Well-written piece. My perspective is that the writer proposes the
wrong question. The correct question is why does cider drinking
persist in such countries as Canada and Great Britain that have
unhindered access to beer? As with wine, when one drinks quite a bit,
the palate becomes cloyed. Those who drink little wine tend to drink
sweeter stuff; aficionados drink more dry wine. Beer, being by
comparison bitter, is the predictable ultimate choice.