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[project mini chris]

any ice in a cider is a major no no

And to those Rattler drinkers, it's nice cider, my Mum was kind enough to bring me some back with her from Cornwall for me, mmm

Ahhhhhhhh I'ts all about the Scrumpy Cider! Cornwall at it's best!

[Beej123]

I'm an ale drinker but if I'm on the cider it's got to be thatchers Katy or thatchers heritage! We get it on tap out the barrel at our local!

[Claibo]

Tried the Cidre the other night, couldn't finish it, just didn't strike my fancy. Toffee apple cider went down a treat though nomnomnom!!

[maggies_minder]

I'm an ale drinker but if I'm on the cider it's got to be thatchers Katy or thatchers heritage! We get it on tap out the barrel at our local!

thatchers is pretty potent stuff.
i spend a fair amount of time in zzzzomerset so try to get scrumpy while im down there.

theres one called black rat, i might have mentioned it before buts its like rocket fuel.

[Brookesy]

Slushy thatchers is the bomb Its basically a slush puppy but with thatchers. Cant get in in many pups but if you find it get some

That and exhibition cider at the corri tap in clifton, bristol will knock your socks off

[GTIAlex06]

I dont really like cider if its not 6% or more

[MaxAndPaddy]

It's A Ceeedre Not A Cider!

Its A Blooming Awful.....tried it at the weekend

[samperks]

am i the only one who feels a little bad drinking "foreign" cider, English (especially west country) is best surely?

thatchers gold or black rat?

awww thatchers gold is beautiful i had a pint of it as my background on my phone for a few months gf wasnt too impressed. after thatchers id have to go with st heliers pear cider

[maggies_minder]

im not into cider that doesnt contain apples, it just seems wrong?

[Gaffer]

Had the Cidre a coupleof times as my mates obsessed with the stuff. It does the job in the same way that strongbow does, but apart from thatchers gold and that thatchers one that looks like a bottle of cooking oil and tastes like kerosine (katy i think its called), i prefere a nice pint or 4 of stowford press. Havent seen it in many places though apart from the pub next door and a weatherspoons in Burnham-on-sea

[AVV IT]

im not into cider that doesnt contain apples, it just seems wrong?

Absolutely!!!... Pear Cider is an utterly ridiculous notion... It's as ridiculous as having Ribena without the blackcurrants ... I mean, imagine if someone were to come up with Strawberry Ribena for crying out loud...... oh hang on , wait a minute

[maggies_minder]

im not into cider that doesnt contain apples, it just seems wrong?

Absolutely!!!... Pear Cider is an utterly ridiculous notion... It's as ridiculous as having Ribena without the blackcurrants ... I mean, imagine if someone were to come up with Strawberry Ribena for crying out loud...... oh hang on , wait a minute

it obviously just a marking thing, i mean younsters are more likely to buy strawberry cider (for heavens sake) than a can of carling, its more "in".

[bunch1980]

I was suprised I liked it, to me tastes like a cross between stella and cider. Must get some in for xmas!
I like stuff chilled to but why do pubs always give you a whole glass full of ice and especially do if your getting a soft drink so they save on
how much coke they give you!

[Beej123]

I was suprised I liked it, to me tastes like a cross between stella and cider. Must get some in for xmas!
I like stuff chilled to but why do pubs always give you a whole glass full of ice and especially do if your getting a soft drink so they save on
how much coke they give you!

Boring I know but there are all sorts of licensing laws about making sure you get a set amount of whatever drink you get (thats why, in theory, when you don't have any ice at all, the drink sits lower down in the glass) also, with beer, most breweries will follow the 95% rule, ie. the beer/lager should make up 95% of the glass with the head making up the final 5%, the law says that the maximum allowed head is 7% of the glass. I'm done, you can all wake up now

[maggies_minder]

did you know the bubbles in your alcoholic drink come from impurities in the glass,

my misses used to work in one of the top restaurants in the country, and the number of rich people trying to show off infront of people they'd brought along was rediculous. they'd say their champagne was flat because it had no bubbles.

in a perfect glass you dont get any.