Cider Mike

Ahhh right! Never been but it’s on my list to visit now! Cheers!

Southampton Arms?

I otfered a cider not a spider!

👀 Light + thin, slightly cloudy. off yellow, straw-like colour.
👃 Slightly nutty with lemon notes.
👅 Slightly sharp, but crisp with citrus bite. Mouthfeel is light with some prickle from the bubbles. Pleasantly dry + a good accompaniment for the fillet steak I had for tea (Northern for dinner) 8/10

#nowdrinking Ayrshire Riviera Cider’s “Howgate” 6.5% #realcider

This is presumable made using the Howgate Wonder variety of cooking apple which actually originates from the Isle of Wight.

#nowdrinking #ToyesCider “Golden Noble” #realcider (5.5%) Its big on sharpness + acidity - something you’d expect from this apple. It’s a bit too one dimensional for me, but if you like it clean + crisp with lots of green apple skin bite + a grassy finish then seek this one out

Starting the day with “The General” from #sandfordorchards at #PiccadillyTap #Manchester

Now in #NativeManchester and thought I’d re-try a #SheppysCider 200… however they only have “classic draught” in bottles… it’s still meh…

#nowdrinking Susie’s Catch by #RossonWyeCider at #SmithfieldMarketTavern #Manchester where they also have a £40 bottle of cider from #TheNewt in #Somerset

On the #RossOnWyeCider “Velvet Rainbow” (6%) #RealCider #Manchester’s #MarbleArchpub

“Pomona” is a blend of Michelin, Dabinett, Yarlington Mill and Foxwhelp cider apples which results in flavours of baked apple, hints of spice, some orange-like zestyness and a subtle tannins at the end.

I’ve had this many times before, which must say something about just how good this is! It’s Tom’s signature Medium Dry #RealCider which is naturally fermented in stainless steel so that the purity of the fruit shows through.

Saturdays are just made for cider aren’t they? Well I think they are! I washed my tea (dinner if your a southerner) down with this from Oliver's of Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire.

Blackfriars’ joy at cider success CAMRA’s Cider and Perry Pub of the Year 2025 crown has been won by the Blackfriars Tavern in Great Yarmouth.  The competition recognises the best pub...

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#norfolk #ciderpub #ukcider #greatyarmouth #cpoty #cidernews

Back in Ibiza Town enjoying an Asturias and a Basque Cider/Sidra/Sagardoa

Friday 5pm-ish cider time innit! Out of office on! Tonight it’s Oliver's Goldrush #10 a delicious 6.5% collab between Herefordshire’s cider wizard and Ryan Burk from Occam Cider in the states.

Sat in the evening Sun with this Belgian Wild Dry Cider. It’s 7.5% and has been matured on port wood whisky barrels that were previously used for Lambic.

Leslie Nielson in red rock cider advert 1988 YouTube video by Alan's Channel

Remember this? Fraud Squad! "Red Rock Cider... it's not red and there's no rocks in it"...

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Still scorchio in the garden so fancied a cider… opted for this from Trevibban Mill. This is their Cornish Still Cider weighing in at 7%.

Enjoying a tasty drop of Thornborough Cider from erm… errr…. where’s it from again?

Judge gets Scottish cider verdict wb.camra.org.uk/2025/07/25/j...

#cpoty #ciderpub #jollyjudge #realciders #edinburgh

👀 Dark marmalade+a reddish hue
👃 Really strong funk+earthy, cloves
👅 Bold tannins upfront which mellow to give rounded acidity for balance. Spicy+smokey flavours dominate w/green apple skin in the b/ground. Some residual sugar in the finish but coupled w/good astringency
10/10

A stressful day in the office can only mean one thing, cider o’clock! This is Townsend Farm’s Wild Ferment #3 made with 25% Dabinett from 2023 (Windfalls), 25% Gilly from 2021 and 50% Dabinett from 2024 which were all grown on the their farm in Herefordshire.

Incase you wondered, I got talking and then cider happened so who knows but… what I do know is that I had a Ross-on-Wye, a Haywood, a Temple ad 2x Oliver's including the Shazam and the Dabinett but I forgot if there was out else! Soz bout that!

Next up, #BraysCider Farmhouse Dry (6%) from #Taunton way. It’s not so dry IMHO. It actually tastes a little sweetened to me. Quite snooth and more of tangy than tannic.

Next up, #BraysCider Farmhouse Dry (6%) from Taunton way. It’s not so dry IMHO. It actually tastes a little sweetened to me. Quite snooth and more of tangy than tannic.

Stomach lined with a Spoons breakfast from Shakespeare’s Head, Holborn now to seek out some cider…. Hang on there’s a good ‘un right here! #DorsetNectar #Dabinett SV #realcider

Iford’s Cloudgazer for a cloudy day

Previously celebrated in both May + October, July is now #CAMRA’s #Cider + #Perry Month: “Now we can celebrate and support cider and perry makers’ drinks during their summertime peak, when we’re all keen to catch some rays and drink our pints in our local’s beer garden”