No Longer a Cider Drinker!

[Patrick]

Blackthorn cider relaunch angers drinkers

Forget the grapes of wrath. The apples of anger are being gathered in across the West Country, where one of England's best-known cider manufacturers stands accused of that most terrible of rural transgressions: pandering to London folk.

The bitter harvest began after the Gaymer cider company, makers of Blackthorn cider, decided to alter the recipe for their famously dry scrumpy. To the horror of devotees, they have sweetened the drink, lowered its alcohol content from 5% to 4.7%, and made it "slightly mellower".

Whitbread (when it was still brewing) messed around with Boddingtons - and Speckled Hen - When will they ever learn!

[Flatypus]

You want Taunton Natch. 30 years ago it was Gold Label, but then became restricted to its local area and a London outlet while the sweet Red Label was much more available. Natch from Natural.

[stephan]

My uncle Seth`s lad were a scrumpy drinker and he lived to be 95-well twere only 28 but he looked older

It`s better with a burr you understand

[rjpageuk]

I got very drunk on cider after getting my A level results ..er.. 13 years ago and have never had it since.

[Deleted]

I drink a bit of scrumpy . My neighbours who make it , report that the strongest , smoothest they ever drank was when they helped out another farmer with haymaking - he worked at an abattoir and added meat to the brew .

[sesley]

i thought the meat in the apples, the wasps and the worms were enough protein in cider.

[Patrick]

Must have been a bit lumpy! ;D