oldtimeydave
Well-Known Member
After posting here for a few weeks I've come to wonder about which commercial ciders different folks like and have access to
So... got any favorites?
So... got any favorites?
Once I thought Hornsby's wasn't too bad; but I'd never had a REAL cider before. I've tried Woodchuck and Blackthorn, and wasn't impressed. Samuel Smith's makes a pretty good cider & I like it; but after having a bottle of Farnum Hill Summer Cider, I can NEVER go back to the rest... The difference between Hornsby's & Farnum Hill is like the difference between Coors light & Celebrator Doppelbock, hell Hornsby's isn't even cider & is made by Ernest & Julio Gallo. Well, maybe I can have a little Samuel Smith's Organic Cider once in a while, but at $4.99 a bottle, I'll make my own, thank you very much. My next experiments are geared toward attempting to come close to reproducing that Farnum Hill taste with what I have available to me here. That's my 2 cents worth. Regards, GF. Farnum Hill Cider
For those who haven't ever tasted a "real" cider like Farnum I highly recommend you do so. It will change your perception of what cider should be and possibly how you approach making it.
Once that happens there is no looking back. Unfortunately I think being able to find the quality ciders is far too difficult. Most have to gauge what a cider is by the "Coors Lights" of the Cider world.
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