Angry Orchard is exactly as meh as Boston Lager.
I had some awesome ciders in Europe and it's a shame you can't really buy ciders like that here. The Sonoma Cider Anvil was pretty good though. Definitely one of the best ciders I've had in the States.
I read that article a few days ago and Koch definitely comes off as a psycho. I've read that since billionaires basically have hit the ceiling of what being rich can give them, they start to care a lot about how much people like them and respect their work. See also all the incredibly thin-skinned billionaire bankers on Wall Street who threw temper tantrums when people weren't constantly congratulating them for breaking the economy.