Comments on: Open letter to NACM http://www.ukcider.co.uk/blog/campaign/open-letter-to-nacm.html real cider and perry Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Murray http://www.ukcider.co.uk/blog/campaign/open-letter-to-nacm.html#comment-5861 Murray Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:56:11 +0000 http://www.ukcider.co.uk/blog/campaign/open-letter-to-nacm.html#comment-5861 I read the post above and I'm from the UK. We do have non-alcoholic cider's here but its not very popular. this is because there are better variations such as; natural fruit juices, apple and pear juice for example on the market which has health benefits, as well as a nice crisp taste. As a real cider drinker I make an effort to support local brewers and cider makers. As its a great old English custom, and this proposed arrangement above would be disastrous to hundreds of small businesses. Because they would not be able to compete, and with the credit crunch drawing in, and cheaper mass produced ciders becoming more popular. I believe many small businesses just wont survive. Aaron Murray undergraduate Prifysgol Bangor I read the post above and I’m from the UK. We do have non-alcoholic cider’s here but its not very popular. this is because there are better variations such as; natural fruit juices, apple and pear juice for example on the market which has health benefits, as well as a nice crisp taste. As a real cider drinker I make an effort to support local brewers and cider makers. As its a great old English custom, and this proposed arrangement above would be disastrous to hundreds of small businesses. Because they would not be able to compete, and with the credit crunch drawing in, and cheaper mass produced ciders becoming more popular. I believe many small businesses just wont survive.

Aaron Murray undergraduate Prifysgol Bangor

]]> By: Jillie Webbe http://www.ukcider.co.uk/blog/campaign/open-letter-to-nacm.html#comment-5382 Jillie Webbe Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:23:35 +0000 http://www.ukcider.co.uk/blog/campaign/open-letter-to-nacm.html#comment-5382 I happened to be listening to a programme on Radio 4 last week about the UK cider industry and felt i wanted to share the following. My husband and I have lived in the NE US for many years and every year in the autumn (fall) until Christmas the supermarkets and farm stores are filled with the most delicious soft brown coloured natural apple cider - of course non alcoholic. We all filled our fridges with it and being non-alcoholic serve it safely to children. It can be spiced up for the festive season. This type of cider is produced all over the States. Has someone in the UK cider industry thought of introducing this type of non-alcoholic cider to the UK ? I think you'd have a ready market for it. Healthy pure fruit drinks are 'in' at the moment. There'll always be a market for alcoholic cider - an 'ole English drinking pastime, but I think it would be very farsighted if an alternative were offered in this country to help stop binge drinking and do something to curb the spiralling severe alcohol problem we're facing.. Just thought it worth mentioning. Jillie Webbe Please DON'T add my name to any mailing list - thanks. Thanks for listening ! I happened to be listening to a programme on Radio 4 last week about the UK cider industry and felt i wanted to share the following.

My husband and I have lived in the NE US for many years and every year in the autumn (fall) until Christmas the supermarkets and farm stores are filled with the most delicious soft brown coloured natural apple cider - of course non alcoholic. We all filled our fridges with it and being non-alcoholic serve it safely to children. It can be spiced up for the festive season. This type of cider is produced all over the States.

Has someone in the UK cider industry thought of introducing this type of non-alcoholic cider to the UK ? I think you’d have a ready market for it. Healthy pure fruit drinks are ‘in’ at the moment.

There’ll always be a market for alcoholic cider - an ‘ole English drinking pastime, but I think it would be very farsighted if an alternative were offered in this country to help stop binge drinking and do something to curb the spiralling severe alcohol problem we’re facing..

Just thought it worth mentioning.

Jillie Webbe

Please DON’T add my name to any mailing list - thanks.

Thanks for listening !

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