Cider Thread

[JHF1870]

Tried Two types of cider.

Mercury dry/draught

Tooheys Five Seeds

And Tooheys Five Seeds is a million times better than Mercury

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

My local's recently put Bulmers on tap. $6.50 a pint, thank you very much.

Name and shame plz

 

[robrulz5]

Magners is the best by a long long way. Bulmers is more of a try drink and not as sweet as Magners.

Bulmers is good when Magners is not around and is only $6 a pint at a pub close to me!

 

[meh]

$4 of Bulmers at my cricket club, amazing.

Can't beleive no-one has mentioned Rekorderlig cider yet. Do yourself a favour! Also comes in Pear, Strawberry & Lime, Wildberry flavour, all of which are superb on their day.

 

[Team Mo']

$4 of Bulmers at my cricket club, amazing.

Can't beleive no-one has mentioned Rekorderlig cider yet. Do yourself a favour! Also comes in Pear, Strawberry & Lime, Wildberry flavour, all of which are superb on their day.

I couldn't think of the name. Only tried the Pear but it was awesome. Will get around to trying the other flavours soon.

Had never really tried cider; used to always bag people for drinking strongbow. Then the other day I got given one at the Belgian Beer Garden. In more of a vase then a glass i downed it in no time. Tasted awesome. Pear definitely the best of the flavours.

Then I went up to order my shout and it was $13.50 a glass/vase!

 

[meh]

I couldn't think of the name. Only tried the Pear but it was awesome. Will get around to trying the other flavours soon.

Dan Murphy's has them, think they only come in 500ml bottles at about $7 a pop, worth every cent.

 

[Hlebalicious]

Dan Murphy's has them, think they only come in 500ml bottles at about $7 a pop, worth every cent.

Couldn't agree more, absolutely brilliant cider. Went away to the coast with a few mates and they all brought along beers and spirits while i brought 2 slabs of Rekorderlig (Wild Berries and Strawb & Lime) and probably couldve gone another one they went down that fast.

Ive even managed to convince the fiance to be a cider drinker.

 

[Prem87]

Anyone know of some good quality non alcoholic cider?

 

[jonoman89]

Bought some Aspall Draught today from Dan's. Comes in a long, wine-like bottle. Quite dry but with more than enough sweetness to enjoy. Quite liked it. Around $7 a 500ml bottle. Would recommend.

I've had a few premium oak-aged ciders in the past week (Green Goblin and Old Rosie Scrumpy) and can't say i enjoy them much. The oak gives them a very smokey flavour which can be a bit over powering.

Magners is the best by a long long way. Bulmers is more of a try drink and not as sweet as Magners.

Bulmers is good when Magners is not around and is only $6 a pint at a pub close to me!

Lol

"Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is Magners the Same as Bulmers in Ireland?

Magners is identical to Bulmers in terms of product taste and characteristics and its branding, packaging and promotional strategy is based on the marketing approach, which has been so successful for the Bulmers brand in Ireland."

Did the packaging fool your tastebuds?

$4 of Bulmers at my cricket club, amazing.

Can't beleive no-one has mentioned Rekorderlig cider yet. Do yourself a favour! Also comes in Pear, Strawberry & Lime, Wildberry flavour, all of which are superb on their day.

Rekorderlig is great on one condition: it's in a tall glass with a lot of ice. The stuff is far too sweet by itself at a cool temperature.

Rekorderlig pear cider + pint glass + ton of crushed ice = heaven.

The berry and lime ones taste like soft drink though...ergh.

 

[year of the roo]

That Rekorderlig stuff is rubbish. Syrup in a cider bottle. I will buy some more when I next run out of maple syrup.

 

[robrulz5]

Lol

"Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is Magners the Same as Bulmers in Ireland?

Magners is identical to Bulmers in terms of product taste and characteristics and its branding, packaging and promotional strategy is based on the marketing approach, which has been so successful for the Bulmers brand in Ireland."

Did the packaging fool your tastebuds?

The Bulmers we get here is the English version not the Irish one and there is a difference. Magners is what the Irish version of Bulmers is called outside of Ireland.

 

[Hlebalicious]

That Rekorderlig stuff is rubbish. Syrup in a cider bottle. I will buy some more when I next run out of maple syrup.

Just because its sweet doesnt make it a bad cider. I tried bulmers a few days ago and cant say im that much of a fan, guess ill stick to my rekorderlig and koppenberg.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Cider is my drink of choice. Mercury if I'm drinking at home or a party, Bulmers/Magners if I'm at a pub. I was first introduced to cider via Strongbow but now only drink it if the shop/pub doesn't have anything else.

I've seen both the Bulmers and Magners names used, even seen them side-by-side in the same shop. Anyone know why they don't just use the one name here?

Bought a 24 pack of Monarch for $30 (it expired last April) in a dodgy Footscray shop a few weeks ago. A bit sour/acidic (perhaps due to the expiration) bit fair at that price Haven't seen it sold anywhere else. Doesn't seem to have a website site, Google search says it's Belgian or English or French

Anyone had Kelly Brothers? I had a six pack the other week. Was more bitter/less sweet than the aforementioned ones but was good. http://www.kellybrothers.com.au/ I'll stick with Mercury though

 

[standingroomonly]

I've seen both the Bulmers and Magners names used, even seen them side-by-side in the same shop. Anyone know why they don't just use the one name here?

The Bulmers you see here is brewed in Australia, the Magners is imported.

 

[Eagle Empire]

Anyone know of some good quality non alcoholic cider?

Carbonated apple juice? That tastes better than most alcoholic ciders on the market.

There are quite a number of apple farms in Victoria that perhaps could offer something. In the shops, I've only come across Cascade Apple Isle.

 

[year of the roo]

I found this brewed apple cider stuff with malt and hops in it but no alcohol. Can't remember what it was called but it was very good.

 

[Eagle Empire]

Interesting... an annual cider festival 29 km out of Melbourne:

http://www.kellybrookwinery.com.au/ciderfestival.php

 

[RickSanchez]

Big fan of rekorderlig, strawberry lime one is a bit sweet but very nice to have one or two. I saw they sell them like 75 for 15 @ Dan Murphys. Does anyone know if you can mix them up or if its 75 for 15 of one flavour only.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Rekorderlig is putrid. Up their with Kopparberg for shiteness

 

[DirrtyBee]

Interesting... an annual cider festival 29 km out of Melbourne:

http://www.kellybrookwinery.com.au/ciderfestival.php

Aw dammit the week after I'm in Melbourne

 

[rachellee]

Plus a TERRIFFIC hangover cure. If you have drank anything but cider the night before then bacon, eggs and cider will fix you right up the next morning.

I'd even skip the night out and jump right to that breakfast part !

 

[Prem87]

Can anyone recommend any brands of non alcoholic ciders? Cheers.

 

[Hlebalicious]

Rekorderlig is putrid. Up their with Kopparberg for shiteness

More for me, bit sweet but goes down brilliantly.

 

[Crimson Azure]

Bump.

Been getting right into cider in recent times, one that I enjoy is the Matilda Bay Dirty Granny.

Had about 20-30 different ciders over the last few months so thought ressurecting this thread was a good idea.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

I wasn't sure i liked 'Green Goblin' when i first tried it ... But i returned to it and its now my favourite along with Westons Premium Organic cider.