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Bath and West Show - Cider and perry results

Published at May 30, 2008 in competition. 0 Comments

Here are some reported results from the Bath and West show.

Class 1 Sweet Cider
1st Burrow Hill
2nd Cornish Cyder farm,
3rd Gaymers
Class 2 Medium Cider
1st Glastonbury abbey estate,
2nd Burrow Hill,
3rd Andrew Lea
Class 3 Dry Cider
1st Andrew Lea,
2nd Cornish Cyder farm,
3rd Perry’s
Class 4 Organic Cider
1st David Sheppy,
2nd Westons
Class 5 - 2 bottles of cider retail
1st Perry’s
2nd Welsh Cider and Perry Company
3rd Quinlan and Macdonald
Class 6 Bottle fermented cider
1st AGS (Alex) Hill
2nd Burrow Hill,
3rd Ashridge
Class 7 2 Identical single varietal ciders
1st Perry’s (champion cider)
2nd Welsh Cider and Perry Company
3rd Perry’s

Class 10 2 bottle perry
1st Gwatkin,
2nd Butford Farm,
3rd AGS Hill
Class 11 Farmhouse Dry
1st Blaengawney,
2nd Miss Rose Grant,
3rd Kington
Class 12 Farmhouse medium
1st Mr Nigel Carpenter
2nd Perry’s
3rd Andrew Lea
Highly Commended Mr Alan Berry
Class 13 Farmhouse Sweet
1st Mr Alan Berry,
2nd Mr Nigel Carpenter,
3rd Mr Ben Crossman
Highly Commended Blaengawney

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List of ciders and perries at this years Cambridge Festival

Published at May 15, 2008 in cider list and festivals. 0 Comments

List of ciders and perries that will be available at the 35th Cambridge Beer Festival which takes place next week at Jesus Green, Cambridge.

The festival opens Monday 19th of May 5.00pm to 10.30pm, Tuesday 20th
– Friday 23rd of May 11.00am to 3.00pm and 5.00pm to 10.30pm and
Saturday 24th of May 11.00am to 10.30pm.

More details and events at cider festivals

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Hereford International Cider Competition Results

Published at May 14, 2008 in competition. 5 Comments

Hereford International Cider Competition Results from the Cider Museum. The
judges were Geoff Morris of Orchard Hive and Vine, David Sheppy of Sheppy’s Cider, and Patrick Shave of the Hop Pocket Wine Co.

Dry Cider
1. Once Upon a Tree, Putley
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
3. Wrenbury Cider, Nantwich, Cheshire

Medium Cider
1. Once Upon a Tree, Putley
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
3. Burrow Hill Cider, Somerset

Sweet Cider
1. Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm, Truro
2. Gwynt Y Ddraig Welsh Cider & Perry, Pontypridd
3. Burrow Hill Cider, Somerset

Perry
1. Gwatkin Cider, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
2. Gwynt Y Ddraig Welsh Cider & Perry, Pontypridd
3. Weston’s, Much Marcle

Single Variety Cider
1. Wrenbury Cider, Nantwich, Cheshire
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
2. The Boston Beer Co, USA

In-bottle fermented Cider or Perry
1. Butford Organics, Bodenham, Herefordshire
2. Gregg’s Pit Cider & Perry, Much Marcle
3. Ashridge Cider, Staverton, Devon

Best Presented Cider or Perry
1. Once Upon a Tree, Putley
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
3. Gwynt Y Ddraig Welsh Cider & Perry, Pontypridd

Overall Champion
Gwatkin Perry

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Steam and Cider at Barrow Hill

Published at May 11, 2008 in pider, cider list and festivals. 0 Comments

Anyone living in the North with nowt to do next weekend (May 16th and 17th 2008) could do a lot worse than pay a visit to the Barrow Hill Roundhouse Beer and Cider “Rail Ale” Festival. It’s held in the old locomotive roundhouse and you can sup some good ciders & perries while watching the steam locos or marvelling at the huge old Deltics. Anoraks are not obligatory

Free buses run from Chesterfield BR station. Saturday afternoon is quiet, no bands, more trains…

Cider list from Ray Blockley

Cider

1 Broadoak, Moonshine (Somerset) - medium
2 Burrow Hill (Somerset) - dry
3 Crossmans (Somerset) - medium
4 Parsons Choice (Somerset) - dry
5 Rich’s (Somerset) - sweet
6 Green Valley Cyder, Vintage Farmhouse (Devon) - medium
7 Hunts (Devon) - sweet
8 Hartland (Gloucestershire) - medium
9 Prinknash Abbey (Gloucestershire) - medium
10 New Forest, Farmhouse Scrumpy (Hampshire) - dry
11 Gwatkin, Norman (Herefordshire) - medium
12 Newton Court (Herefordshire) - dry
13 Double Vision (Kent) - medium
14 Gywnt y Draig, Haymaker (Glamorgan) - medium
15 Three Cats (Derbyshire) - medium
16 Torkard 57 (Hucknall, Nottinghamshire) - medium-dry

Perry

17 Gwatkin, Oldfield (Herefordshire) - medium
18 Gwynt y Draig, Two Trees (Glamorgan) - medium
19 Ralphs (Powys) - dry
20 Hartland (Gloucestershire)

Pider!

21 Olivers (Herefordshire)

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Published at May 10, 2008 in discussion. 0 Comments

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