Cider

[rich85uk]

guys after abit of advice, bought a box of Weston cider from Tesco (3 litre, 7.5%) it was not old rosie but may have been called vintage, it was advertised as 'still' cider

now its been a while since i drank the proper stuff, is a box like this best served at room temperate(tomorrow so fairly cool) or like lager and served cold from the fridge?

[davepoth]

Drink it like you would white wine, assuming that is not "under the railway arches with the bottle in a paper bag".

[knotweed]

One of my local pubs sells Old Rosie on tap. Can't have too many though, it's quite powerful!

My favourite ciders are probably Sheppeys single variety (Taylors Gold is nice). It's quite difficult to find in some places though.

Only drink Thistly Cross if you want to it to seem like you're drinking a pint of pure sugar

[airbrakes]

rich85uk said:

guys after abit of advice, bought a box of Weston cider from Tesco (3 litre, 7.5%) it was not old rosie but may have been called vintage, it was advertised as 'still' cider

now its been a while since i drank the proper stuff, is a box like this best served at room temperate(tomorrow so fairly cool) or like lager and served cold from the fridge?

You want it to be somewhere between the two - not room temperature, but not fridge temperature either. Probably about 10 degrees celsius is about right, just mildly chilled as if its been in an outhouse pantry. This is what the cider shop blokes told me to do with the most recent box I bought from them anyway

[prand]

I would have thought 10C was a little cold, but outhouse/cellar temp would sound about right to allow a bit of a chill on a summer's day and release all the flavours that cooling to lager temps will mask.

Personally I'm happy to drink scrumpy at room temps to get the full farmyard experience!

Anuone notice the appearence of single variety ciders? Dabinett is popular, but i'm not sure you can get a good balance of sweet, tart & tannic that way.

[bobbo89]

rich85uk said:

guys after abit of advice, bought a box of Weston cider from Tesco (3 litre, 7.5%) it was not old rosie but may have been called vintage, it was advertised as 'still' cider

now its been a while since i drank the proper stuff, is a box like this best served at room temperate(tomorrow so fairly cool) or like lager and served cold from the fridge?

Prepare to be very very drunk, very very quickly! It may just be me but when i drink cider of that sort of percentage i'm absolutely fine for quite some time, then all of a sudden hit a complete brick wall of drunkeness!

[rich85uk]

thanks guys, glad i checked will leave it in the spare room with the window open as it will be colder than the rest of the house

im prepared to be drunk all i have planned is watching F1 (thats abit early to start on it) and football, with a possible trip to the pub later

[jimothy]

I used to get mine from http://www.appledramcider.co.uk . They have big vats and you buy it by the plastic jug (or for my second year at uni by the 40 pint barrel).

Good cider made form apples. Well, mainly apples

[Mobile Chicane]

IanA2 said:

militantmandy said:

Aspall is definitely my favourite

Nice on draught too....

My hallmark of a classy establishment is Aspall's on draught.

[celticpilgrim]

Had a few bottles of Aspall's premier Cru not too long ago, a very nice drop. Have yet to taste Black Rat, which is shocking, bearing in mind it is made in walking distance of my house!!! Will remedy and report back.

[IanA2]

Mobile Chicane said:

My hallmark of a classy establishment is Aspall's on draught.

Agreed, places with Aspall's on draught often have interesting Weisbiers too....

[woody2846]

I really fancy going down the pub now and having a Rosie.

[SpeckledJim]

Not posh. Not complex. Certainly not expensive. But Taurus from Aldi is a guilty pleasure.

[rich85uk]

turns out its wyld wood 2011 vintage i got from tesco, going down pretty well actually good advice on those who said serve it at room temp/just below, had a bit of an after taste when i first got it out the fridge but after an hour or so its going down a treat

[tvrforever]

Must admit I'm very partial to this stuff http://thecornishcyderfarm.co.uk/shop/healeys-clas...

[sgrimshaw]

rich85uk said:

turns out its wyld wood 2011 vintage i got from tesco, going down pretty well actually good advice on those who said serve it at room temp/just below, had a bit of an after taste when i first got it out the fridge but after an hour or so its going down a treat

I think that's just the new packaging, same voltage at 7.3%

I normally remember the first two or three pints, then nothing from the rest of the evening

BTW - one of those boxes contains a whole weeks recommended alcohol intake for a male

[Dibble]

rich85uk said:

turns out its wyld wood 2011 vintage i got from tesco, going down pretty well actually good advice on those who said serve it at room temp/just below, had a bit of an after taste when i first got it out the fridge but after an hour or so its going down a treat

Got a box of that the other day. £7. Win.

[rich85uk]

Just got another box seeing as i have a bbq next weekend, would be rude not to!

[devnull]

Seeing as this is Pistonheads, here's my MX5 full of cider from the Thatcher's cider farm:

[theshrew]

I never used to like cider but have been drinking a fair bit of it the last few years. Always up for trying a new brand.

Draught the best ive had was Thatchers Gold yummmy

Thatchers Katy caught my eye while shopping so i gave that a go also yummmmy but strong as feck.

If its cans Stella Cidre is my fav