A really excellent cider here in the States is JK Scrumpy. It's an organic cider made entirely on a single family orchard in Michigan. Normally I prefer drier booze, but this is somewhere in the middle between sweet and dry. It has more complexity than, say, a Woodchuck or Strongbow, but not as much as the great Normandy ciders. You can find it in Chicago at Binnys or Whole Foods for aout $6 per 22 oz bottle.

Else, Strongbow is my go-to mass market cider. I love Strongbow!

Woodchuck is what I drank in college before I acquired a taste for beer. Tried one recently. Gross!