Cider Pub Guide to North Wales
From Ukcider
Including the counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon, Denbigh, and Flint. 13 pubs listed so far, plus one off-licence.
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Conwy
- The Castle Hotel High Street, Conwy LL32 8DB web
Westons Old Rosie in summer only.
- Conwy Fine Wines, 19 High Street (Tel: 01492 573050)
Off-licence with reasonable range of Thatchers, Westons and Dunkertons bottles.
Llandudno
- The Palladium, 7 Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno LL30 2DD (Tel: 01492 863920)
Wetherspoon in central Llandudno with standard selection of bag-in-a-box and bottles. Amazing building - an old converted theatre attractively restored by the pub chain.
- Penrhyn Arms, Pendre Road, Penrhynside, LL30 3BY (01492 541569: pub website)
Abercolwyn Branch of Camra's Pub of the year 2005 and Cider Pub of the Year 2006... and a clear contender for the best cider pub in the whole of Wales.
At least one guest cider/perry always available, but in August 2006, they had (simultaneously) 1 x Ralphs, 1 x Westons, 1 x Sams, an unidentified Stoke Red and an unidentified perry all on draught, plus a handful of bottles. Cheese evening on Thursday - bring your own cheese and try everyone else's.
A few miles out of Llandudno - print a map before you go! (Roughly: follow the B5115 coast road east, then double back on yourself at the roundabout in Penrhyn Bay, and take the turning by the 'Welcome to Llandudno' arch. Turn immediately left again into Pendre Road and it's along there.) Parking can be difficult so get there under your own steam if possible.
- Other Cider Pubs in the area,
Below is a list of the other pubs in the County of Conwy serving real cider. They all serve Westons Old Rosie unless otherwise stated:-
In Colwyn Bay: The Park, The Pier Bar (on Colwyn Bay Pier) - neither of these 2 serve real ale!
Also the Picture House, the Wetherspoons in Colwyn Bay may have other Westons products.
In Old Colwyn: the Plough and the Red Lion (Gwatkins).
Denbighshire
- The Golden Lion, Llangynhafal LL16 4LN
now serves Westons Old Rosie they are looking to have other Ciders if they can source tham. Now Rosie's triple D and Wicked Wasp available here.
- The Sun Glyndyfrdwy
on the A5 around 5 miles west of Llangollen has started stocking a range of bottled cider and is planning to try some cider in a box in the next few weeks once sourced.
- The Willows, Llandegla Has Rosie's triple D cider - nice restaurant
Crown Bard, Rhuddlan Rd Rhyl Westons Old Rosie an enterprise Inn do not expect anything other than Westons. Near to Retail Park.
Flintshire
Halkyn
All are welcome to come to our Cheese, Cider, Ale & Wine Night on Saturday, 12th April
Built in the mid 1700s at the crossroads of two old coaching routes, the Blue Bell Inn is purportedly named after a local privateer’s boat the Blue Bell. Legend has it that he was later caught and hanged for his piracy and is thought to be buried a few hundred yards away in the cemetery next to Halkyn Castle.
We are an independent, family run and award winning freehouse enjoyed by walkers, riders, cyclists, folk and jazz musicians and locals alike. At 850 feet we are near the top of Halkyn Mountain with spectacular 60 mile views over the Dee & Mersey rivers to the distant Cumbrian mountains & Pennine hills. Real fires in winter add to the warm welcome.
We’ve had hundreds of different cask ales to date and our own locally brewed and Welsh session Blue Bell Bitter is always on along with other regularly changing real ales, ciders and perrys including our own Rosie's Blue Bell Cider.
Our food is a mixture of locally sourced, home-made and traditional meals ranging from lighter bites to those that challenge the hungry.
We're only 20 minutes from Chester and a minute from the A55, visit our web site and we'll draw a map from you to us that will help you find us, even if it's by public transport!
Our Apple Pressing Day went well in October 2006 and like our own local cask ale Blue Bell Bitter we have now launched our own cider during the quarterly (April) Cheese, Cider & Ale night. Our cider is called Rosie's Blue Bell Cider and Steve Hughes (CAMRA Bottled Cider Champ 2006) did all the work with his vintage tractor, scratter and press outside the Blue Bell Inn in October 2006 & 2007. Lots of folks from Halkyn contributed apples and Steve started us off with Bulmers Norman, Yarlington Mill, Dabinett and Michelin. We had (from Halkyn) Bramley, Tom Putt, we're pretty sure there were Braeburns, Royal Gala and some entertaining crab apples. Owing to the weather last year and the effect on the apples (something like big apples from all the rain and not enough sugars due to lack of sun), we expect that the 2007 brew will be ready sometime in June/July ready for the summer Cheese, Cider, Ale & Wine Night.
Check out the web site for more events and what beers, ciders and perries are on now and coming soon. Planned ciders & perries this quarter -> Westons Old Rosie 7.3%, Westons Organic Vintage 7.3%, Westons 1st Quality Cider 5%, Westons Herefordshire Perry 4.5%, Dan Y Graig Cider 5%, WM Watkins Oak Barrel Pider 7%, Gwatkins GWOP or Oldfield Perry 7.5%, Clive's Wobblejuice 6.8% perry, Oliver's Oak Aged Pider 7%, Newton Court Pider 7%, WM Watkins Whisky Cask Finish Cider 8% so far!
Some of the ciders, piders and perrys we've enjoyed to-date include: our own Rosie's Bell Bell Cider Batch I (batch II in the brew), Allen Medium Cider 6%, Black Dragon Cider 6.5%, Blakeney Red Perry 6.4%, Brains Moorcroft Thorn Perry 6%, Bristol Ciderworks 6%, Broom Farm Rum Cask Med Cider 7.5%, Broom Farmhouse Cider 6.5%, Broom Farmhouse Perry 6%, Cassels Stock Cider 7%, CJ's Dry Seidr 8%, CJ's Medium Seidr 8%, CJ's The Invergorden 8%, Dan Y Graig Cider 6%, Gwynt y Ddraig Barnstormer Dry Seidr 6.7%, Hartland’s Med Perry 6.5%, Hartland's Farmhouse Perry 6.5%, Haymaker Med Cider 6.8%, Hecks Port Wine Cider 6.5%, Holder Malvern Hills Perry 7%, Malvern Hills Perry 7%, Mr Whiteheads Cirrus Minor 5%, Newtons Organic Perry 7%, Newtons Pider 7.2%, Old Barn Cider 7.2%, Oliver's Med Cider 7%, Ralph's Blakeney Red Perry 6%, Ralph's Medium Cider 6.5%, Ralph's Medium Cider 7.8%, Ralph's Perry 6%, Rosie's Triple D Seidr 7.1%, Rosie's Wicked Wasp Seidr, Seidr Dai Perry 6.5%, Seidr O Sir (med dry) Maes Edwy 7.1%, Seidr O Sir (med sweet) 6.7%, Seidr O Sir 6.2%, Seidr O Sir Betws 7.1%, Seidr O Sir Vilberie 7%, Severn Sider Whisky Cask Finish Perry 7.4%.Severn Sider Perry 7.4%, Springfield Sledgehammer Dry Cider 8.2%, Toloja Guinevere 8%, Troggi Dry Seidr 6.8%, Troggi Dry Seidr 7.5%, Troggi Glen Grant Dry Seidr 7%, Troggi Perry 6.5%, Troggi Seidr 7%, Ty Gwyn Cider 6.2%, Westons 1st Quality Cider 5%, Westons Bounds Brand Cider 4.8%, Westons Herefordshire Perry 4.5%, Westons Organic Vintage Cider 7.3%, Westons Traditional Scrumpy 6%, Wiscombe Suicider 8%, WM Watkins 7% Pider, WM Watkins Oak Barrel Cider 7%, WM Watkins Perry 6%,
We like our ciders and perrys, more information on our web site!
Regards
Blue Bell Inn, Halkyn
Good Pub Guide - Good Beer Guide - Pub of the Year runner-up 2006 & 2007
Regional Cider Pub of the Year 2007 for the 12 CAMRA areas covering North Wales, Cheshire & Merseyside
Good Cider Guide - Cider Pub of the Year 2007 - nominated for National Cider & Perry Pub of the Year 2006, 2007 & 2008.
We’re one of the top half dozen Cask Marque pubs in the UK with 100% score record!
Mold
Golden Cape, Wrexham Rd - JD Wetherspoons Outlet Westons Cider & Perry plus Bottled Cider situated near to the Cross.
There is an off-licence four doors further south with a variety of Bottled Ciders well worth the visit. Details to follow.
Gwynedd
Bangor
- The Tap and Spile Garth Rd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2SW
Westons Old Rosie from 20 litre box (tell them to shake it if you go, they always let it settle). All year round.
- The Black Bull Inn (JD Wetherspoon) 107 High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1NS
Various bottled Westons.
Llŷn Peninsula
- Tafarn y Plu website Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd LL52 0SH - Ffôn 01766 523276
A Grade II listed traditional Welsh inn that stands directly opposite former prime minister David Lloyd George's boyhood home in Llanystumdwy near Criccieth. It specialises in Welsh products, and stocks Gwynt y Ddraig's award winning Orchard Gold cider, as well as a rotating choice of traditional, still, farm crafted cider from the catalogue of the Welsh Perry and Cider Association.
Snowdon
- Cwellyn Arms, Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd LL54 6TL (01766 890321: pub website)
Bottled Westons Organic and Organic Vintage. Busy, slightly chaotic, but friendly pub on the western edge of Snowdon. About 300 yards from the current (temporary) terminus of the Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon).
Other sites
Though dedicated cider outlets in North Wales are few and far between, there are of course the usual supermarkets suspects.
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