# Bantam Cider

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**Bantam Cider** was an independently owned, [hard cider](/source/Hard_cider) company located in [Somerville, Massachusetts](/source/Somerville,_Massachusetts). They offered three varieties of bottled cider which ranged from 5.4% to 6.9% [ABV](/source/Alcohol_by_volume).[1] Bantam Cider was distributed throughout [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), [Maine](/source/Maine), [New Hampshire](/source/New_Hampshire), [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) and [Illinois](/source/Illinois).

## History

Bantam Cider, founded by Dana Masterpolo and Michelle da Silva in [Cambridge, Massachusetts](/source/Cambridge,_Massachusetts), launched its first product and flagship cider, Wunderkind, in January 2012.[2] In 2013 Bantam Cider relocated to nearby [Union Square](/source/Union_Square_(Somerville)) in Somerville, Massachusetts with the establishment of its new production facility based in the old home of the White Rose Baking Company. In March 2014 Bantam Cider opened an on-premises all-cider taproom becoming the first of its kind, in Massachusetts.[3][4]

## References

1. ["Menu: our cider"](http://www.bantamcider.com). *bantamcider.com*. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

1. ["Bantam Cider Company Launches Wunderkind"](http://www.brewbound.com/news/bantam-cider-company-launches-wunderkind), *Brewbound*. February 8, 2012. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.

1. Dzen, Gary. ["Bantam Cider opening Union Square tap room"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140327051215/http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/blogs/99bottles/2014/02/bantam_cider_opening_union_square_tap_room.html), *[Boston.com](/source/Boston.com)* 6 February 2014. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.

1. Hughes, Christopher. ["A Peek Inside Bantam Cider's New Taproom"](http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/blog/2014/03/05/peak-inside-bantam-ciders-new-taproom/), *BostonMagazine.com* 5 March 2014. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.

## External links

- [Official Webpage](http://www.bantamcider.com/)

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