Archive for July, 2011
July 29, 2011 · Filed under Cider/Perry Reviews · Tagged Herefordshire Perry, Medium Perry, Perry Review
Vital Stats:
Producer: Ross-On-Wye
Perry Name: Farmhouse Perry
Region: Herefordshire
ABV: 7%
Taste: Medium
Served: Pint at room temperature
Smell: Pear
Colour: Dull light straw/Yellow
Clarity: Slightly cloudy
Carbonation: Still
Review:
My final drink at the festival had to end with being a perry. I got the cider shop guys to line me up the 3 perries on offer at the time and I’d go for my favourite. The perries of choice were Newtons Perry, Olivers Perry and Ross-On-Wye Farmhouse Perry. It was a really tight call, as all 3 were delightful in their own ways, but in the end I opted for the Ross-On-Wye Farmhouse Perry.
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July 29, 2011 · Filed under Events · Tagged Bristol, Cider, Cider Festival, Penny Farthing, Perry
Address: The Penny Farthing, 115 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2PB (Website)
Entry Price/Session times:
July 28, 2011 · Filed under Events · Tagged Bishopston Supper Club, Bristol, Bristol Cider Shop, Cider, Perry
Hosted by: Bishopston Supper Club with Bristol Cider Shop (Website)
Entry Price/Session times:
Fri 19th August: 7:30pm arrival (£40*)
Sat 20th August: 7:30pm arrival (£40*)
* = £10 deposit to be paid in advance to Bristol Cider Shop and the remaining £30 to be paid on the night.
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July 27, 2011 · Filed under Cider/Perry Reviews · Tagged Bristol Cider, Cider Review, Dry, Dry Cider, Totterdown Press
Vital Stats:
Producer: Totterdown Press
Cider Name: Dry
Region: Bristol
ABV: 7%
Taste: Dry
Served: Pint at room temperature
Smell: Apple/Ethanol
Colour: Dull amber/orange
Clarity: Slightly cloudy
Carbonation: Still
Review:
The small surprise at the Bristol Cider Shop Cider Festival was the guest appearance of the Totterdown Press Dry Cider. I had previously heard of this cider when I was reading the book “The Naked Guide To Cider”, which I got last year on trying to expand my knowledge of cider. This cider was one of its first commercial batches, so it was exciting to try something, which most had not tried before.
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July 26, 2011 · Filed under Event Reviews · Tagged Broadoak, Broadoak Bristol Port, Broadoak Draught (Dry), Broadoak Draught (Medium), Broadoak Kingston Black, Broadoak Moonshine, Broadoak Old Bristolian, Broadoak Perry, Cider, Events Review, Perry, Royal Oak, Thatchers, Thatchers Cheddar Valley, Thatchers Traditional
Address: The Royal Oak, 385 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8TN
Date: 22nd-23rd July 2011
Date Visted: 23rd July
Review:
Having heard great things from friends who visited the festival last year, I then made it my mission to visit it this year. The festival is all about the pork, music and most importantly the cider. How can you not like a festival that has all that goodness involved?
The festival started on the Friday night, which was free entrance and their ‘warm up’ session, but I opted for the Saturday session. This was mainly due to having prior commitments on the Friday, but I was also gambling on having a cider festival in the sun, rather than a low key one on the Friday! Luckily it did not disappoint and the sun was out for all to see and it was a beautiful day.
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