The Best Cider Thread

Ianpdq

Went down to Cornwall for the weekend and tried a Pear Cider called Rattler it's lush any other recommendations?

monquixote

Aspels is the ultimate cider. 

maltingsaudio

Roger Wilkins and Neil Worleys

bertie

Ianpdq said:

Went down to Cornwall for the weekend and tried a Pear Cider called Rattler it's lush any other recommendations?

remind me what county you live in again....... ??..................

Draught

Thatchers  FTW  

Addlestones  is pretty fair too

Bottled

Sandford

Perry's

chillidoggy

Scrumpy, in a plastic gallon container at Reading Festival in 1978. Complete with wasps, toenails, and assorted other pieces of shite. I don’t remember that Friday at all, which was good because I hated punk rock.

Ianpdq

bertie said:

Ianpdq said:

Went down to Cornwall for the weekend and tried a Pear Cider called Rattler it's lush any other recommendations?

remind me what county you live in again....... ??..................

What you on about Bertie ? 

VimFuego

had a few good ciders from local suppliers (including my own, should be a good year this year) but the best I had was actually a guy from Norfolk (Attleborough I think), can't remember his name, but he does the country shows in the East and is instantly recognisable.

Phil_aka_Pip

monquixote said:

Aspal is the ultimate cider. 

spelling correction, but otherwise seconded. I like the "Draught" even when it comes in bottles. Recently I discovered their "Imperial" cider, its a lot darker in colour, slightly less fizzy, a bit gloopier in viscosity, and at 6.5% one hell of a lot stronger. And I loves it

chrisj1602

I used to work in an award winning cider pub.  The favourite maker amongst the drinkers and staff alike was Biddenden....

http://www.biddendenvineyards.com/category/ciders/

If we got a barrel of this on it would go in a few hours, easily.

Another good one was this  http://www.gwyntcider.com/gyd/

Col_Decker

Ummm strong cider tastes of impending sick.

EricTheWeary

I have very fond memories of drinking cider in Brittany, where it is bottled like champagne. You need some sunny weather and some stinky cheese along with it though.

holnrew

Hecks

bertie

Ianpdq said:

What you on about Bertie ? 

do you, or do you not hail from Zummerzet ?  and then you go to the dregs of the west country to drink cider, passing through the second best zyder producer on the way..................and then ask for recommendations.

Rattler is the stuff of nightclub goers and hip festival types who know no better

Wicker man  for you

RocknRollDave

Regular apple Rattler for me. So much so I brought a case of it home from St Ives a couple of weeks back!

RobDavies

I'm no expert but Weston's Organic has always struck me as very pleasant.  I did lose control of my legs for a while after drinking four or five bottles though - having not realised that it's about 8%.

bertie

RobDavies said:

I'm no expert but Weston's Organic has always struck me as very pleasant.  I did lose control of my legs for a while after drinking four or five bottles though - having not realised that it's about 8%.

similar story,  mrs bert bought be a bottle or two a couple of years back........no idea what it was (the strength)  was out doing some gardening on warm saturday....... came back in to watch a rugby tour game..........poured me self a nice cider..........downed it in about 10 mintutes..........went to get another, couldnt hardly get out the chair  

VimFuego

that's the issue with cider, it's very easy to drink. I generally can't drink more than 6 pints of ale without being full up, however I can drink a lot more cider, until I have to stand up...

holnrew

Cider irritates my stomach, so a int is hard to get down

Ianpdq

bertie said:

Ianpdq said:

What you on about Bertie ? 

do you, or do you not hail from Zummerzet ?  and then you go to the dregs of the west country to drink cider, passing through the second best zyder producer on the way..................and then ask for recommendations.

Rattler is the stuff of nightclub goers and hip festival types who know no better

Wicker man  for you

If you read I was asking for recommendations on PEAR cider Zummerzet is well known for Scrumpy and I do know all about that arrrr

DavidRees

David likes cider ... but nice bottled stuff not the 'industrial' served in too many places

 

maltingsaudio

If you read I was asking for recommendations on PEAR cider Zummerzet is well known for Scrumpy and I do know all about that arrrr

Pear cider isn't cider cider is made from Apples! With that as I'm gig less tonight so  off to the pub for a few pints of Addlestones and maybe a game of skittles