Strongbow Cider

Strongbow is a Cidermarke from England, which is now sold worldwide.

Strongbow is produced by Bulmers in Hereford. Bulmers itself is owned by the brewery Scottish & Newcastle, which in turn belongs to Heineken since 2008 - with the exception of offices in Australia and New Zealand, which were sold to the Foster's Group.

" Strongbow " is a bit more dry cider, unlike his saccharine tigerer brother " Woodpecker". Bottled " Strongbow " contains about 5.3% alcohol.

Variations

2005 next to the original, a variation was made ​​under the name " Strongbow Sirrius " on the market that closely resembles Cider " Bulmers Original Irish Cider " of competitors Magners.

Another variation is " Strongbow Black", which is called with an alcohol content of 7.5 % by volume as "Strong Dry Cider " and no longer sold in October 2011 due to the relatively high alcohol content of Heineken.

Etymology

The name " Strongbow " goes to Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke back, a Norman nobleman in England, translated in 1169 to Ireland and parts of the island conquered thanks to his archers. The " Strongbow " has also continued in the logo of the company Strongbow obtained, the so-called " thudding arrow " represents since the 1960s.

Meanwhile, the logo was replaced by a modern version, which is similar to the Olympic symbol for archery.