Rooster_Ties Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 OK, there are several serious beer connoisseurs here. What do they think, and everybody else too, about fermented cider?? Of and on for the last year or so, my wife and I have both really been enjoying a few different brands of hard apple cider. We had some on our honeymoon a couple years ago (we went to London and Glasgow), and had hard ciders of both the 'draft' variety (in a pub in London), and also in bottles (at Indian restaurants in both London and Glasgow). We've also tried fermented pear cider on a few occasions, and have sometimes like it as well (though it gets a bit too 'sweet' for my taste buds sometimes). The brand we've been drinking most lately (simply because it's the brand most consistently available at the grocery store we frequent) is "Woodchuck Draft Cider" (in bottles), produced by Green Mountain Cidery in Springfield, Vermont. I think the brand we had in London and Glasgow (both on tap, and in bottles) was a brand called "Strongbow". If you like fermented ciders, what brands do you like best??? I'm not much of a beer drinker (what can I say - I just never got the 'beer' gene), but I have enjoyed other kinds of alcohol over the years. Of the beers at the bar I worked at 10 years ago (as a bartender!!), I probably like "Killians Red" the best, but even then - I wouldn't ever drink it unless I was getting one for free. Any other drinkers here, who aren't very interested in beer??? I'm probably the only one, I'm guessing --- and the only bartender ever who really doesn't like beer. (Not even with food.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 Woodchuck Draft Ciders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzdog Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 OH Christ...my ex used to drink that swill! Thank Yaweh my current likes to drink beer almost as much as I do! If its not beer, then its wine. If I had to stay sober or drink cider, I would opt to temporarily side with sober, in so far as hopefully there is a good liquor store or bar nearby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 Hard Dicken's Cider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 Hard Dicken's Cider Never heard of it, but I haven't really looked all that hard for other brands either. I can tell I probably need to check out a good liquour store sometime, and see what else is out there, in the way of other brands of hard cider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Why would anybody drink a cider instead of a beer?! That's just crazy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Why would anybody drink a cider instead of a beer?! That's just crazy.. Have you ever tried one?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Hard Dicken's Cider Never heard of it, but I haven't really looked all that hard for other brands either. I can tell I probably need to check out a good liquour store sometime, and see what else is out there, in the way of other brands of hard cider. Say it out loud, and quickly Rooster!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 (And up for more commentary and/or votes.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Hard Dicken's Cider I haven't heard that one in years. I worked at a liquor store for extra cash in Lawrence, KS for a couple of years and the owner....the owner.....used to recommend Dicken's Cider to customers all the time. He had an amazing ability to keep a straight face no matter what was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Well, I felt the breeze as it went over my head the first time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 I totally missed it too, so don't feel so bad. So, at least one person here (besides myself) really likes hard cider (Dicken's - or otherwise ). So fess up - who else (besides me!!) voted for the first choice??? And at least a couple people here like the stuff pretty well (it seems), despite their liking beer better. Any brands to suggest?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Any other drinkers here, who aren't very interested in beer??? I'm probably the only one, I'm guessing --- and the only bartender ever who really doesn't like beer. (Not even with food.) Count me as another who isn't interested in beer. I stopped drinking years ago though I had a couple of brews when Organissimo turned up at Ann Arbor. I don't dislike beer at all; in fact, I like it but don't feel it necessary to have any...ever, if that makes any sense. As I get older, however, I sometimes pause at the beer section of the supermarket and wonder if I should shell out $6 and indulge myself on a good imported 6-pack. Can't vote here because I don't believe I have ever had any of this fermented sassafrass! I'm just not a drinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 I am not a drinker either, I must confess.....Beer , draft beer is ok, but think most alcohol should just be used to sterilize utensils.....Don't tell Weizy, or Catesta....the shame, oh the shame...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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