pear cider

[SPR-GRN]

I'm at "the Stags Head" in Manhattan (on 51st, off 2nd ave), had a blonde ale, then a pilsner, but then I ordered a pear cider. Holy smokes! It's really freaking good, almost like hard apple cider, except it's fairly clear in color, with a greenish hue, and sweeter by a factor of 1.5x. All I can say is man, I'm going to Be making this one!!
Also they are growing hops up on their open roof dining area, which IMHO is pretty cool - "Golden" hops according to the waitress, which to me says they are probably sunbeam or some ornamental variety, still pretty cool stuff, and the pear cider is awesome!

 

[yodalegomaster]

Perry, is the term used to define Pear cider. There are very few national brands of perry but they are wonderful when you can find them.

 

[GoodRatsBrew]

I had some pear cider from Original Sin at Brew Woo this past weekend and really enjoyed it. Might try to press some this fall...

 

[SPR-GRN]

Perry, cool I'll remember that, so the brand is Doc's - I had to come back and have some more. Update on their hops, I talked to the person who planted them and HER intention is to use the flowers as garnish on IPA's they serve, not a bad idea. No, she is not a homebrewer :-( so I'm not popping the question or anything; the hops have grown about 2 feet or better since I was here yesterday, so they are pretty happy! We talked hops for a while, it's pretty cool to meet someone who wants to improve the atmosphere at a bar with bar type items that aren't tacky IMHO.

 

[viking73]

I had some once about two years ago. It was great. Wish i could find it again.

 

[Gunfighter04]

I made some last winter. 5 gallons worth and I'm on the last bottle. Everyone that's tried it has been really impressed. I used champagne yeast but didn't take any sg readings so I'm not sure what the abv was but it sure had a kick.

 

[SPR-GRN]

Would you be willing to share the recipe and yeast strain info? I want to give it a whirl, but don't really know where to begin.

 

[Hex]

Pear juice and yeast. Nottingham will do.

If it's anything like hard cider, making it sweet will be the tricky part.
Do you have a keg setup?