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Old 03-11-2011, 17:41
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I had a bottle of Weston's Old Rosie last week. It's a kind of standard bearer in cider. There are a handful of better ciders but you can't really go wrong.
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Old 03-11-2011, 17:42
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Yes, Old Rosie is very nice. I had some Co-Op Tillington Hills last night which is another good one.
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Old 09-11-2011, 23:19
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Press 81 Pear Cider is lovely. Very smooth and fruity.

The bottle is good too, can be used for bottle skittles.
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Old 10-11-2011, 20:31
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Don't buy bottled or fizz

http://www.brimblecombescider.co.uk/home

Usually stop off on the way from work usually on a Friday

Their vintage is dryer than the middle og the Gobi Desert.

I have seen the trees seen the press seen the guy press the apples.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Old 02-12-2011, 19:50
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I tried Press 81 last night and was pleasantly surprised. I bought it thinking it was an alcopop type of cider but it was very nice tasting if a tad fizzy.
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Old 02-12-2011, 19:53
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The Bulmers berry and lime is lovely.
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Old 03-12-2011, 10:32
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I had some Welsh Cider called Taffy Apples whilst staying at Pontins recently. Pretty nice stuff but £3.25 a 500ml bottle in the camp shop. Mind you a can of Stella was £2 there !
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Old 11-01-2012, 20:21
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I just thought I would share my observation that Stella Cidre tastes MUCH better out of a can than a bottle.

Tesco have it at 4 cans for £3 at the mo.
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Old 11-01-2012, 20:32
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Rekorderlig. My favourite by far.

They have a few flavours, but the 'Apple' and the 'Strawberry and Lime' are amazing!
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Old 11-01-2012, 21:09
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Have any of you guys tried Hawksridge cider from Tesco?

It cost £1.48 for 2 litres but before you all start thinking it's some kind of pikey drink give it a try. It's like Strongbow but half the price.

It's nothing like those diamond white ciders, I think Hawksridge is 5% or something like that.
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Old 11-01-2012, 21:09
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Rekorderlig. My favourite by far.

They have a few flavours, but the 'Apple' and the 'Strawberry and Lime' are amazing!
I've tried it once. I think it was a winter berry or similar flavour.
It was nice. Better than the similar Kopparberg or Magners.
My mate got stung £4.50 for a bottle of it in Yates
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Old 29-05-2012, 16:02
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Just a heads up the Westons 3L vintage organic (Wyld wood) cider box is now rolled back to £5.19 at Asda.

It's a very tasty medium dry cider.

The 2L scrumpy keg is also rolled back to £4.09

Makes a change from Magners hiking up their prices..
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Old 29-05-2012, 17:17
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ASDA and Tesco seem to have stopped the deals on bottles of cider (3 for £5 etc.) but Morrisons are selling various bottles for £1.50 which is quite a good price compared to the others.
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Old 29-05-2012, 17:22
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I went into a local Spar shop last weekend and tried some of their "specially selected for Spar" cider at 75p a can. I thought it might be a bit rank but it wasn't too bad - similar to Strongbow. Same alcohol as Strongbow - 5.3%.

They also sell Super Strength cider @ 8.4% but I'll be damned if I was going to try that!
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Old 29-05-2012, 17:42
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ASDA and Tesco seem to have stopped the deals on bottles of cider (3 for £5 etc.) but Morrisons are selling various bottles for £1.50 which is quite a good price compared to the others.
I wouldn't touch Magners at current prices. Asda have it at £1.58 per bottle or 8 bottles for £11.97.

Too expensive for me.
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Old 29-05-2012, 18:07
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I wouldn't touch Magners at current prices. Asda have it at £1.58 per bottle or 8 bottles for £11.97.

Too expensive for me.
I don't like Magners or Bulmers personally.
Not sure if you would call them artisan brands but I meant bottles from Westons, Henneys, Aspall, Gaymers etc.
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Old 29-05-2012, 18:13
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I hate Bulmers but don't mind Magners. I've always thought Magners is a bit overpriced for what it is, it's like they're trying to be posh by charging 2 quid for one bottle but in reality they're no better than Strongbow or any other of the half decent cheaper brands.
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Old 08-06-2012, 01:42
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Have any of you guys tried Hawksridge cider from Tesco?

It cost £1.48 for 2 litres but before you all start thinking it's some kind of pikey drink give it a try. It's like Strongbow but half the price.

It's nothing like those diamond white ciders, I think Hawksridge is 5% or something like that.
It must have been from Asda as only they sell it. It's Asda smartprice cider rebadged and now price hiked up to £2. Tastes like weak piss. 4.2% vol.

Their own brand dry cider is also crap so it's back to Westons scrumpy or Magners (when it's on offer) for me.
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Old 08-06-2012, 07:48
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I went to Co-Op yesterday and bought a 3 litre bottle of their own brand cider for £3.80. Again, it's similar to Strongbow so worth trying if you're not after anything posh.

5.3%
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Old 08-06-2012, 12:43
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See I either like the hard rough stuff, white cider, as it reminds me of Cava or I like the pear ciders. Most specialists ones are nice but I'm cutting cider out completely as it's the most fattening/calorific alcoholic beverage!
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Old 08-06-2012, 17:08
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I had a bottle of Friels last night. It's nice. A bit like fizzy apple jiuce. Ok, so cider is apple but some taste more appley than others.
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Old 09-06-2012, 17:14
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Get yourself down to somerset and try som real cider from a farm, puts hairs on your chest.
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Old 19-06-2012, 15:37
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Bargain Booze have now got Westons Stowford Press in cans. Pretty similar in taste to Thatchers Gold and only £3.65 for 4 x 500ml cans.
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Old 22-06-2012, 19:36
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Orchard Pig is good, not sure how widely available it is though. Besides that I'd go for Stowford Press or Thatchers Gold.
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Old 01-08-2012, 16:31
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ASDA are selling Scrumpy Dog Apple & Pear Cider for £1.25 a bottle.

One of the better apple & pear ciders i've tasted.
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