Brothers Cider

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Brothers Cider is a brand of cider originating in Somerset but now available at music festivals and stores accross the country and online.

The cider is made with a carefully selected pear juice using a fermentation process that's been developed over generations to retain the natural sparkle and preserve the more delicate flavours. Brothers' use their own specially grown yeast and do not rely on commercially available dried stuff. During fermentation, everything is kept under pressure to make sure the finished cider retains all its own carbonation, some producers just pump in CO₂. This results in distinctivly small bubbles and the fact the cider stays fizzy longer.

1 History
2 Flavours
3 Contact information
4 External links

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History

The Brothers Bar at Glastonbury

The creation of four brothers, Matthew, Jonathan, Francis and Daniel Showering, hence the name Brothers Cider. It was originally made in Shepton Mallet in 1992 and still is to this day. The original Showerings business was perhaps best known for Babycham: it eventually became part of Taunton-Coates-Gaymer, aka Matthew Clark Taunton and now part of the Constellation Group

In 1995 Glastonbury Festival gave space to the Brothers Bar and now is appears at many festivals accross the country including the Download Festival. For thirsty festival goers, Brothers cider is often their first encounter with cider which may lead to a lingering affection for the brand.

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Flavours

Brothers Cider range

Brothers Cider is available in four variations including:

Festival Strength Pear Cider - 7.0% abv "Perry", The favourite for festival-goers.

Pear Cider - 4.7% abv "Perry", Light and naturally sparking with a clean and refreshing taste

According to Alan Stone's book "The Somerset Cider Handbook", Brothers Pear Cider is made from 100% imported Conference Pear concentrate.

Original Apple Cider - 4.7% abv Fresh Apple cider made in a traditional West Country method.

Strawberry and Pear Cider - 4.7% abv Strawberry infused pear cider. Bright in colour, sweet in smell with a good balance of sweetness and acidity.

All ciders are sold by in 500ml bottles or in cups and plastic bottles at festivals.

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