Ups for the Cider!!!!! Reason #115 why I love this show… original and always giving us something new.

Have not had a hard cider to remember,,, but I haven’t been seeking it out until now… plenty of apple orchards in WestCentral Wisconsin,,,may find some soon. tks
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Hard apple ciders are good, but I’ve found that when the cider companies branch out into other fruits, the results can be incredible. Woodchuck has a pear cider that’s absolutely outstanding. Cider Jack has a raspberry-apple blend that’s great, too, although I haven’t had it in several years.

Nice variation there. I’ve enjoyed the Woodchuck Draft Cider. I haven’t had too many and it is pretty mainstream, but tasty and accessible.

QOTD: The only cider i’ve had was when I was studying abroad in leeds, england and that came in a 3 liter bottle. Other than that haven’t had much of this genre.

QOTD: I can’t remember the name but it was from Normandy, France. It tasted like walking through an orchard with tons of rotting apples all over the ground. It was fantastic!

Good infusion of something a little different on WLTV!

Now if we can get Sir Gary’s take on malt liquor?…

Only had a couple like Woodchuck and Hornsby, wish I was back in apple country, would probably be brewing some up. My mainstay here in the south is bourbon and red wine in the cooler months and vodka, beer and white wines in the warmer weather.

used to have it often in Spain when I was there for my Jr. year. There was a great roasted chicken and cider place in Madrid “Sidra Asturiana”. Great pairing (although I called it a combo back then)

Up until now my reaction to several widely available ciders is:

PAAH–TOOEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!

Maybe this one?

Did the whole Woodchuck thing, but got some at a small winery in VT (by Burlington) that was really good. I think that the cider was called Cider Jack or something like that. The wine / cider maker was a really nice guy.

Gary,
The memory of a baked apple…I am making some tomorrow night. Little brown sugar and a few currants…maybe a splash of calvados. WLTV just keeps getting better.

Gary,

I grew up drinking sidra from Spain, El Gaitero was the favor, as a matter of fact I have two bottles in the fridge that my parents gave me for the holidays, next time my girlfriend is over we’ll have to open it up instead of cava…good show..

Gary,

I grew up drinking sidra from Spain, El Gaitero was the favor, as a matter of fact I have two bottles in the fridge that my parents gave me for the holidays, next time my girlfriend is over we’ll have to open it up instead of cava…good show..

etienne dupont from Normandy, great stuff

Love love love the ciders. Don’t have a favorite, though. Gary, you should distribute these.

I used to knock back a few ‘Snakebites’ (half Guinness & half cider) at a British pub in Rochester called the Old Toad. Those were good. Those were really good…I want one right now! I have no idea what cider they served then but they had it right on tap and it was damn tasty. I’ve also had some Spanish sidras that my Puerto Rican inlaws always pop on New Years…those bottles are like $3 a piece and they taste like it.

There is a very nice french producer of both pear and apple ciders. It’s not going to replace wine, but it’s fun for a change.

Our local paper ran a great series on how important cider was in western NY around the turn of the 18th century. It was like currency. Without refrigeration, pretty much all cider was hard cider and everyone got loaded…here’s an interesting excerpt:

From the transcript of an 1833 case in Wayne County Court, in which a farmer is testifying against a member of a â??family of drunkardsâ? who were his neighbors: â??He one day while at work in my fatherâ??s field, got quite drunk on a composition of cider, molasses and water. Finding his legs to refuse their office he leaned upon the fence and hung for sometime; at length recovering again, he fell to scuffling with one of the workmen, who tore his shirt nearly off from him. His wife who was at our house on a visit, appeared very much grieved at his conduct, and to protect his back from the rays of the sun, and conceal his nakedness, threw her shawl over his shoulders â?¦â?

The allegedly drunken young man was Joseph Smith Jr., who achieved fame for his prophecies that would lead to the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and who, throughout his adult life, until his lynching while jailed, faced a variety of character allegations that are debated to this day. The testimony by the Manchester farmer may have been tempered by religious bias, but, at the least, he presented a generic picture of a blight of the times.

Entire story is here: http://netcool.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/wines-new-partner/

QOTD: Cider brings back memories of college. And hence why I can’t remember what brand I liked. I remember I liked it enough to drink so much I couldn’t remember what it was I drank.

QOTD: Have only had Woodchuck but that was about 10 years ago. Love the regular cider though. Look forward to it every fall

Had some great ones in Nantes in the Brittany region of France, though can’t remember the exact names. Pair up a hard cider with a nice crepe and you’re in heaven…mmmm

I’ve only had hornsby’s and woodchuck. They’re okay, my girlfriend loves them though.

Qotd: None but now I’m curious!

Qotd: None but now I’m curious!

MOTT?! Where the hell’s the link? You’re slipping! Here, I’ll give you a hand…

http://www.farnumhillciders.com/