In anticipation of the international weekend. We call for football fans to support the call for Israel to be banned from FIFA & UEFA competitions.

Happy new year!

A bottle of Kertelreiter Muskateller 2021 and a glass filled with golden cider. The label features an antiquarian watercolour of clary sage.

Kertelreiter Muskateller 2021

A new release, and a little story for you.

In centuries past, both wine and cider makers often added selected herbs and spices to make a wine or cider taste more like another wine, or to just make them tastier. 🧵

Amazing to welcome James Marsden of Greggs Pit to @manchestercider.bsky.social

More than 30 enthusiasts in attendance to listen to a cider and perry legend and taste some wonderful drinks

Grey socks with yellow Tennents pints printed on them on a tan/orange leather seat. In black, the words THE GULP BEER LOVER'S GIFT GUIDE are over the top of the picture.

Do not buy your loved ones a mixed box of beers called Santa's Jolly Nob. Have a look st these ideas instead.

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This is a great piece of observation by Adam on the opportunities for keg conditioned cider. Breaking into the draught market will be one of low intervention ciders greatest challenges.

British Guild of Beer Writers To Rename Cider Award in Honour of Susanna Forbes | The British Guild of Beer Writers Susanna was a former Board member, drinks writer, editor, and cider producer. Her impact shaped the modern cider – and...

At this year’s British Guild of Beer Writers awards, the winner of the cider category will be presented with the Susanna Forbes Award for Best Communication about Cider.

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A sunny reservoir near Stalybridge

Well. Crafty beer girls Manchester have returned the favour! Lovely so far in Glasgow!

Introducing Tyn y Berllan – a very special fruit tree nursery in Pembrokeshire Jack highlights the importance of conserving Welsh fruit varieties, and the transformative journey of Gareth and Nicky John and their successors.

Introducing Tyn y Berllan – a very special fruit tree nursery in Pembrokeshire.

Jack highlights the importance of conserving Welsh fruit varieties, and the transformative journey of Gareth and Nicky John and their successors Neil and Dina Kingsnorth.

Just seen Atilla the Stockbroker at Strines Nightingale. Great night!!!

Cider Review’s review of the year: 2023 We look back at another year in cider and perry – and brace ourselves for the next

There’s a round-up of 2023 by the various contributors to @ciderreview.bsky.social this morning, including @amethystheels.bsky.social. Mine feels a little darker than usual 😬🙂

It’s been an honour to contribute to the only site I know with such a collective of writers, dedicated to cider and perry.

Loads of fireworks near us! Loads of noise couldn’t see any prettiness! Cats not bothered! Our old dog Alfie was always terrified so never went out NYE while he was alive 😢 miss him

Books are fantastic!!!!

Well. Glad we moved to Marple. Beer Traders a lovely independent and always busy. They got keg/cask balance right and a truly multigenerational clientele!

Ooh. What’s that? Looks amazing!

And Manchester @craftybeergirls

Oh no!

Me!

Treble winners!

Great day out in manchester with Crafty Beer Girls, Glasladies beer society, Ladies of Darkness, Ladies that Beer, Holmfirth beer women. Ending up with Lesley drinking cider in the Smithfield!

Yeah but anti-abortion types lie. A lot. A LOT. It is why they get on so well with Republicans and vice versa.

Where’s this then?

Hope alls ok !!!!

The diary of a hapless harvest hand Adam actually does some work

Given my day of sorting and pressing today, Adam Wells’ wonderfully descriptive piece on @ciderreview.bsky.social brings it all together. The toil, as he summarises it, is the unseen part of making aspirational cider & why I always respect & want to support those makers doing everything themselves.

We are here! Our famous technological proficiency should see us having figured out how here works in a mere matter of months.

Ah, while writing that, CR has joined the Blue ranks! 😃

If you are at all interested in Cider and especially Perry, and you’d like a world view on anything and everything related to that wonderful yet neglected topic, you’d best follow and click through to that website ☺️
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Do we do football on here? Manchester is blue! Again! Just sayin 😍

One day we will come and see these trees!!!

Marple. Not that far really but not walking distance to Stalybridge 😢