed in 2008, it was originally developed for the Danish market, but today has been launched in more than 46 markets, including all of Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Canada and the USA. Of the world's ten biggest cider brands, Somersby was the one that grew most in 2012.
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In 2012, Carlsberg UK developed and introduced a new version of Somersby Cider specific to the United Kingdom market. Somersby Cider UK is a 4.5% ABV medium dry cider with no artificial flavours or sweeteners.
Despite its Danish origin, the cider is marketed in many territories as being the creation of "Lord Somersby", a fictional British Lord. The beverage has no discernible connections to the English village of Somersby, Lincolnshire.
Varieties
Apart from pure apple cider, the Somersby brand is also being used for pear cider, blackberry-flavoured apple cider, rhubarb, elderflower, blueberry, apple burst, cranberry-flavoured apple cider, citrus-flavoured apple cider, and a calorie-reduced apple cider.
″Apple Beer Drink″
In Poland and Quebec, Carlsberg uses Somersby brand for a beverage that is mixture of beer (45%) and apple flavored drink (55%). Since this product cannot be classified as a cider, it is sold as Apple Beer Drink.