South East Essex CAMRA

Cider






         

      There'll be a great deal at the Alexandra Yacht Club in  January 2012: all ciders £2 a pint on Thursday evenings!


                  October was Cider and Perry month!

National Cider pub winner
 

Cider month Events

We held a Cider Social at the
Alexandra Yacht Club, Southend:
Saturday October 22nd 


 

Cider pub accreditation hits 1000 pub milestone


Pub number 1000 is in Essex!


Essex Cider Pub



 Find a Real Cider pub

Cider/perry reviews


Cider shop opens in Chelmsford  
        


         
         
CIDER SALES INCREASING

The July Wetherspoons Cider Festival was a success for the Last Post. They sold 1100 pints/bottles
during the 10-day festival which ranked them 6th in the company for cider sales during that period.






Great Taste awards: Bottled Cider

 

     

 SE Essex CAMRA Cider Festival 

      

 

5th annual SE Essex CAMRA Cider and Perry Festival 

July 8th to 10th 2011 

At least 9 perries and 16 ciders including 

local ciders from Essex. 

Cider list:


Paglesham Punch Dry (Paglesham, Essex)

Buffoon's Ribcracker Dry (Canewdon, Essex) 

Carters (Boxted, Essex)

Wilkins Medium Dry

Crossmans Medium

Crossmans Sweet

Broadoak Bristol Port

Lyne Down Medium Dry

Orchards Medium 

Westcroft Medium 

Westcroft Dry 

Hunt Medium Sweet

Wilkins Sweet 

Hecks Kingston Black Medium

Gwatkins Medium Sweet

Ross-on-Wye Medium


Perry: 

         

Ross - on - Wye    Medium

Seven Sider       Sweet

Oliver          Medium Dry

Newton Court      Dry

Swallow Field       Medium Sweet

Days Cottage      Medium

Broad Oak         Sweet

Gwatkins         Sweet

Hecks        Medium Sweet

Real cider is a long-established traditional drink which is produced naturally from apples and is neither carbonated or pasteurised. However real cider is in a similar situation to that which faced real ale some 30 years ago with the number of outlets for real cider is diminishing, even in the West Country.  The situation with perry (which is made from pears) is even worse, as it is rarely available away from the farm gate. It is unfortunate that many of the most well known ciders in the UK are cold, fizzy keg products which have been produced artificially rather than naturally. It is well worth you tracking down some real ciders and perries and more and more people are discovering for themselves how deliciously mellow, aromatic and intoxicating the flavours of naturally produced real cider can be.

Gwatkin Cider

Hecks

Wilkins Cider

Cider News: 

The Alexandra Yacht Club now has cider! 

There are up to 6 ciders, plus a perry available, as well as guest ales from breweries like Mighty Oak and Hop Monster.
             Clifton Terrace,
                 Southend-on-Sea
                 SS1 1DT
                 
                  Fri - Sat: Open 12pm, Licensed to midnight
                  Mon - Thu: 8pm - 11pm 

CAMRA National Cider and Perry Championships 2011

Cider
GOLD- Virtual Orchard, Hard Core (of Wolverton, Buckinghamshire)
SILVER- Gwynt y Ddraig, Black Dragon (of Llantwit Fardre, Glamorgan)
BRONZE- Hartland, Sweet (of Tirley, Gloucestershire)

Perry
GOLD- Rathays, Painted Lady (of Sutton St Nicholas, Herefordshire)
SILVER- Gwynt y Ddraig, Two Trees (of Llantwit Fardre, Glamorgan)
JOINT BRONZE- Ralph's, Old Badland (New Radnor, Powys) and Oliver's, Medium (of Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire)

       Archives: 

       September 2010 

     
4th annual SE Essex CAMRA Cider and Perry Festival 

September 17th  to 19th 2010 

At Bar lambs, Lamb and Lion, Station Road, Wesrcliff, Essex

        Champion Cider & Perry 2010

Sandford Orchards' Cider of Crediton, Devon, and Hartlands' Farmhouse Perry of Tirley, Gloucestershire, won Gold medals at CAMRA's National Cider and Perry Championships 2010, held at the Reading Beer and Cider Festival over the May bank holiday weekend.

The full results are:

Cider
GOLD - Sandford Orchards, Cider (Crediton, Devon)
SILVER - Gwynt y Ddraig, Black Dragon (Llantwit Fardre, South Wales)
BRONZE - Pickled Pig, Porker's Snout (Stretham, Cambridgeshire)

Perry
GOLD - Hartlands, Farmhouse Perry (Tirley, Gloucestershire)
SILVER - Rathays, Brandy (Sutton St Nicholas, Herefordshire)
BRONZE - Ralph's, Old Badland Perry (New Radnor, Powys)

                     

        

       Cider Of The Festival 2008 Presentation

Tuesday 3rd March saw a short presentation take place during our Branch Meeting at the Rose & crown in Rochford. Christine Storer, aka Cider Woman, presented a framed certificate to Trevor Buffett for winning Cider of the Festival in November 2008 with Buffoon's Ribcracker. Congratulating him, she also mentioned that his excellent cider had come second in the East Anglian regional cider contest that had been judged in Norwich last year.

Trevor thanked the branch and mentioned that several people, including the GBBF, had approached him to supply his cider to their festivals. He stated that being a craft cider maker he can only produce small quantities each season, but assured us that his priority would always be to supply the Rochford Beer and Cider Festival.

 National Cider Pub of the year

After finishing runner-up for the previous two years, the Square & Compass in Worth Matravers, Dorset finally wins the right to call itself CAMRA's National Cider Pub of the Year. One of only nine pubs in the UK to have appeared in all 36 editions of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, it is full of character, boasting a rich family history with many features of its 250 year existence remaining intact. An unique feature is the museum housing fossils and artifacts from the village's past.

One CAMRA judge found it to be "a characterful pub with beautiful vistas over the channel and an excellent array of cider and perry."

Andrea Briers, Chair of CAMRA's Cider and Perry Committee said, "It is of little coincidence how a pub that has such a fantastic array of local cider and perries, and a rich family history, has won so many industry accolades. The pub is quite simply a true success story among discerning pub-goers, and a beacon of light in a time where pub closures continually blight the media landscape."

   Contact details: Square & Compass, Worth Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3LF    Tel: 01929 439229




    The Pomona Award 2008 A pioneering figure in the world of real cider has added an extra chapter to his already successful resume by winning the CAMRA Pomona Award for 2008.
Roger Wilkins, of Wilkins Cider, Lands End Farm, Mudgley, near Wedmore, Somerset, scooped the award for his lifelong devotion to producing some of the most renowned cider in the county. Wilkins's contribution to the industry is so well-appreciated that customers have been buying from the Farm for over thirty years.

The Pomona Award is named after the Roman Goddess of apples and is presented by CAMRA to the person, place or thing who has done the most to promote real cider or perry primarily over the previous twelve months and secondarily, where there is no outstanding contender in the last twelve months, for ongoing work.

Roger Wilkins said, "I am delighted to receive this recognition for doing something that I love and for carrying on the tradition of farmhouse cider-making that my grandfather taught me. I must also thank all the people who have supported my work over the years, and I hope they have enjoyed my cider."

Wilkins has been winning CAMRA awards since the 1980's, most notably taking the Cider of the Year accolade at both the 1988 and 1989 Great British Beer Festival. He took over the family business after the death of his grandfather in 1969, and to this day produces up to 20,000 gallons of cider per year. Wilkins also has a concern for tradition, keeping alive the ancient tradition of wassailing, held every January.

Sarah Newson, Vice Chair of CAMRA's Cider & Perry Committee said, "This phenomenal contributor to the industry thoroughly deserves this award for his sheer enthusiasm and commitment to producing the best real cider. With his farm overlooking Westhay Moor Valley, Roger could not produce cider in a more stunning location. Maybe these surroundings have been the inspiration for his continued success!"



    Champion Cider & Perry of Britain 2008

Green Valley Farmhouse Vintage Cyder, produced in Exeter by Green Valley Cyder, and Gregg's Pit Perry, produced by Gregg's Pit Cider and Perry in Herefordshire, have won the Gold Awards at CAMRA's National Cider and Perry Championships held at the Reading Beer and Cider Festival over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

The best ciders and perrys in Britain were sampled over two days by judges at the festival. The judging panel described the winning Green Valley Farmhouse Vintage Cyder as having "a lovely ‘proper cider' aroma, like an Autumn morning. It was easy drinking with a pleasant lingering aftertaste."

Chris Coles, of Green Valley Cyder said, "We are over the moon about this award. We didn't expect to be on the rostrum again. It's a great accolade for the orchard in Woodbury Salterton, where the apples came from, because it was this same orchard which won us bronze last year. We must be doing something right!"

Gregg's Pit Perry, produced by Herefordshire based Gregg's Pit Cider and Perry, won the national Gold Award for best perry. The judges described the winning perry as "A balance of citrus aroma with a winey aftertaste. Fabulous."

James Marsden, of Gregg's Pit Cider & Perry said, "We are delighted to have won this accolade from CAMRA whose members have been great supporters of our products over the last 14 years. It's a tribute to the quality of the fruit we use, the care we devote to our perry making and to the wonderful lady who taught us much of what we know now - Jean Nowell, the former owner of Lyne Down."

    Cider                                                                                                                                                Perry

GOLD: Green Valley Cider - Vintage Farmhouse (Devon)                                    GOLD: Gregg's Pit Perry (Herefordshire.)

SILVER: West Croft - Janet's Jungle Juice (Somerset)                                         SILVER: Ross-on-Wye Perry (Herefordshire)

BRONZE: Blaengawney - Cider (Gwent)                                                                 BRONZE: Hartland's Perry (Gloucestershire)

 


Phil Kempton, CAMRA's Director for Cider said, "I would like to congratulate all of the producers that won awards at CAMRA's National Cider & Perry Championships. Britain is currently producing a superb variety of real ciders and perrys and I would urge anyone who has perhaps tried a mass-produced fizzy cider or perry in the past to try a drop of the real stuff. You will not find anything better and will not be disappointed!"




    Essex Producers & Stockists

Delvin End Cidery   01787 461229 Park Fruit Farm      www.parkfruitfarm.co.uk

Matching Cider Co. 01277 890519 Pitfield Beer Shop www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk

Trevor Buffit (Canewdon)   01702 258784  Totham Kneecracker    01621 892946


    Previous Winners of the Champion Cider & Perry of Britain Award

2007                            Cider                                                                                           Perry

GOLD:            West Croft - Janet's Jungle Juice                                          GOLD:           Hartland's Perry

 SILVER:         Cornish Orchards – Dry                                                       SILVER:          Newton Court

 BRONZE:      Green Valley Cider - Vintage Farmhouse                        BRONZE:          Gwatkin Malvern Hills

 

2006                            Cider                                                                                           Perry

 GOLD:           Hecks - Kingston Black                                                          GOLD:            Seidr Dai

 SILVER:         Harechurch – Dry                                                                  SILVER:          Ross on Wye, Broom Farm

 BRONZE:      Dening's – Medium                                                             BRONZE:           Mr Whiteheads

 

2005                            Cider                                                                                           Perry

 GOLD:           Ralph's - 3B's                                                                          GOLD:          Gwynt Y Ddraig - Red & Green Longdon

 SILVER:         Upton – Sweet                                                                     SILVER:          Minchews

 BRONZE:      Newton Court – Medium                                                    BRONZE:         Hecks - Farmhouse

 

 2004                           Cider                                                                                           Perry

 GOLD:           Gwynt Y Ddraig – Medium                                                     GOLD:            Gwatkin - Blakeney Red

 SILVER:         Upton – Sweet                                                                      SILVER:           Summers

 BRONZE:      Dunkertons – Medium                                                        BRONZE:           Butford Farm - Dry

 

 2003                           Cider                                                                                          Perry

 GOLD:           Summers – Medium                                                             GOLD:            Hartland's - Sweet

 SILVER:         Gwynt Y Ddraig – Medium                                                SILVER:            Double Vision - Medium

 BRONZE:      Hecks – Hangdown                                                          BRONZE:           Barkers - Dry

2002                                        Cider                                                                              Perry

 GOLD:                       Gwatkin - Yarlington Mill                                         GOLD:              Minchews - Blakeney Red

 SILVER:                     Cornish Orchards                                                SILVER:              Hindlip - Sweet

 BRONZE:                  Burrow Hill – Sweet                                           BRONZE:              Hecks - Hendry Huffcap

 

2001                                        Cider                                                                               Perry

 GOLD:                       Weston's - Old Rosie                                          GOLD:            Hecks - Hendry Huffcap

 SILVER:                     Dunkertons – Organic                                     SILVER:            Franklin

 BRONZE:                  Gwatkin – Foxwhelp                                       BRONZE:           Gwatkin - Oldfield

 

2000                                        Cider                                                                              Perry

 GOLD:                       Weston's - Old Rosie                                          GOLD:            Dunkertons - Perry

 SILVER:                     Gwatkin - Yarlington Mill                                  SILVER:            Westons

 BRONZE:                  Luscombe – Dry                                             BRONZE:           Gwatkin - Oldfield



    Previous Winners of the National Cider & Perry Pub of the Year Award

    2007

    Winner                                                                                                        Runners Up

The Valley Bar, Scarborough, Yorkshire.                                           The Bell Inn, Caerleon, Gwent.
                            The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, London.
                            Square & Compass, Worth Matravers.

    2006

    Winner                                                                                                        Runners Up

The Old Poets' Corner, Ashover, Derbyshire.                                   The Penrhyn Arms, Penrynside, Conwy.
                            The Banham Barrel, Banham, Norfolk.
                            Square & Compass, Worth Matravers.

    2005

    Winner                                                                                                        Runners Up

The Miners Arms, Lydney, Gloucstershire.                                        The Brandy Wharf Cider Centre, Lincolnshire.
                            The Wellington, Birmingham.
                            The White Horse, Hedgerley, Bucks.

   

    Sept 2007:           Rochford's First Cider & Perry Festival

We held our first cider & perry festival on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd September at Blanchfield's Bar, Rochford.

    Sept 2008:           Rochford's Second Cider & Perry Festival

We held our second cider & perry festival on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September at the Horse & Groom, Rochford. Opening hours were 11am - 11pm on both days and admission was free

September 2010 

     
4th annual SE Essex CAMRA Cider and Perry Festival 

September 17th  to 19th 2010 

At Bar lambs, Lamb and Lion, Station Road, Wesrcliff, Essex








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