Address: Copper Face Jacks, Palace Hotel, Oxford St, Manchester, M60 7HA (Website)
Entry Price/Session times:
Fri 24th June: 12pm-10:30pm (£2)
Sat 25th June: 12pm-10:30pm (£2)
Concessions: CAMRA members enter for only £1
Archive for May, 2011
24th-25th June – 1st Greater Manchester CAMRA Cider & Perry Festival Preview
Virtual Orchard Hard Core Review
Vital Stats:
Producer: Virtual Orchard
Cider Name: Hard Core
Region: Buckinghamshire
ABV: 7%
Taste: Medium
Served: Chilled half-pint
Smell: Apple
Colour: Golden
Clarity: Clear
Carbonation: Still
Review:
Well what can I say about Virtual Orchard? They are probably the only cider/perry producer in Buckinghamshire and the current gold winner in the cider of the year championships, with their ‘Hard Core’ cider. Though, when I tried this cider, they were just another unknown cider producer and thus I didn’t just choose to drink it because it was a ‘winner’.
The Golden Guinea (Bristol) Review
Address: The Golden Guinea, 19 Guinea Street, Bristol, BS1 6SX
Draught
Blackbeard Cider
Kingstone Press
Westons Old Rosie
Bottles
Thatchers Gold (Can)
Thatchers Katy
Westons Organic
Review
With the latest ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film now on our screens featuring a Bristolian pirate, Blackbeard, what better way to celebrate this than to go to the pub that apparently Blackbeard drank in.
28th-29th May -1st Beckenham (Kent) CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival Preview
Address: Beckenham Rugby Club, Balmoral Ave, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD (Website)
Entry Price/Session times:
Sat 28th May: 11am-11pm (Free)
Sun 29th May: 11am-9pm or until drinks run out (Free)
Moores Perry Review
Vital Stats:
Producer: Moores
Perry Name: Perry
Region: Gloucestershire
ABV: 6%
Taste: Medium/Sweet
Served: Chilled half-pint
Smell: Fruity
Colour: Very light straw
Clarity: Cloudy
Carbonation: Still
Review:
As I was at a cider and perry festival, then it would be rude to not try perry whilst I was there! I can’t say I am the biggest perry fan, as cider is what i crave, but I do like perry once in a while to mix things up a bit. There wasn’t a huge choice to choose from, but of the ones I hadn’t had before, I opted for the Moores perry. I had never heard of Moores perry before, despite being localish to me (based in Gloucestershire), and I still don’t know too much about them now either as I can’t find anything on the internet about them. Does anyone have any more information on them?
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