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Where can I buy some decent cider online?

Tempted by some westons this year I think. Any recommendations?

dunno, but after drinking magners all afternoon and running out,i've had to start on the blackthorn i bought.fuck me it made me realise how awful it is.tastes like shit after drinking a premium cider.

See I'm not a fan of commercialised cider. I like the good cloudy stuff. Might cost a bit more but def worth it!

 I had a spell of drinking cider back in the summer into early autumn..Thatcher's Gold and Magner's draught....tended to get excessively pissed, so went back to ale late autumn early winter.

 Thatcher's Gold is very decent....Magner's draught ludicrously expensive, but does slip down easily.

stowfords press is lush on a hot day.
for scrumpy the one from cornwall is tops.when i'm down there i go and buy loads.

  Thatcher's stuff can be bought on line here

  http://www.thatcherscider.co.uk/products/

I'm partial to Weston's Old Rosie. Couldn't have it on a session though, it's lethal.

 :nod:

I had 4 pints of that one night, couldnt stand up  8)

I was ill for days afterwards  :D

 My kid who likes his cider, speaks highly of Black Rat, which is sometimes available in the Wheatsheaf.

 Its marketed by the Moles brewery of Melksham...although I believe its made by Thatcher's.  I daresay one of our wurzel cousins will know a bit more about it.

So decision is thatchers or westons....I'm drawn to westons for some reason...

http://www.ciderbrandy.co.uk/shop.html

This is just up the road from me. They distill cider brandy as well. Locals seem to rate it.

Lightweight.

 A quick scan of this site might throw up something useful...

 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scrumpy/cider/homepage.htm

Black Rat is quality Reg.


This was after 4 pints of lager and a g&t though...

haha I was only yanking your chain.

First time I tried it my housemates and I all had a couple of pints following about 6 pints of stella. The walk home was 'interesting'.

 I love Calvados never tried an English variety...not sure why it's a big deal in Normandy but not here.

  No online shopping for this, but if you wanted something proper reasonably local, then this might be worth a visit.

 http://www.somersetmade.co.uk/oldscrump/ciderfarms/thornham.php

Same as arriba - Stowford Press - or Wychwood Green Goblin

Frosty Jacks.

I physically can't drink cider anymore.

I had the home made calvados on a visit to Normandy - absolutely fucking lethal. We were toasting the French, they were toasting us and it was going down in one. I was so pissed I ended up crapping on the hotel bedroom floor. Not a nice way to start the morning after.

I love Bulmers.. On a sunny day that stuff is lush. Stowford Press is another one that I only really drunk for the first time a few weeks ago. Very nice!

Seend near devizes isn't it? Shame I work in the week really.

Nice pub at seend aswell.

Ordered a mkixed crate in the end from westons containing:

1880 (500ml)      
Cider with Raspberry (500ml)   
Stowford Export (660ml)       
Old Rosie Scrumpy (660ml)   

Be intersting to try the raspberry one.

1880 deserves respect. Stowford is a good drinking cider. Old Rosie isn't bad either. Good shout but be careful with the 1880.

Somerfield are doing four bottles of Ale for four quid...and 20% off,so three bottles of Ale for £3.20.....i shall pop in and get a dozen newbies for xmas,as for cider ive tried many but i still love Woodpecker.

Leefer, no ,no ,no. Woodpecker is for the girls. I won't touch Blackthorn either as they used to sponsor the Slave Traders. Cornish Rattler is worth a try as is Morrisons Vintage Cider - 4 bottles for a fiver. Woodpecker, no, no, on. Thats like having a korma - no.   

Woody out of a plastic bottle!.....prefer ale anyway.

Have you no self respect man? Althuogh saying that, if thats what was on offer I'd drink it.

They have taken the beak off the woodpecker....its now called headbanger.

Cider is fucking rank.

nice use of 'throw up' there Reg

 I did think of using the emoticon....thing about something like Woodpecker it's probably quite pleasant to drink if you don't want to get hammered....and there's nowt wrong with that.

 BTW CS I wouldn't drink Blackthorn because of the Shitty connection..

I always buy my cider locally at Bridge (Farm East Chinnock, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 9EA
Tel: 01935 862387) between Crewkerne and Yeovil, proper cloudy stuff sold by the gallon, £4.50-£5 a gallon 7% and yummy too, 1 gallon is about an evenings worth of cider for me. Love it but it just doesnt touch me any more, I dont even get slightly pissed on 8 pints any more, I think I am immune to its effects now but I still love it.

But we are very lucky here in South Somerset if you like Cider as most farms sell it locally for less than £1 a pint on average.

Ah, golden memories of a West Country childhood. I was fair stunned the first time I found out this nectar was not available nationwide. The poor man's White Lightning.

Cheddar Valley is another good 'un, don't know where you'd get some online, mind. Or if you're after something lethal, try Natch.

 Are you a fat bastard JJ? A gallon of scrumpy a night has got to be a few calories.

Yes I am a fat bastard Reg but I only do a gallon once in a while, probably once a month or so.

 Ah right...when you said an evenings worth it sounded like your normal tipple . I'd say 2-3 pints was a normal evenings worth for me...then add  some for high days and holidays.

No my normal day to day tipple (2 or 3 times a week that is) is a can or so of Tennants Super or Special Brew....mmmm :)

 Oh, so you're a modest drinker then...I like to know these things.

8 pints of Somerset cider and you dont even get slightly pissed..................I have a feeling your ass is doing the talking.

Have you met JJ ?

Obviously fucking not !!!!!

Stop making assumptions on things you clearly know fuck all about

Jeeeeez.................this is getting tedious

See thats where its at. I've only I lived in somerset!

Woooooaaaaaahhhhhh there Freddy boy.

No need to be so tetchy me ol fruit. A simple " i can vouch for him" would of been fine.

 :fishing:

8 pints to JJ wouldn't even touch the sides.

The bloke is huge!

(In a nice way John)

I have a pretty good idea what 8 pints of somerset cider would do to me! God id be a mess.

Apologies to JJ for doubting his abilities. Cant be a cheap night for you tho mate if you fancy getting bladdered.

 JJ does point out that 4 quarts of Somersets finest sets him back 4.50 to 5.  Which is a bit cheaper than 8 pints of some cack like Carling, which would be closer to 24.

Cant beat a good bit of cheap booze!

I must admit that in my slightly older days I have been known to put away 16 pints of crappy carling in a night and feel fine, as I have got older beer doesn't touch me any more, nw spirits...thats a different matter!

Never go drinking with ghosts. They can't hold it.

So is constantly back-slapping your internet chums and taking it so personally!

But calling you a cock never gets tedious Dave.

How anyone can drink Carling is beyond me. Tastes like piss as does fosters.

tasted piss then?

Dave you're a king in my eyes.

absolutely superb dude.

ahem, what about me :(

you're the queen xx

thanks :) xx

Yeah it tastes like carling and fosters.

Good come back!

If you are passing.....try the Fox and Hounds in Warminster....

Very nice cider selection in there! :D

Does Gary still "run" that place?

Chris Pitcher is the Landlord now....has been for a while....

Nags head and the Organ do the cider as well.......

Obviously the Apple in Bristol - also known as the Cider Barge - is obviously good for cider. I've heard that the nearby Orchard is too. 

So is http://thegoodbeerblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/review-royal-oak.html (http://thegoodbeerblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/review-royal-oak.html) The Royal Oak in Bath. They've got four ciders - usually including two rough farmhouse ones along with the perry and a fizzy one.

The Gluepot in Swindon always has three or four good ciders on - including Weston's Old Rosie.

Richies Cider Farm in Somerset is meant to be good so my brother tells me, I think this is the website: http://www.richscider.co.uk/

riches is the bollox - top notch stuff!

If you are ever near Bath try and visit Tuckers Grave Pub in Faulkland Somerset.......now thats a real old pub!!!!  with great cider...

I live 3 miles from there. FACT

40 minutes cross country stroll to get there. Taxi home  8)

Havent been for years but did enjoy the odd sunday getting bladdered....then picked up and back to Warminster..

Been there tonight.........closing down in two weeks!

I'm not a habitual cider drinker prefering beer (Samuel Smith's Old brewery bitter please), but do drink the Brothers Festival strength pear cider at glastonbury. However, visited a pub in Southsea called the Festival & they sell 57 different ciders, & well worth a visit if you are passing

Cider makes me do lots of poos.

Henry Westons.

I love cider.

Cornish rattler is a favourite.

Tried that stella cider last night, not bad.

Can beat the mrs now

The Stella Cider was the most Beer-y Cider I've ever had. On closer inspection of the label, that would be because it's only 50% apple.

If you are in the Highbridge area this place is a must, the best cider you can buy.

http://www.richscider.co.uk/ourcider.html

I'm still trying to give away 5 bottles of stella cider.

Not the dry Richs though.....

Well don't give it to me - the one I tried was  :puke:

Cant believe Tuckers is closing down....If you like cider and live anywhere near by then get yourself down to say goodbye to an old English cider pub..the like of which will never return. Sad day.....

Cheddar Valley is bad enough ! Although personally I've always enjoyed it and just got stupidly mellow on it I've never seen another drink do so much damage to my drinking mates as much as this ! From projectile vomiting to wanting to fight and indeed fighting the whole world it really is a devils brew. The neon orange squash colour should give it away really but there you go.
May have to avoid the 'Natch' in this case ?

Cheddar valley and Natch are ciders for the weak willed and weak stomached girls, rough scrumpy all the way, but then down here in zummerzet its easy to pick it up from almost any farm for about 50p to £1 a pint.

scrumpy rots your guts...big time

Natch - lifeblood of the Shirehampton massive, and fucking rank to boot.

Another vote for Rich's Cider, by far the best I've tried recently.