It’s no secret that Bantam Cider Tap Room’s grand opening is this Saturday in Somerville. The Union Square tap room will soon provide pours and tours to those Boston residents who can’t get enough hard cider. And these days it seems like that includes just about everyone.

The past few years, we’ve witnessed a booming hard cider market, as more and more craft breweries have started producing the beer alternative. Hard cider production actually grew almost 70% from 2011 to 2012, which should be obvious given its increasing popularity.

So in honor of Bantam Cider’s forthcoming tap room takeover, we’ve found an interesting hard cider infographic that includes a little cider history and explains why we love it in the first place. Cheers!

[h/t Daily Infographic]