The Best Cider Thread

ThePrettyDamned

Flink_Poyd said:

Dragging this up from the depths of TFB's database but it's nearing summer. 
 Anyway I rarely used to drink at home, just didn't bother for years unless the wifey forced me to. I've had a lot of time off work over the last month while the wife's been away and felt a bit thirsty one warm day. 3 Thatchers or Westons fora fiver, why not? By God it was a revelation. I'll try one of each I thought Thatchers Gold, Vintage and Katy, not noticing the last 2 are over 8%. Woke up next morning, no headache. Yay! (I get a stinking hangover from a pint sometimes, hangover roulette) let's repeat the experiment with Westons in case it was a fluke, same result.

 So am now in month 2 of the experiment and I have concluded that drinking at home is now OK and cider is the tool of choice. 

 I fancy trying a few "boutique" ciders along the vein of Thatchers or Westons.
 Any recommendations?

Where are you based? You might find some local brews  

starwarsnosebleed

Thatchers gold, aspalls and stowford press are nice and dont give me heartburn.

Flink_Poyd

ThePrettyDamned said:

Flink_Poyd said:

Dragging this up from the depths of TFB's database but it's nearing summer. 
 Anyway I rarely used to drink at home, just didn't bother for years unless the wifey forced me to. I've had a lot of time off work over the last month while the wife's been away and felt a bit thirsty one warm day. 3 Thatchers or Westons fora fiver, why not? By God it was a revelation. I'll try one of each I thought Thatchers Gold, Vintage and Katy, not noticing the last 2 are over 8%. Woke up next morning, no headache. Yay! (I get a stinking hangover from a pint sometimes, hangover roulette) let's repeat the experiment with Westons in case it was a fluke, same result.

 So am now in month 2 of the experiment and I have concluded that drinking at home is now OK and cider is the tool of choice. 

 I fancy trying a few "boutique" ciders along the vein of Thatchers or Westons.
 Any recommendations?

Where are you based? You might find some local brews  

Deepest darkest Mordor (Leicestershire/Derbyshire border)

I may well pop down to this 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leicestershire-sausage-cider-music-festival-2017-tickets-26516318021

Christophe

Flink_Poyd said:

Dragging this up from the depths of TFB's database but it's nearing summer. 
 Anyway I rarely used to drink at home, just didn't bother for years unless the wifey forced me to. I've had a lot of time off work over the last month while the wife's been away and felt a bit thirsty one warm day. 3 Thatchers or Westons fora fiver, why not? By God it was a revelation. I'll try one of each I thought Thatchers Gold, Vintage and Katy, not noticing the last 2 are over 8%. Woke up next morning, no headache. Yay! (I get a stinking hangover from a pint sometimes, hangover roulette) let's repeat the experiment with Westons in case it was a fluke, same result.

 So am now in month 2 of the experiment and I have concluded that drinking at home is now OK and cider is the tool of choice. 

 I fancy trying a few "boutique" ciders along the vein of Thatchers or Westons.
 Any recommendations?

Thatchers Old Rascal and Westerns Vintage hit the spot

Flink_Poyd

Turns out theres a few near me

@ThePrettyDamned ;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cider_and_perry_producers_in_the_United_Kingdom

Might just work through the list

WezV

we were trialling this last year



not sure what happened with it, but i still have quite a bit in my fridge.   Its really quite  nice, not overly sweet and sickly like you might expect from a pineapple cider

57Deluxe

My neighbours kept on insisting bringing back this scrumpy in a plastic car screenwash style bottle with a Bull on a yellow label from Minehead and it tasted like piss from said bull that had a urinary infection... Absolutely disgusting. Would burn holes on any surface...

So plenty of ppl taking said piss by virtue of it labelled 'scrumpy'

Dave_Vader

I'm in Devon, Winkleigh Cider (used to be Inches, now Sams) is still the best, and 5 minutes up the road from me.

http://www.winkleighcider.co.uk/

Closely followed by Sandford Orchards in Crediton

http://www.sandfordorchards.co.uk/

Though I do have a fondness/weakness for Orchard Pig as well.

Thank god it's friday, can go for a couple in an hour or so

Flink_Poyd

Ermmmmmm 

http://web.jackdaniels.com/UK/Tennessee-Cider/?view=

Flink_Poyd

Tonight consists of 

capo4th

I find with cider it's best to have about 6 varieties on tap and mix things up savour those apples 

Flink_Poyd

Flink_Poyd

Not a fan of Old Rosie

ThePrettyDamned

Thatchers does another scrumpy called, er, scrumpy.  

I prefer it to old rosie. But old rosie is nice too. 

Nitefly

I can't be doing with cider.  

I had a MAJOR episode of getting completely rat-arsed on it when I was 17 (including, but not limited to, throwing up all over my best mate's head, missing the last bus, and having to walk 8 miles home), and I can't even stand next to somebody else drinking it nowadays.

Beer is the answer.

Flink_Poyd

Nitefly said:

I can't be doing with cider.  

I had a MAJOR episode of getting completely rat-arsed on it when I was 17 (including, but not limited to, throwing up all over my best mate's head, missing the last bus, and having to walk 8 miles home), and I can't even stand next to somebody else drinking it nowadays.

Beer is the answer.

I had the same early teen experience with Southern Comfort, first time properly drunk, crawled up the drive to home (yes crawled not walked) dad dragged me through the house to my room and I woke up to a very bad hangover and sore knees. 
That experience is so strongly ingrained into my memory and sense of smell that I still gag if I smell Southern Comfort. 
 Old Rosie gives me a headache so I'll stick to the fizzy clear stuff 

Tone71

Thatchers gold for me, love it.

The Weston`s "party pack" box is really nice and hits the spot if you can work your way through it in one sitting:

http://www.westons-cider.co.uk/shop/cider-selections/_product/17/cider-makers-choice/ ;

Flink_Poyd

not so much fizz but very smooth 

Strangefan

I cant believe 3 pages in and NO-ONES mentioned frosty Jack yet!, you guys have no taste. 

RobDavies

ThtFlink_Poyd said:

not so much fizz but very smooth 

That's four bottles of circa 7% cider now...... Not sure I'd be able to walk, let alone play shooters on the PC, after that.