By the numbers

Apple cider

55 BC: Year Romans arrived in England and found villagers drinking a cider-like beverage made from apples

1700s: Century almost every farm in England had its own cider orchard and press

1800s: Century hard cider was replaced by beer in the U.S., as Germans set up large breweries

36: Roughly number of apples needed to create one gallon of apple cider

Source: Various Web sites