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May 2011 Events

April 29, 2011 · Filed under Events · Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

27th April-1st May – 17th Reading CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival – King’s Meadow, Reading, RG1 8BN (Review)

28th April-1st May – Great Yarmouth Beer & Cider Festival – The Courtyard, Main Cross Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3NZ

29th April-2nd May – Swan and Rushes (Leicester) Cider & Cheese Festival – Swan & Rushes, 19 Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WR

1st May – Cider with Sophie @ The Albion (Bristol) – The Albion, Boyces Avenue, Clifton Village, Bristol, BS8 4AA

4th May – Cider Tasting/Launch Evening With Mates Cider @ The Rummer – The Rummer Hotel, All Saints Lane, Bristol, BS1 1JH (Review)

13th-14th May – Rail Ale and Cider Festival – Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre, Campbell Drive, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2PR

14th-15th May – Gower Heritage Centre Welsh Cheese & Cider Festival – Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Gower, Swansea, SA3 2EH

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2nd-4th June – Southampton CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival Preview

April 27, 2011 · Filed under Events · Tagged , , , ,

Address: Southampton Guildhall, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 7LP (Website)

Entry Price/Session times:

Thu 2nd June: 6:30pm-11pm (£4)
Fri 3rd June: 11:30am-4pm (FREE*) & 6:30pm-11pm (£8)
Sat 4th June: 11:30am-4pm (£6) & 6:30pm-11pm (£7)

* = Commemorative pint or half-pint glass included in price except Friday Lunchtime where there is a £3 deposit

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Wilkins Dry Cider Review

April 26, 2011 · Filed under Cider/Perry Reviews · Tagged , , ,

Vital Stats:

Producer: Wilkins
Cider Name: Dry
Region: Somerset
ABV: 6%
Taste: Dry
Served: Pint at room temperature
Smell: Apple
Colour: Dull golden
Clarity: Cloudy
Carbonation: Still

Review:

For anyone who knows real cider, they will have heard of Wilkins. Roger Wilkins has been making cider since he was a kid, taking over the family business from his grandfather in 1969. The cider is made at his family farm in Mudgley and he insists on only using natural cider apples and no added sugar or water. That’s how cider should be made in my opinion.

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The Orchard Inn (Bristol) Review

April 26, 2011 · Filed under Bristol, City Centre, Hotwells, Pub Reviews, Southville · Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Address: The Orchard Inn, 12 Hanover Place, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 6XT

Draught

Ben Crossmans (Dry)
Countryman (Sweet)
Gwynt y Ddraig Happy Daze
Hecks Perry
Moles Black Rat
Parson’s Choice (Dry)
Richs Farmhouse (Sweet/Medium/Dry)
Richs Legbender
Severncider (Medium/Dry)
Severncider Perry (Dry)
Thatchers Cheddar Valley
Thatchers Gold
Thatchers Traditional
Ticknum Tipple
Westcroft Janets Jungle Juice (Medium/Dry)
Wilkins (Sweet/Medium/Dry)

Past Draught Ciders/Perries

Bath Ales Bounders
Cornish Orchards Perry (Medium)
Norton Wood Dry
Tricky Cider (Sweet/Medium/Dry)

Bottles

Thatchers Katy

Review

When my friend recently brought up The Orchard in conversation, I just had to go down and see it again. It’s a little like an old friend for me, that isn’t quite local enough I can easily walk to visit, but I feel guilty I don’t see enough of because they are so close. Luckily as my other half is a perennial taxi user, it wasn’t to be the usual long journey to the other side of the river, but a nice short taxi ride.
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Westons Old Rosie Review

April 23, 2011 · Filed under Cider/Perry Reviews · Tagged , , , ,

Vital Stats:

Producer: Westons
Cider Name: Old Rosie
Region: Herefordshire
ABV: 7.3%
Taste: Medium/Dry
Served: Pint at room temperature
Smell: Apple
Colour: Dull straw
Clarity: Cloudy
Carbonation: Still

Review:

This is probably one of the only ciders I know that is named after a steam engine. I suppose it’s as good a thing as anything to name a cider after, especially as there is some damn right odd names out there. Old Rosie was probably the first cider that got me hooked. Back then I didn’t realise how good cider could possibly be, especially as I was used to the likes of Strongbow and Blackthorn. I had a drink of this and well the rest is history as they say.

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