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| Gents |
Posted - 29/06/2005 : 09:45:21
Some of you may have seen the posters for this, and you can check out the website here: http://www.appelfest.ik.com/ - looks like there will be lots of cider there this year.
The friday night session of this happens to be Lord Lucan's birthday and I've just been talking to him about going along. Will be getting some tickets in the morning - anyone else up for it? There are a list of places you can buy tickets on the website, £4 advance.
ZIDER |
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| Ivanhoe Martin |
Posted - 19/07/2005 : 11:24:06
Hitting a rich seam of research at the moment.
Tried some Oliver's Perry last night. A bottle of "Three-Four" (dry, filtered, slightly sparkling, crisp, very nice), and a bottle of Waterlow (still, dry to med/dry, also good). Not prize-winners in the great Ivanhousehold taste-off, but highly commended all the same.
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| Dave Gorman |
Posted - 19/07/2005 : 09:01:00
excellent weekend down in nailsea , tried of all of the ciders/perries , best- Blakeney Red , worst- Long Ashton .
surprised at the number of people drinking cider when we arrived must have been 4-1 ratio of cider drinkers . perhaps they should rename it the "nailsea and backwell CIDER & beer festival"
Ah Jennings my local brew made in cockermouth it's good but not the best in cumbria , which is the Wasdale Head brewery that overlooks englands highest mountian - Scafell Pike.
but still looking forward to trying some cumbrian cider !!! which i'm told Robin Barton in Abbeytown brews only 2 miles from where i live |
| Gents |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 21:38:57
Photos now on-line: http://www.hannahmorezider.co.uk/rugbyclubbeerfest05.htm
Yep Jennings is Cumbrian, i only know this from looking at their website earlier, don't remember many details from that point of the festival.
ZIDER |
| Tharg drinker of cider |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 17:55:57
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Originally posted by Ivanhoe Martin
Further update. Gwatkins Oldfield perry is up on my shortlist now. The most wine-like, and yet the most pear-like, of the perries so far. Second time I've had this, and it's been great both times.
[not to be confused with Gwatkins' Blakeney Red, which is sweet, and nothing like the lovely Orchard's Blakeney Red]
ploughing on in the name of science
Your self sacrifice is admirable Ivanhoe!
And you will know us by the trail of empties.... |
| Ivanhoe Martin |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 17:21:34
Jennings' brings back memories. Cumbrian beer, yes? It was one of the ones my Dad used to get me to navigate him to (when we were on Sunday outings to follow Hull Rugby League FC when I was a mere slip of a lad, happy to sit in the pub corner, eat my crisps, and sip cider, making sure the barman didn't see me.
If I didn't navigate to the right pub and get Dad the right sort of beer (basically whatever one he'd set his heart on on that particular trip), then I'd get lemonade and have to be thankful for that.
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| Gents |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 16:41:55
I heard that last year they virtually ran out of cider on the first night and had to send out for more saturday morning... this year they must have thought they'd be more prepared by getting in loads of extra cider but obviously didn't bank on the likes of us turning up in massive numbers and draining loads of it! I had 2 halves of Wobble before it ran out, it was the first to go and i instantly regretted telling everyone how great it was all night when the barrel was finished.
I didn't try many ales but i had a sip of someones Jennings Sneck Lifter and it was fantastic so i had to purchase one of them myself.
ZIDER |
| Ivanhoe Martin |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 15:48:24
I'd tried Keith's "Cider whisky" (as opposed to "Whisky Cider", because it definitely had more whisky in it than cider) at his place before. I think he must have watered it down substantially if it's only 8.5% now. At the strength it (felt like it) was when we tasted it, it tasted stronger than wine easily. |
| Tharg drinker of cider |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 14:52:49
"Wy Wobble" is very familiar to me (and Ivanhoe) I got roped into a blending session a couple of month's back, way too early on a Saturday morning, after having racked off four barrels of that stuff into a steel tank. I was boss-eyed fairly quickly, how many glasses of that did you manage? I've still got a flagon of it in my kitchen, I'm waiting for the right occasion to drink it. The Blakeney Red that you enjoyed is the draught from last year's crop and is very different from the bottled version which was produced from the previous year's fruit. It sounds like you had a good time, and the reports I've had suggest that it was much more popular than the last one.
And you will know us by the trail of empties.... |
| Gents |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 13:29:57
This was a fantastic event of complete chaos. Best cider I had (possibily ever) was Orchards Wy Wobble, which was fermented in whiskey barrels, was 8.5%, and was exclusive to Nailsea Cider fest (although im sure you London cider drinkers may be able to use your contacts to get some). Their Blakeney Red was a classy drink too, didn't like the Thatchers or Ashton Press too much tho.
Photos online sooooooooooon
ZIDER |
| Ivanhoe Martin |
Posted - 18/07/2005 : 11:11:13
Further update. Gwatkins Oldfield perry is up on my shortlist now. The most wine-like, and yet the most pear-like, of the perries so far. Second time I've had this, and it's been great both times.
[not to be confused with Gwatkins' Blakeney Red, which is sweet, and nothing like the lovely Orchard's Blakeney Red]
ploughing on in the name of science |
| Ivanhoe Martin |
Posted - 17/07/2005 : 11:35:58
Update: Had some Gregg's Pitt (Aylton, Blakeney and Gregg's Pitt pears) 2003, last night. It matures well (we had a manucube of the 2004 at Ivanhoe Towers a few months back, when it was still slightly sparkling, and that was very nice. Lively, but not so subtle.), and I'd recommend it to anyone.
[The things we do in the name of research] |
| Ivanhoe Martin |
Posted - 16/07/2005 : 14:49:51
We're working our own way through a couple of cases of perry. So far we've had a couple of Gwatkins', a couple of Tom Oliver's, Orchard's Cannock and Blakeney, and one from the Orgamsic Cider Co (Eardisland, Hfds).
All have been good, but nothing so far tops my favourite, Orchard's Blakeney.
[Would love to have tried some more Wilkins' cider, though. Somerset beckons....] |
| Jungle Jim |
Posted - 16/07/2005 : 08:46:26
Cracking festival, well worth a visit this weekend if you can.
My tasting notes are barely comprehensible but it seems the winners were Wilkins Farmouse Dry (listed as 6.5% but according to Gents nearer 7.2%), Cheddar Valley Red Med and the Orchards Blakeney Red perry. Only ones I didnt manage were the Thatchers Sweet, which I didnt have time for, and the Ashton Press which I replaced with a Blackthorn at the RM bar. |
| Gents |
Posted - 15/07/2005 : 14:53:05
The beer and cider list can now be found on their website at the link above... a decent selection, loads more cider than last year, dominated by Thatchers and Orchards. One of them is 8.5%! But i'll be sticking to the Junior Jungle Juice obviously. The tasting notes aren't up to much, saying little more than "traditional" for some of them, and "strong" for the weakest!
Someone came up with a new cider-song at lunch - "He's got his eye on the cider" to the tune of Eye Of The Tiger. Definitely one to try out later, can't believe we aren't at Glastonbury for another 2 years to try it out on the bus.
ZIDER |
| Gents |
Posted - 13/07/2005 : 20:52:04
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Originally posted by Dave Gorman
may hav a look there then ,wheres best place for take away cider ?
Thatchers is probably the nearest farm to Nailsea but not the best by a long way. Somerfield have an ok selection of bottles and jugs in the centre of Nailsea (don't think your allowed to take glass into Ashton Court tho). Might even be an idea to see if they'll fill up a few bottles at the beer fest friday night?!
ZIDER |
