Cider Mike

Judge gets Scottish cider verdict wb.camra.org.uk/2025/07/25/j...

#cpoty #ciderpub #jollyjudge #realciders #edinburgh

👀 Dark marmalade+a reddish hue
👃 Really strong funk+earthy, cloves
👅 Bold tannins upfront which mellow to give rounded acidity for balance. Spicy+smokey flavours dominate w/green apple skin in the b/ground. Some residual sugar in the finish but coupled w/good astringency
10/10

A stressful day in the office can only mean one thing, cider o’clock! This is Townsend Farm’s Wild Ferment #3 made with 25% Dabinett from 2023 (Windfalls), 25% Gilly from 2021 and 50% Dabinett from 2024 which were all grown on the their farm in Herefordshire.

Incase you wondered, I got talking and then cider happened so who knows but… what I do know is that I had a Ross-on-Wye, a Haywood, a Temple ad 2x Oliver's including the Shazam and the Dabinett but I forgot if there was out else! Soz bout that!

Next up, #BraysCider Farmhouse Dry (6%) from #Taunton way. It’s not so dry IMHO. It actually tastes a little sweetened to me. Quite snooth and more of tangy than tannic.

Next up, #BraysCider Farmhouse Dry (6%) from Taunton way. It’s not so dry IMHO. It actually tastes a little sweetened to me. Quite snooth and more of tangy than tannic.

Stomach lined with a Spoons breakfast from Shakespeare’s Head, Holborn now to seek out some cider…. Hang on there’s a good ‘un right here! #DorsetNectar #Dabinett SV #realcider

Iford’s Cloudgazer for a cloudy day

Previously celebrated in both May + October, July is now #CAMRA’s #Cider + #Perry Month: “Now we can celebrate and support cider and perry makers’ drinks during their summertime peak, when we’re all keen to catch some rays and drink our pints in our local’s beer garden”

Sat in the sun with my five friends

I don’t even think I can call this a cider at 3.9%… it’s the kinda thing I’d have with my breakfast! Hogans Hazy Rays “session cider”

Landmark city pub shuts for good as landlord says ‘it’s too late for us’ Post Office Vaults in the city centre has delivered its final pint after facing a number of challenges in the past five years

This is terrible news! Always enjoyed a cider in @POVaults when I visited Brum 😥
“Landmark Birmingham pub shuts for good as landlord says ‘it’s too late for us’” www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

Great little boozer, but having to slum it with a #HenryWestons “Vintage” Cider in #Cottingham

#nowdrinking #OliversCider Traditional 6% at #ScaleandFeather Bar (also available is #Ross-on-WyeCider Smooth Sailing and two pretend ciders)

#nowdrinking Ross-on-Wye Somerset Redstreak SV 6.4% at The White Hart… didn’t fancy a Bloody Mary today!

Phew what a scorcher! Refreshment needed…. courtesy of Iford Cider (pronounced eye-fud, not if-ud)

Meet the maverick Fife producers transforming cider from regret-filled teenage tipple to 'the new Champagne' A handful of dedicated local companies are producing elegant versions of this oft-maligned drink.

Meet the maverick Fife producers transforming cider from regret-filled teenage tipple to ‘the new Champagne’ www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

#realcider #ukcider #drinkrealcider #realscottishcider #ciderinscotland #naughtoncider #fife

Cider is not the villain wb.camra.org.uk/2025/06/12/c...

#realcider #drinkrealcider #notfromconcentrate #ukcider

British pubs have their own set of rules. Here’s what you need to know | CNN They’re warm, cozy, friendly — sometimes a little edgy — and they’re everywhere. Pubs are a quintessential part of life in Britain, but customers need to know some important facts before visiting them...

“If your host starts pouring it from a cardboard box, don’t panic: It will taste far better than the sparkling cider coming from the taps” An American’s guide to British pubs 👉🏼 edition.cnn.com/travel/briti...

Snow Capped Cider Co.—The Woman Behind Colorado’s Rising Cider Star 303magazine.com/2025/05/snow...

#realcider #hardcider #uscider #cedaredge

New Forest cider-maker Barry Topp wins national award www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2522207...

#newforestcider #realcider #ukcider

#nowdrinking #Shacksbury Classic Dry #Cider
👀Slightly carb’d+a clear, light gold colour
👃Caramel+vanilla, perhaps a little mint? Very dessert-like.
👅Light+crisp at 1st with pleasant+well-balanced acid. Vanilla+cinnamon aftertaste which turns into browning apple flesh flavours

Happy World Cider Day!

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My local has these cider delights…

The Railway Arms in Alton is East Hants CAMRA's Pub of the Year www.altonherald.com/news/the-rai...

#hampshire #ciderpub #ukcider #cidernews #cpoty

Wirral's Lazy Landlord is CAMRA's Cider Pub of The Year 2025 www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2512444...

#cpoty #ukcider #camra #ciderpub

#nowdrinking #Ross-on-WyeCider Somerset Redstreak 6.4% #RealCider

Slip Inn receives honour as York CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2514907...

#york #cider #northyorks #ukcider

Next up, #NorthernMonk Refectory where they used to have a fridge full of AMAZING ciders. Alas, just one producer here now and that is everything #HogansCider at £6 a bottle. 🤔