[nicoga3000]

Guinness + Cider = best.

[Captain_Spanky]

I'm poor as hell so White Strike/Lightning/Ace etc is a godsend.

Guinness + Cider = best.

What is this witchcraft?

[Stumpokapow]

Apple cider is something I've never been a fan of.

I did, however, try this tasty strawberry cider at a beer show a few weeks ago:


Very crisp and tasty, goes great with foods.

[ClassyPenguin]

funny how people who haven't had a proper American cider just dismiss it.

[Hasardeur]

funny how people who haven't had a proper American cider just dismiss it.

we have apple juice too!

What is this witchcraft?

snakebite

[nicoga3000]

snakebite

It's such a wonderful drink. <3

[Captain_Spanky]

we have apple juice too! snakebite

That is not snakebite. Snakebite is strongbow and Tennants. THIS IS WITCHERY

[nicoga3000]

That is not snakebite. Snakebite is strongbow and Tennants. THIS IS WITCHERY

The BW's by me calls it a Black Woody. Whatever works. ;)

[Machine]

we have apple juice too!

Good apple cider really does not taste the same as apple juice. Ideally you get freshly pressed cider from an orchard during the fall harvest. It tastes so much better than the bottled junk you get from a grocer.

Also, if it hasn't been filtered and pasturized it will slowly ferment because of the naturally occurring yeasts that grow on the apples. I know a few people who buy large quantities of cider from local orchards for that express purpose.

[btkadams]

i hate cider (alcoholic/non-alcoholic). it's so sweet.

[windz]

i hate cider (alcoholic/non-alcoholic). it's so sweet.

Don't be so bitter. :)

[TimeKillr]

Okay, so a few of you guys who are in the UK...

I love cider. I basically started hanging out in irish pubs in Montreal just so I could drink cider, because it's impossible to find everywhere else.

Someone mentioned Scrumpy to me. I want to drink that. It's impossible to find here.

I'll buy some off you. I'll send money, pay for shipping, etc. Hell if necessary I'll throw in a can of maple syrup if you want.

I must have british cider.

[Alabamaman]

Somersby pear is the best cider I've tasted but the apple one is okay too.

[Xeke]

Well this thread went way offtopic.

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Not really. Going to go buy some more Sour nom noms.

[Kitsunebaby]

Good apple cider really does not taste the same as apple juice. Ideally you get freshly pressed cider from an orchard during the fall harvest. It tastes so much better than the bottled junk you get from a grocer. Also, if it hasn't been filtered and pasturized it will slowly ferment because of the naturally occurring yeasts that grow on the apples. I know a few people who buy large quantities of cider from local orchards for that express purpose.

Yep! Nothing better than putting a jug of fresh unpasteurized cider on your windowsill and letting it turn.

I like bottled hard cider just as much as the next person but it really pales in comparison to the real stuff.

[polg]

I live in NZ but that cider is glorious

[Norante]

Funny you say. I happen to be drinking Woodchuck Cider with Harp Lager.

Carry on.

[Eggman]

Somersby pear is the best cider I've tasted but the apple one is okay too.

<3

[painey]

there's too many bubbles on that can. it just looks silly.

[maquiladora]

Not a big cider fan, but this is nice in the summer. Not sure if you can get it in the US :

[Yoshiya]

I'm a fan of Kopparberg. I generally favour pear ciders, which often seem to be the base for the more interesting flavoured ones (ie. the delicious Elderflower and Lime Kopparberg I tried last week).

[somuchwater]

Guinness + Cider = best.

Yes! It's the perfect mild weather drink. Body, but some sweetness and brightness too.

[Piggus]

Pfff whatever the only way to crunk on hard cider is to make it yourself!




Our batch was unfortunately godawful and more of an experiment. I'll keep my day job. :p

[Qasiel]

Damn, the picture in the OP reminded me of the huge bottle of Cornish Scrumpy I got once. The guy who sold it to me said that it would "turn [me] into a viking" in that I would be roaring drunk before I knew it. Needless to say, he was right.

Back on topic; Cider is definitely my drink of choice over beer. Strongbow tastes like chemical waste (cheap, though), Magners is ok for the moment, but if I'm buying any down the local supermarket it has to be Green Goblin:

[roosters93]

we have apple juice too! snakebite

Oh god god god

Need to have this in me now

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Pfff whatever the only way to crunk on hard cider is to make it yourself! Our batch was unfortunately godawful and more of an experiment. I'll keep my day job. :p

I'd buy 10 of those for the bottle alone. For Brule.

Anyways on ma Sour's so good. Like to stick them in the freezer and get them super chilled.

[kudos.]

For your health?

[Kuro Madoushi]

bulmers

[DanteFox]

Do they have non-alcoholic apple cider outside of the US and Canada? When I went to Mexico I couldn't find any. They just had alcoholic cider and Manzanita Sol lol.

[kisaya]

Oh man, apple cider is really the only thing I scout for at farmers' markets here in NYC. Love love love it <3

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

I had to go to 3 different booze stores to find my brand, dissapoint. Got it though.

[Shrike_Priest]

Only correct answer. Most cider is good, this stuff is great.

I honestly dig even the "it's pretty much soda with alcohol"-ciders like Xider if I just want something cold, refreshing and alcoholic. But for an actual proper drink, I've yet to have better cider than Strongbow.

[Polari]

For those who spend their weekdays standing outside the bookies with like-minded individuals.

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

8.4% good lawd, I'm on 5% and they get you pretty hammered. So want.

[zbeeb]

Any Aussie / NZ cider aficionados should try this: Amazing.

I live in NZ but that cider is glorious

these two are incredible.

[Orcastar]

<3

Somersby is indeed best cider.

This stuff is pretty damn great too:



Too bad it's pretty damn expensive too.

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

That ginger stuff would be interesting, is it ginger beer'ish or a different thing all together?.

[shanshan310]

apple cider is horrible. Mixed fruit is were its at.

Drinking the strawberry and lime version of that riiiight now. Damn its good.

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

They have finally released that in normal 345ml bottle's 6 packs of Kopparberg's where I'm at, $20 though so a bit steep.

[Sutton Dagger]

I'm an Aussie who recently went over to the UK for a holiday (in Winter). Holy shit... The warm cider and scrumpy... We really do live like convicts over here, I need some in my veins ;)

[neorej]

When in London, a bartender introduced me to this and it got me hooked on ciders:



right now, i drink Savannah Dry and Strongbow.

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

I remember being in a pub somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Cornwall a few summers back, drinking a local 8% cider. Awesome times.

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

right now, i drink Savannah Dry and Strongbow.

Having said that, I was drinking a can of Tesco's Dry Cider the other night, but I was out of options and I was able to add some Robinsons to it to make it taste less like industrial piss.

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

16 Sour Apple's at 1.4 standard. This shits too tasty to quit.

[Hawkian]

Cold apple cider is so much better. It's just so much more refreshing.

So true.

[Choke on the Magic]

i hate cider (alcoholic/non-alcoholic). it's so sweet.

Get some extra dry. Tolerable sweetness. I've had bad luck with my cider experiments. It's hard to find cider (in my area) that doesn't have some sort of additive to it. Most of them either have added potassium or absorbic acid. :(

[Arcipello]

also tried the new Mango and raspberry flavour the other day... nectar of the gods!

[LeleSocho]

It runs iOS?

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Local alcho place had a deal on all their Reko ciders the other day, brother got a few of each one. Good to have test with, still drawn to the Sour and Cloudy though...... the after taste just cant be beat for me.