CIDER

[Crazyfool01]

might interest some ...

 

[stuartbert two hats]

1 hour ago, crazyfool1 said:

might interest some ...

 

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If you have cider, then every damn thing in the bottle should come out of the cider apple.

Preach it brother!

[stuartbert two hats]

Just updated my signature.

[Crazyfool01]

7 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Just updated my signature.

So now isn’t the best time to ask if anyone’s tried the marshmallow brothers flavour ?  

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Just now, crazyfool1 said:

So now isn’t the best time to ask if anyone’s tried the marshmallow brothers flavour ?  

🤢🤮😡

[stuartbert two hats]

Although I did try some rhubarb flavoured cider last year and it was quite nice.

[Bisque]

I know it’s not ‘proper’ cider but does anyone drink Crofters cider sold in 2ltr bottle from Tesco?

 

[efcfanwirral]

Had my first cider in ages the other day - Thatchers Gold for the old nostalgic Glastonbury taste. Much preferred it to Mallets - did anyone ever hear what happened with the contract? I'm sure I read that Thatchers had a contract through to the early 2020s but suddenly Mallets replaced last year

[Bisque]

6 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

I'm sure I read that Thatchers had a contract through to the early 2020s but suddenly Mallets replaced last year

That’s a shame, I’m not particularly a fan of Mallets & I missed out on tickets last year. Somehow this passed me by.

[CaledonianGonzo]

On 4/29/2020 at 10:51 AM, Johnnyseven said:

I'm sure this stuff is good but the Burrow Hill and Hecks cider is fair bit cheaper for 20 litres.

https://www.somersetciderbrandy.com/shop

Note we cannot send draft cider to Scotland

[Padgey]

10 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

Had my first cider in ages the other day - Thatchers Gold for the old nostalgic Glastonbury taste. Much preferred it to Mallets - did anyone ever hear what happened with the contract? I'm sure I read that Thatchers had a contract through to the early 2020s but suddenly Mallets replaced last year

I had a delivery of Thatchers Rascal, Green Goblin and Vintage the other week, as well as a box of Big Apple from Mrs P for my birthday.  Rascal and Big Apple are faves of mine.

The festival definitely need to bring Thatchers back but I think the fact Mallets is made in Wells by Brothers the festival like to support local businesses.

Thatchers use to have a small stall between Pyramid and T'Other stage selling their craft ciders but that hasn't been there the last couple of years, this was how I got into Big Apple.

[Sasperella]

16 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Note we cannot send draft cider to Scotland

 

What??? Why? I hadn't noticed this and @Johnnyseven's post and the subsequent peek at the website had got me excited.

 

[jonnyisRFC]

2 hours ago, efcfanwirral said:

Had my first cider in ages the other day - Thatchers Gold for the old nostalgic Glastonbury taste. Much preferred it to Mallets - did anyone ever hear what happened with the contract? I'm sure I read that Thatchers had a contract through to the early 2020s but suddenly Mallets replaced last year

Didn’t hate Mallets last year but in my opinion, Thatchers is much much better. From a selfish point of view I hope the go back to thatchers soon! 

[Ayrshire Chris]

3 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Note we cannot send draft cider to Scotland

Doesn’t stop them sending that Buckfast pish up here by the tanker full 

[CaledonianGonzo]

You've got draft Buckie in Ayr?

[Ayrshire Chris]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

You've got draft Buckie in Ayr?

Seems there is a bottling plant up here, they would be cheaper just moving the monks and the fucking abbey up to somewhere like Coatbridge or Wishaw. 

[Hugh Jass]

It’s here!!!

 

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10 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

It’s here!!!

 

I'm very glad I was wrong!

[Cherry Tree]

6 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Note we cannot send draft cider to Scotland

I would imagine it does not comply with unit pricing. 20l @6% would have to be priced at £60.00

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45 minutes ago, Cherry Tree said:

I would imagine it does not comply with unit pricing. 20l @6% would have to be priced at £60.00

Guy's place from earlier will probably deliver.

[Cherry Tree]

Just a thought I would probably pay £60 for 20l, still only around £1.70 a pint

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I'm very glad I was wrong!

Me too. I’d forgotten how potent this stuff is.

It tastes perfect though, like being back in that field. Plan to order a shitload ahead of the last weekend in June...

[Bisque]

4 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Seems there is a bottling plant up here, they would be cheaper just moving the monks and the fucking abbey up to somewhere like Coatbridge or Wishaw. 

We went to Buckfast Abbey on a Geography field trip when I was at uni. I don’t remember much of the trip but it was a nice day out.

[Ayrshire Chris]

6 minutes ago, Bisque said:

We went to Buckfast Abbey on a Geography field trip when I was at uni. I don’t remember much of the trip but it was a nice day out.

Sounds good, thought a geography field trip would be more about glaciation, ox bow lakes, coastal erosion etc.  Mind you we used to take our chemistry classes to distilleries and hoover up the free miniatures, well the kids were not old enough to appreciate the finest malts . 

[Bisque]

6 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Sounds good, thought a geography field trip would be more about glaciation, ox bow lakes, coastal erosion etc.  Mind you we used to take our chemistry classes to distilleries and hoover up the free miniatures, well the kids were not old enough to appreciate the finest malts . 

I did a mix of human & physical Geography. We also went to Paignton Zoo & did a group project on ‘geographies of a zoo’.

My mates called me up to heckle me into going down the SU to watch a Chelsea Liverpool match, said I obviously couldn’t as I was busy working in the library... their response “all you do is colouring in”. I didn’t know they were all watching me through the window colouring & Pritt Sticking our display board.

I saw the second half.

edit: on a more cider related note I went to Plymouth Uni so Doom Bar & local scrumpy was £1 a pint.

Best field trip was a 24hour coach trip to Ireland. 150 Geography students on the lash. Anyone recognise the house???

Edited May 1, 2020 by Bisque