I will cover a bit of ground in this blog literally from north west to south west of England. The family went on a trip up to the Lake District this week for a few days. A university veterinary reunion …
Category: Cider
Harbord Bowling Club Fishing Comp – May Round
This month’s fishing comp was against the Narrabeen Sand Hotel fishing team. Weather conditions last weekend were less than ideal with winds predominantly from the South (South West or South East), with a reasonable bump in the swell. A reconnoitre …
Balmain Pale Ale, Grolsch Swing Top, Pipsqueak and a yacht carrier
Before the BotF, BotF popped into a perennial favourite – the Occidental. The Occi has been serving a beer for a while now that is only available on tap – Balmain Pale Ale. If they could replicate this in a …
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Snowies Blonde Cider
Funnily enough I received an assortment of different ciders as Christmas presents, one of which was Snowies Blonde Cider. This cider is very sweet tasting, probably due to the fact that eating apples have been used to brew. The bottle label …
St. Heliers Pear Cider & The Foxhole
Today’s review relates to today’s activities as opposed to the travelogue of last week on LHI. The Foxhole has been an elusive bar for this correspondent. It opened late in 2010 on the corner of Kent & Erskine on the …
Kelly Brothers Cider, Endeavour Amber Ale and BotF back on the ferry
Normal service resumed with BotF making the first journey home for 2011. Good crew tonight with the BotF darts team on board with their tried and true long necks in hand. All the big issues were discussed including the EPL, …
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Cider and Tractors = country bumpkin?
This week I visited the Thatchers cider brewery at Sandford in the foothills of the Mendips, on the outskirts of Bristol. Not surprisingly, a very strong smell of fermenting apples greeted us as we descended upon the farm shop. Thatchers, …
Katy and the Princes Motto
Yesterday, was an overcast, grey and cold day – down at Tesco’s with mum doing some shopping … had a look at the beers and ciders … came up with this one, a medium dry Thatchers Somerset cider made with …
Cider/Sidra makes on to the Back of the Ferry
Sharp-eyed readers of BotF will notice the unannounced introduction of a new category to BotF – Cider. There’s four ways to access BotF – the website, the E-Mail subscription, Twitter and Facebook – so it has been difficult to notice …
The Robins and Natch
Today spent a few hours working with my brother in his building business finishing off a job, only a few hours of graft on the cement mixer and wheel barrow, not enough to blister my soft hands. On the way …
back of the ferry 