Cider

[harvey]

Can anyone recommend a really good cider ?.

[saint boggy]

Can anyone recommend a really good cider ?.
am a bit of a connisseur (sp) when it comes to pear ciders, if i do say so myself!!!
Brothers and Bulmers are nice, but don't actually taste of pears
Kopperberg is very nice and more importantly tastes of pears
but the King of them all has to be (without a shadow of a doubt) St Helier...........tis light,refreshing and goes down an absolute treat!! (bit like an ex of mine!! ) LOL!!!;)

[harvey]

am a bit of a connisseur (sp) when it comes to pear ciders, if i do say so myself!!!
Brothers and Bulmers are nice, but don't actually taste of pears
Kopperberg is very nice and more importantly tastes of pears
but the King of them all has to be (without a shadow of a doubt) St Helier...........tis light,refreshing and goes down an absolute treat!! (bit like an ex of mine!! ) LOL!!!;)

Thanks for the prompt reply St Boggy :smt023, you seem to have quite a lot of experience of various ciders, not an alcoholic by any chance :partyman:.....don't really understand your last sentence :confused:

[saint boggy]

Thanks for the prompt reply St Boggy :smt023, you seem to have quite a lot of experience of various ciders, not an alcoholic by any chance :partyman:.....don't really understand your last sentence :confused:
i was only introduced to the wonderful world of Pear Cider back in May of this year.......had not even heard of it before!!
am not really a drinker tbh, but have had a rough 2 years, so am seriously considering becoming an alcoholic!!!:drinkers: LOL

as for my last sentence, maybe my subtle humour and use of double-entendre (sp) has gone whooosh!!!, way over your head (bless )......:goodman:

[Deppo]

Don't become an alcoholic,join my temperance society instead.Exercise,smoothies and fruit juice...that's the way forward!

[harvey]

Don't become an alcoholic,join my temperance society instead.Exercise,smoothies and fruit juice...that's the way forward!

Sorry sir...........becoming an alcoholic sounds like much more fun :D

[saint boggy]

Don't become an alcoholic,join my temperance society instead.Exercise,smoothies and fruit juice...that's the way forward!
wheelie???
sorry Deppo, but if it's got a vitamin in it, i don't wanna know atm!!.......but thanx anyway....: )

[Deppo]

It does at the time...

[Deppo]

wheelie???

Don't you start.

[saint boggy]

Don't you start.
LOL!!!! Sorry, i could not resist that one!!! :D
anyhoo.......back to the matter at hand!!
Harvey wants some input as to the best ciders around........:)

[Julian H. Cope]

am a bit of a connisseur (sp) when it comes to pear ciders, if i do say so myself!!!
but the King of them all has to be (without a shadow of a doubt) St Helier...........tis light,refreshing and goes down an absolute treat!! (bit like an ex of mine!! ) LOL!!!;)

You are no connisseur at all.St Helier is f***ing awful.Brothers Festival Strength is the most supreme Perry on the market.Failing that Weston's Perry is very good too.
Koppaberg is also very very sh*t.

[harvey]

You are no connisseur at all.St Helier is f***ing awful.Brothers Festival Strength is the most supreme Perry on the market.Failing that Weston's Perry is very good too.
Koppaberg is also very very sh*t.

The last cider I had was Kopperberg pear cider and I found that most agreeable :).
The last one before that was Strongbow circa 1983 on Merryoak veracity with Paul Gardiner and a few others, I was very ill the next day.

[Baj]

Sams, had it at Reading Beer Festival, ****ing superb traditional english cider.
http://www.winkleighcider.com/?p=prodsamsdry

[saint_stevo]

I would like to introduce you to my mate BOW, we go out on a friday and saturday, sometimes sundays, he does the trick, tastes good on the rocks or chilled, and is ideal mixed with beer and black.

Yes, wheelie

[saint boggy]

You are no connisseur at all.St Helier is f***ing awful.Brothers Festival Strength is the most supreme Perry on the market.Failing that Weston's Perry is very good too.
Koppaberg is also very very sh*t.
are you not familiar with the concept of differing tastes,differing points of view???.....
feel free to have your say, by all means, but there's no need to insult MY personal choice just because you happen to disagree.......:smt021

[Julian H. Cope]

are you not familiar with the concept of differing tastes,differing points of view???.....
feel free to have your say, by all means, but there's no need to insult MY personal choice just because you happen to disagree.......:smt021

Where in my post did I insult you?
Please re read post.I stated that the cider you like was awful,not once did I insult you.
HTH.

[harvey]

Sams, had it at Reading Beer Festival, ****ing superb traditional english cider.
http://www.winkleighcider.com/?p=prodsamsdry

Is that like a real cider or more along the lines of scrumpy with a real sharp taste ?

[saint boggy]

Where in my post did I insult you?
Please re read post.I stated that the cider you like was awful,not once did I insult you.
HTH.
i never said you insulted ME, i said you insulted my choice,my taste.....by dismissing my choice of cider by saying that "youre no connisseur , st helier is f**king awful"!!!.......
if i said to you that you have no clue about (say) music, that you obviously know nothing about music and that the bands you like are f**king awful" wouldn't you think " cheeky c**t, in your opinion maybe, but tastes vary"....
now do you see my point??
i LOVE st helier, you don't
that's all that you really needed to say, wasn't it!!:smt102

[Julian H. Cope]

i never said you insulted ME, i said you insulted my choice,my taste.....by dismissing my choice of cider by saying that "youre no connisseur , st helier is f**king awful"!!!.......
if i said to you that you have no clue about (say) music, that you obviously know nothing about music and that the bands you like are f**king awful" wouldn't you think " cheeky c**t, in your opinion maybe, but tastes vary"....
now do you see my point??
i LOVE st helier, you don't
that's all that you really needed to say, wasn't it!!:smt102

I think you have over reacted.I don't actually care what cider you like.As for my taste in music,if you were to slate what I liked I could not give a flying f**k.Get over it.
BTW I love Take That,5ive,Steps,Gary Glitter & Johnathon King.

[saint boggy]

I think you have over reacted.I don't actually care what cider you like.As for my taste in music,if you were to slate what I liked I could not give a flying f**k.Get over it.
BTW I love Take That,5ive,Steps,Gary Glitter & Johnathon King.
this does not surprise me!! :yawinkle:

[BlakeySFC]

My personal fave is Bulmers,
followed closely by Magners...

and if i want to get drunk quickly i drink Strongbow or White Lightning even though they don't taste nice IMO.

[saint_stevo]

John Weston's organic cider is pleasant.

**Warning** Widow maker stuff though!

[Dark Sotonic Mills]

John Weston's organic cider is pleasant.

**Warning** Widow maker stuff though!

Unfortunately it's a bit too sweet for me though. The Weston's Extra Dry is very refreshing as is their Perry, but at 7.4% it makes for a short evening or a very addled one.

I rather like Thatcher's Cheddar Valley Scrumpy and was drinking Black Rat at the weekend which had an argument with me in the morning.

[Junction 9]

Brothers pear cider is the nicest IMO. Is the stuff you get in the shops different from the stuff they serve at festivals then?

[J Bizzle]

My personal fave is Bulmers,
followed closely by Magners...

and if i want to get drunk quickly i drink Strongbow or White Lightning even though they don't taste nice IMO.


they are the same thing pretty much.

[saint boggy]

am currently sat sipping a glass of Oakley's Pear Cider 'on the rocks'.
it is very nice, but St Helier is still takes number 1 for me.:tonqe:
i will continue to scour the Perry market and report back my findings :drinkers:

[saintkiptanui]

You do that girl.

[harvey]

Just remembered, Vidas Wines in Spring Road Sholing used to sell a litre of scrumpy for less than a pound..........I wouldn't say it was nice, but it got you ****ed quick and cheap before you hit town :partyman: (This was 20 years ago) :D

[TopGun]

It's funny how cider snobbery has developed again.

For years the only stuff you could get in a supermarket or pub was Strongbow, Woodpecker or Bulmers. Then Magners kicked off the new mass interest in the drink by advertising but many people think Magners is the cider equivalent of Carling so all these speciality ones have appeared on the mass market though they were in existence before anyway.

I'm a bit of a snob tbf... if it recommends pouring the cider over ice, it's probably ****e that is sold on marketing to kids! So I avoid it!

[Ajv2809]

Magners.

Perfection in a bottle.

[Robsk II]

Westons is indeed a good cider.

As is my dads homebrew, surprisingly. Knocks your f*cking head off, mind.

[Iowsaintsfan]

http://shop.gruene-insel.de/images/strongbow.jpg

:drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers: :drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers:

[saint_stevo]

http://shop.gruene-insel.de/images/strongbow.jpg

:drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers: :drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers:

Ahhhhhh my mate Bow

[Dark Sotonic Mills]

Westons is indeed a good cider.

As is my dads homebrew, surprisingly. Knocks your f*cking head off, mind.

He makes his own cider? Sounds a plan as I've got two very prolific apple trees. Any chance of a recipe?

[TopGun]

http://shop.gruene-insel.de/images/strongbow.jpg

:drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers: :drinkers::drinkers::drinkers::drinkers:

Bargepole, touch etc!!

[scott_saints]

If Strongbow is your favourite cider, I recommend you get your tastebuds looked at.

[South City Si]

Anyone that calls Perry 'Pear Cider' is certainly not a connousieur that's for sure!

[Bexy]

Addlestones is a rather lovely cider. And I had one down in Cornwall recently called Rattler which was fantastic but I don't know if it's available anywhere else. I haven't seen it available in Sheffield anyway.

And I have to agree with Scott - Anybody who thinks Strongbow is the best cider available really needs to switch off the TV and get out and try some others. Strongbow is the cider equivalent of Carling or Fosters... Weak, tasteless, mass-marketed p1sswater!

[Neil]

To summarise:

Avoid Strongbow / Magners / Bulmers / Kopparberg / St Helier / etc.

Westons is good, and available in supermarkets.
Black Rat is good from the local area.
Try anything traditional / local / non-mass marketed. Not just for the sake of it, but because it is likely to taste much better once you've acquired the taste for it (may not be instant, but give it a chance).
Only problem is you're struggling in most local pubs. Visit a beer/cider festival to get some ideas.

[St Steve]

I can't believe no one has mentioned these.

http://www.westons-cider.co.uk/acatalog/Stowford-medsweet-1L-vlg.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/253/449278203_28c79e275d.jpg?v=0

and my fav

http://dev.aspall.co.uk/assets/images/uploaded/image_189.jpg

Aspall Organic Suffolk Cyder is an homage to our founder Clement. This cyder has a higher bittersweet content than all our others, so is much closer in style to his cyder of the 1700’s.

Organic has an attractive golden colour; a marked fruity aroma of traditional bittersweet cyder apple, with floral and spicy overtones. The palate is rich, initially full and slightly sweet, with good balancing acidity and a pronounced astringency followed by a very long dry finish.

This is a superb cyder which we are sure Clement would be proud of.

Goes well with strong cheddars, Blue Stilton and pungent, ripe French cheeses.

ABV 7%

[Michelle]

Mmm, Aspall Cyder. Yummy.

[AndyNorthernSaints]

Merrydown cider used to be my favourite years ago. Not sure you can still get it these days?

[South City Si]

Love a pint of Stowford's, glad it's the only cider on tap at my local!

Snakecatcher from Burley certainly does the trick!

[dubai_phil]

Best I have had and which I pine for now was from the Cider Bus at Glastonbury.Apparently it is there every year, they had medium sweet which was just luverrly, dry which wasn't and then in the evening when it got chilly they had Mulled Cider. That WAS the business.
No idea who's cider it actually was, never could read that well by the time we made it there each day:-)

[Rory]

Best I have had and which I pine for now was from the Cider Bus at Glastonbury.Apparently it is there every year, they had medium sweet which was just luverrly, dry which wasn't and then in the evening when it got chilly they had Mulled Cider. That WAS the business.
No idea who's cider it actually was, never could read that well by the time we made it there each day:-)

Oh yes, living in Somerset at the moment means I can try this stuff quite often. Memories of the first day at Glastonbury are very hazy after rinsing a few of these bad boys.

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v257/24/46/513011343/n513011343_696228_8555.jpg

[Evil Monkey]

Oh yes, living in Somerset at the moment means I can try this stuff quite often. Memories of the first day at Glastonbury are very hazy after rinsing a few of these bad boys.

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v257/24/46/513011343/n513011343_696228_8555.jpg

That picture made me laugh out loud.

[Andy_Porter]

.... :D

Good cider tho, i miss that bus.

[LVSaint]

Magners.

Perfection in a bottle.


This is the only decent stuff I can lay my hands on out here. It is nice enough but wish they'd import more types (other than Blackthorn and Strongbow). The few 'hard ciders' they brew here still taste (very much like their beer) of ****.

Cider used to be as popular as beer was over here before prohibition, but was almost never heard of again after the ban lifted, not sure why. FACT.

[St Steve]

LV, They have Magners on tap in the Crown and Anchor. The only place I could find Cider.

[John Cool]

Another vote for Aspall's Suffolk Cyder. The "Dry" is my favourite - excellent with a meal as an alternative to wine (gets you ****ed quick too!)

[harvey]

Another vote for Aspall's Suffolk Cyder. The "Dry" is my favourite - excellent with a meal as an alternative to wine (gets you ****ed quick too!)

So where can you purchase Aspall's Suffolk cider, do the main supermarkets stock it ?

[John Cool]

Tesco's sell it for £1.79 for a 500ml bottle.

[harvey]

Ok, thanks for all the suggestions people :smt023. Just bought a bottle of Aspalls suffolk, I shall be giving it the taste test next Friday evening :drinkers:.
Infact I'm gonna try a different one every Friday thereafter :finga:

[saintrich]

I Usually drink Strongbow where available, which I like alot.

At the Cottage in butlocks, where I sometimes go, they only do Stowford Press, which is quite nice.

Bulmers for me, tastes absolutely horrible.

[saint boggy]

Anyone that calls Perry 'Pear Cider' is certainly not a connousieur that's for sure!
and anyone who insists on calling pear cider "Perry" is far too pretentious for their own good ;)

HTH

[South City Si]

and anyone who insists on calling pear cider "Perry" is far too pretentious for their own good ;)

HTH

I don't think the words 'pretentious' and 'perry' really belong in the same sentence!

HTH! ;)

[harvey]

Well I've not long finished off my bottle of Aspalls Suffolk Cyder and it was bloody lovely, and that's coming from someone who's a non cider drinker.
I had a bottle of 1664 afterwards and there's no comparison, I think I may get more aquainted with Aspalls in the future..........nice one :smt033
I might try Westons next week :-k

[bristolsaint29]

Thatchers Gold - Crisp reasonable strength
Thatchers Katy - A lady I have fallen in love with over 7% and tastes like apple juice
Old Rosie - Brewed by Westons aquired taste lose all sense in tongue
Black Rat - Very nice quite strong
Stowford Press -
Addlestones - Longer in barrel stronger it gets.


The ultimate though in my humble Bristolian opinion has got to be Natch, £1.30 a pint in my local, still poured from a flagon and can strip paint from 30 yards...........although you wont remember the evening after 5 pints!!!!!!!

[TopGun]

Sheppy's ciders are the way forward. And they are quite inexpensive. Their Tremlett's bitter cider sent delicious shivers through me last weekend. All mass produced cider is ******** by comparison.

http://www.sheppyscider.com/ciders.php

[Dark Sotonic Mills]

and anyone who insists on calling pear cider "Perry" is far too pretentious for their own good ;)

HTH

Boggy old girl, it has been known as Perry for centuries, it is only in the last couple of years that it has been marketed as "Pear Cider" for the plebs and kids who don't know any better.

[The Tango Man]

Cornish Rattler..just does what the evil brew is supposed to do..deadly on draught, not sure how far up country this deadly brew has gone, but worth a pint or two if you can find it.

[saint boggy]

Boggy old girl, it has been known as Perry for centuries, it is only in the last couple of years that it has been marketed as "Pear Cider" for the plebs and kids who don't know any better.
Now make up your mind DSM, i can't be an 'old girl' and a 'kid' at the same time....:lol:

[Dark Sotonic Mills]

Now make up your mind DSM, i can't be an 'old girl' and a 'kid' at the same time....:lol:

I was trying not to cast aspersions on you, lumping you in with the kids. I assumed from your pictures that you were past the impressionable years and were able to make decisions in your own right.:D:D:D

[saint boggy]

I was trying not to cast aspersions on you, lumping you in with the kids. I assumed from your pictures that you were past the impressionable years and were able to make decisions in your own right.:D:D:D
unfortunately, yes i am and fortunately, yes i can!! :D

(and i still think that calling it Perry sounds pretentious!) :yawinkle:

[saint francis]

http://www.sheppyscider.com/uploaded_product_images/e_7.jpg

I bought a bottle of this from Tesco today. I know you shouldn't really judge a book by its cover but a goldfinch is a goldfinch.

I'll let you know what it tastes like.

[saint francis]

Dry but a bit bland.

[harvey]

Dry but a bit bland.

Can't say that I've ever heard of that one. I assume that says 7% vol on the bottom right hand corner, my eyes ain't what they used to be :(

[harvey]

I tried 'Thatchers Old Rascal' this evening, it was ok but I won't bother again :neutral:

[Tac-tics]

Kopperberg is the shizz, especially its mixed berry flavour

[saint boggy]

Kopperberg is the shizz, especially its mixed berry flavour

as i'm not 18 or under, i have no idea if that is good or bad, sorry :D

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk54/boggysfc/Midnight-Special-1.jpg
i bought a bottle of Mr Whitehead's Midnight Special Perry (note i'm using the word 'perry').
i thought i'd give it a go, seeing as it is locally produced (Alton)
am sad to say that it was bloody awful....:(

why do they make pear cider that DOESN'T taste like pears??????:mad:

will be sticking to me St Helier, methinks :D

[Scudamore]

Stayed in the other week and decided to have a couple of bottles of cider for a change...

The Henney's was alright...but Kopperberg was f::cking grim...i've eaten sugar that wasn't that sweet...

[saint boggy]

Stayed in the other week and decided to have a couple of bottles of cider for a change...

The Henney's was alright...but Kopperberg was f::cking grim...i've eaten sugar that wasn't that sweet...
tis very sweet, i admit.............but i have a sweet tooth, so that doesn't actually bother me :)

[Rusaldo]

anyone know if they sell cider in germany?
im off to berlin in a week and would love one of those huge glasses witht he handles (you know the ones) filled with cider

[Calvin]

Gosh! I've not drank cider for months.
Will have to buy some cider soon. I miss the drink!

[tombletomble]

Woohoo.

I have just found out that I am going to be getting a very large quantity of free (apart from a days work) cider.


Me and a small group of friends are going to a farm next Sunday where we will picking as many apples as we like from thr orchard then using the farmers mill/press to produce the juice. The farmer has said that we just need to give him half the juice that we make. He has said that we can take as like. To give us an idea of the size of his orchard he said that last year he sold over 20 tons of apples to Thatchers.

He is also willing to sell us some of his left over stuff from a couple of years ago at very competitive prices.

Happy days

[LVSaint]

I have a bottle of Aspall's (thanks to the recommendations from this thread) and a bottle of Katy in my fridge that my folks have just brought over. I may need to crack at least one of them open tonight and have the other as a celebratory gulp after we beat Bristol City on TV tomorrow.

[harvey]

I have a bottle of Aspall's (thanks to the recommendations from this thread) and a bottle of Katy in my fridge that my folks have just brought over. I may need to crack at least one of them open tonight and have the other as a celebratory gulp after we beat Bristol City on TV tomorrow.

I think you will enjoy the Aspalls, a really nice drink.
Had some French stuff last week (can't remember what it was called), it was not to my taste at all :(.

[saint boggy]

had a taste of Stowford Press the other night.........twas a bit strong for my liking (mind you, i was half-cut by the time i was bought it,so didn't really fancy it that much,tbh)
much prefer Pear Cider, it's a bit easier on the tastebuds (well, from a girlies perspective,anyway)

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

Henry Westons cider is very strong and very nice too. But I agree StB, Pear cider is the future!

[saint_stevo]

Pear Cider tastes like arse

Henry Westons is nice, although once got bladdered on it in Hamble and tried to order 'that Fred Wests cider'. Did not go down well

[saint boggy]

have just had 2 bottles of st heller and a bottle of gaynmers.........no comparson,IMO!!
ST H is far superior!!!
im a bit drunk,i have to say!!:partyman:
off to bed now..........night all!!!

[red&white4life]

I have a bottle of Aspall's (thanks to the recommendations from this thread) and a bottle of Katy in my fridge that my folks have just brought over. I may need to crack at least one of them open tonight and have the other as a celebratory gulp after we beat Bristol City on TV tomorrow.

LV have you not tried Hornsbys? They do "Hard apple" and "Draft" i believe, both around 5% ABV.
As for the ultimate cider, the award goes to "K". Black can red "K", and at 8.4% ABV it gets the job done. Tescos is about the only place you can buy it.
I also love Aspals.
But "K" wins hands down IMHO with Merrydown Gold a close second.

Col.

[LVSaint]

LV have you not tried Hornsbys? They do "Hard apple" and "Draft" i believe, both around 5% ABV.
As for the ultimate cider, the award goes to "K". Black can red "K", and at 8.4% ABV it gets the job done. Tescos is about the only place you can buy it.
I also love Aspals.
But "K" wins hands down IMHO with Merrydown Gold a close second.

Col.

I have a bottle of Hornsbys in the fridge...it's been there for over a year....
It doesn't work for me I'm afraid.

Luckily I do have an offy a few blocks away who stock Magners, which is good enough for me!

Used to drink K a lot in my youth, haven't drunk it since then though. It certainly got the job done though.

The Aspall's was very tasty and strong...but now I have none. :mad:

[red&white4life]

I have a bottle of Hornsbys in the fridge...it's been there for over a year....
It doesn't work for me I'm afraid.

Luckily I do have an offy a few blocks away who stock Magners, which is good enough for me!

Used to drink K a lot in my youth, haven't drunk it since then though. It certainly got the job done though.

The Aspall's was very tasty and strong...but now I have none. :mad:

I tend to mix the 2 Hornsbys as i find it tastes better. Untill this year you could still get K on the west coast from a store chain called Publix. They have now gone over to Magners and Strongbow with a few Woodpecker on the shelf as well. I have also brought Dry Blackthorn from Trader Joes.

Col.

[AndyNorthernSaints]

I've noticed recently at away games that alot of clubs sell cider on match days these days which is a nice change from Carling or smooth bitter.

[Ekelund24]

Addlestones is a rather lovely cider. And I had one down in Cornwall recently called Rattler which was fantastic but I don't know if it's available anywhere else. I haven't seen it available in Sheffield anyway!


I think bottles of Cornish Rattler are available in Morrisons, but not sure if it is all over the country!!

[harvey]

I've noticed recently at away games that alot of clubs sell cider on match days these days which is a nice change from Carling or smooth bitter.

I don't see why any club, including SFC, shouldn't stock cider on a match day if there is a strong enough demand for it. It's not the preserve of **** heads now is it ? it's a very popular social drink ;)

[St Steve]

Well I've not long finished off my bottle of Aspalls Suffolk Cyder and it was bloody lovely, and that's coming from someone who's a non cider drinker.
I had a bottle of 1664 afterwards and there's no comparison, I think I may get more aquainted with Aspalls in the future..........nice one :smt033
I might try Westons next week :-k

Im glad you liked it.

[harvey]

Im glad you liked it.

Thanks for the recomendation (sp) St Steve :smt023

[saint boggy]

I don't see why any club, including SFC, shouldn't stock cider on a match day if there is a strong enough demand for it. It's not the preserve of **** heads now is it ? it's a very popular social drink ;)
erm.......they do :D

they sell bottles of Magners and they used to (not 100% sure if they STILL do) sell it draught.....

HTH............;)

[harvey]

erm.......they do :D

they sell bottles of Magners and they used to (not 100% sure if they STILL do) sell it draught.....

HTH............;)

Well I've never seen it promoted..............another dark day for SFC (joke :axe:)

[saint boggy]

Well I've never seen it promoted..............another dark day for SFC (joke :axe:)
that's not the only thing that you won't see promoted this season!!!:smt042

[harvey]

that's not the only thing that you won't see promoted this season!!!:smt042

Tbh I've never seen anyone drinking cider at SMS, I've seen someone ask for red wine :vom:............at football =;

[saint boggy]

Tbh I've never seen anyone drinking cider at SMS, I've seen someone ask for red wine :vom:............at football =;
oh, i dare say that you have, you just haven't noticed it probably ! :smt031

[Deppo]

Tbf the selection of alcohol on offer at SMS is so poor,I'm glad I take a hip flask filled with turps in with me.

[LVSaint]

I tend to mix the 2 Hornsbys as i find it tastes better. Untill this year you could still get K on the west coast from a store chain called Publix. They have now gone over to Magners and Strongbow with a few Woodpecker on the shelf as well. I have also brought Dry Blackthorn from Trader Joes.

Col.

I noticed they had started stocking it. Did you ever try Trader's own cider? Wasn't bad till I found a source of Magners.

[red&white4life]

I noticed they had started stocking it. Did you ever try Trader's own cider? Wasn't bad till I found a source of Magners.

No, never even saw their own brand, i will be sure to check it out when i am in LV in April.
As a point of interest, where can you get Magners in LV? We tend to do all our shopping at Vons or Wal-Mart (i know Wal-Mart is crap but she likes it ;o) ).

Col.

[Dog]

I am just in the process of making my own cider.

Cartons of pure apple juice & brewers sugar = perfect cider.

[red&white4life]

I am just in the process of making my own cider.

Cartons of pure apple juice & brewers sugar = perfect cider.

Does that work then?

Col.

[LVSaint]

No, never even saw their own brand, i will be sure to check it out when i am in LV in April.
As a point of interest, where can you get Magners in LV? We tend to do all our shopping at Vons or Wal-Mart (i know Wal-Mart is crap but she likes it ;o) ).

Col.

It's an independent liquor/wine store in the south of town towards Anthem. I found it by just calling a bunch of stores in the area and as I was about to give up, got lucky!

WalMart is very useful, just know the right time to go to avoid the masses. :cool: Target is better though.

[Dog]

Does that work then?

Col.



Yes, it's bloody good too. Makes you turn worzel.

[red&white4life]

Yes, it's bloody good too. Makes you turn worzel.

What ratio do you mix the sugar and juice and for how long?

Col.

[red&white4life]

It's an independent liquor/wine store in the south of town towards Anthem. I found it by just calling a bunch of stores in the area and as I was about to give up, got lucky!

WalMart is very useful, just know the right time to go to avoid the masses. :cool: Target is better though.

Is Target a supermarket chain LV?
I will put it in my satnav when we are in LV next April and check it out, failing that Vons usually manages to keep me in cider.
The best chain for cider on the East coast is Publix, you actually get a choice of 5 or 6 there.

Col.

[Dog]

What ratio do you mix the sugar and juice and for how long?

Col.

Depends how strong you like it?

[red&white4life]

Depends how strong you like it?

Well i usually drink K which is 8.4 so i like it fairly strong.

Col.

[LVSaint]

Is Target a supermarket chain LV?
I will put it in my satnav when we are in LV next April and check it out, failing that Vons usually manages to keep me in cider.
The best chain for cider on the East coast is Publix, you actually get a choice of 5 or 6 there.

Col.

Target stores are nicer versions of Walmart basically. Prices maybe not quite as good for some things but it's much more pleasant.

[red&white4life]

Target stores are nicer versions of Walmart basically. Prices maybe not quite as good for some things but it's much more pleasant.

Will check one out in April, cheers LV.

Col.

[Dog]

5 litre of supermarket apple juice
packet of ale yeast
200g sugar

Sling 4 litres of apple juice in the 5 litre demijohn, put 1/2 litre into a saucepan and dissolve the sugar in it before adding this to the 4 litres already in the demijohn. Shake the hell out of it, wait to cool and add yeast, shake the hell out of it and let it go about it's fine work. Once it starts to clear add the remaining 1/2 litre juice and siphon into 500ml glass bottles, leave a week in the warm and then down in the cold.

[red&white4life]

5 litre of supermarket apple juice
packet of ale yeast
200g sugar

Sling 4 litres of apple juice in the 5 litre demijohn, put 1/2 litre into a saucepan and dissolve the sugar in it before adding this to the 4 litres already in the demijohn. Shake the hell out of it, wait to cool and add yeast, shake the hell out of it and let it go about it's fine work. Once it starts to clear add the remaining 1/2 litre juice and siphon into 500ml glass bottles, leave a week in the warm and then down in the cold.

Cheers, will give it a go.

Col.

[tombletomble]

I've just been to a near by farm and bought about 25 gallons of cider for £50. A deal that I am very pleased with. Just a shame it's not all mine and I have to give most of it away.

[Baj]

bought a bottle of Aspalls before getting the flu and then sinus infection, been on antibiotics for 2 weeks, stopped yesterday. Bottle has been in fridge for 2 weeks, time to crack it open...

[Baj]

yuk. too dry, are there other versions?

[harvey]

yuk. too dry, are there other versions?

:shock: Blimey 7 whole minutes.............you gave that a chance then.
They do an organic one and one with a dash of blackberry/currant liquor (not sure which).

[Baj]

:shock: Blimey 7 whole minutes.............you gave that a chance then.
They do an organic one and one with a dash of blackberry/currant liquor (not sure which).
My taste buds work considerably quicker than 7 minutes.

[saint_stevo]

been catching up with my mate Bow all afternoon. He is very fruity, and on offer in Co-Op

[J Bizzle]

spend many an evening down the apple in brizzle before a night on the lash.

[La BoIS Saint]

Apart from a very few pubs the only place to get decent cider or perry is at a beer festival. Maybe at the odd farmers' market (Mr Whiteheads) or farm if you are in the West Country.

It's weird that a mass produced over marketed fizzy fruit juice like Magners has actually sparked an interest in the traditional drink. Always sells out at festivals.

[Dog]

Went to Westons Cider Factory in Much Marcle last weekend, did you know Fred Wests' family home is only 1/4 mile away from the factory, the home where he cut off his 1st wife's & childs head and buried her in the garden. Also he admitted to 20 other victims which were never found, all buried around the orchards of Weston's. So don't be too surprised if one day you get a bit of head on your scrumpy.

[Rorski]

St Helier for me

[Window Cleaner]

Rich's Farmhouse Cider is the best that I've ever had,doubt if you can get it around Southampton though.

[buctootim]

You should go here if you are ever in Sussex. Dozens of ciders and perrys. You pick up a little tasting glass on the way in and can try as many as you like before buying (dont even have to ask, just open the tap).
http://www.middlefarm.com/cider-and-perry.html

[Saintandy666]

Old Rosie.

[Dog]

Old Rosie.

6 pints of flat Old Rosie and I hit the deck playing darts.

[Saintandy666]

6 pints of flat Old Rosie and I hit the deck playing darts.

I doubt I'd even get to 6 pints of Old Rosie, so I guess that's an achievement in itself! I love my scrumpy's though.

[Dog]

Savanna Dry made in South Africa ;-) sold in Morrissons it's bloody gorgeous, on it now. Gercha

[dubai_phil]

Savanna Dry made in South Africa ;-) sold in Morrissons it's bloody gorgeous, on it now. Gercha

Had that here for ages Stay off the Light version though, it's awful :)

3 Boxes of Wyld Wood Organic "smuggled" back here after my last trip - all 9 litres waiting for the Promotion Party

[Minty]

Wyld Wood (formerly Westons Organic) is far and away my favourite nowadays.

[Jonnyboy]

I bought a can of Black Sheep Ale last weekend at Bitterne triangle offy. Started pouring only to find cider inside! That's never happened before with any drink.

I contacted the brewery and they are concerned enough to request I post the can ASAP, not least because they normally only retail at Tesco.
I drank the cider anyway! No ill effects so far.

[scotty]

Went to Westons Cider Factory in Much Marcle last weekend, did you know Fred Wests' family home is only 1/4 mile away from the factory, the home where he cut off his 1st wife's & childs head and buried her in the garden. Also he admitted to 20 other victims which were never found, all buried around the orchards of Weston's. So don't be too surprised if one day you get a bit of head on your scrumpy.

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