Ciders 2022

Here is the list of ciders you can expect to see at our 2022 9th Old Town Beer Festival!

Brewery Name of Cider Type of Cider ABV Tasting Notes

Bumble Bee Gribble Medium 4.8% Gribble (grib-uh I) noun. Young tree that has grown from a pip from pomace thrown out as last year's pressing. Perhaps it's this strength of character that makes this medium, cloudy Somerset cider so very refreshing and different.

Bumble Bee Strawberry Mojito Fruit 4% A West country spin on a Cuban classic. Fun and fruity it's perfect for picnics and lazy days by the river.

Cotswold Cider Freak Show Medium 4.5% Twisted kicks of bittersweet cider apple give this medium cider that freaky feel. Through the depths of cloudy aopple goodness, the freak reveals itself to the echoes of a distant past to real cider's glory days.

Cotswold Cider Horn Blower Medium 4% Chai spiced cider, medium. Awakens the senses you'll be glad you found. A revelation whether as an Indian summer cooler or a winter warmer. 'chai-der anyone?

Cotswold Cider No Brainer Dry 6% Rich fruity & distinctibe. A classic bone dry, late night hard cider. Poker face guranteed, to ride the whims of lady luck.

Dorset Nectar Wild Cat Medium 5.5% A medium single orchard cider with a lingering appley aftertaste. Second place Bristish Champion Organic Cider 2016

Dorset Nectar Sweet Maiden Sweet 5% A smooth farmhouse sweet cider blend, ripe with natural sweetness & intruiging velvety finish. Champion farmhouse cider cup winner.

Dudda's Tun Cherry Fruit 4% A sumptuous blend of cider and cherry. Not too sweet and full of fruity cherry flavour.

Dudda's Tun Salted Caramel Fruit 4% A perfect marriage of fresh apples and caramel with just a hint of salt.

Dudda's Tun Sweet Apple Sweet 5.3% Bursting with fresh picked apple flavour. This sweet cider is deliciously moreish, with soft honey notes.

Gwatkin Game Cock Sweet 4.5% Game cock sweet cider is light-brown in colour with rich fresh apple aromas. Sweet tasting with mild tannins appearing in the aftertatse.

Gwynt Y Draig Black Dragon Medium Dry 7.2% The legendary Black Dragon! This cider now has quite a following amongst the most discerning cider drinkers. It is rich in colour, body and flavour with a fresh, fruity aroma.

Gwynt Y Draig Farmhouse Scrumpy Medium 5.5% A wonderfully nostalgic scrumpy cider. Golden in colour with a medium taste and a refreshing apple aroma. A smooth balanced flavour like all good scrumpy ciders should have.

Harry's No 8 Sweet 6% Not overly sweet, but with a acidic edge. Just right for the 'sweet tooth' or novice cider drinker. Ideal for festivals.

Healeys Flattler Original Medium Dry 6% It's cloudy, it's cyder and it bites! Slightky cloudy in character, it is a young, light tremendously fruity and refreshing cyder with a distinctive bite.

Healeys Flattler Pear Pear 6% Still retaining the same fantastic Rattler bite. Rattler cyder blended with pear juice giving a refreshing fruity taste and bursting with biting refreshment.

Hecks Blended Perry Pear 6% A blend of several varieties of perry pears, giving it a naturally cloudy appearance. Medium in taste.

Lilleys Cheeky Pig Perry/Cider Blend 7.5% A medium dry blend of perry and cider that is colden amber in colour. Made using our crisp Somerset apple cider and our fresh tasting perry, resulting in a refreshing drink which is packed full of flavour with a fairly dry texture.

Lilleys Strawberry Fruit 4% A sweet berry burst which sublimely compliments the refreshing bite of apple in this moreish juicy cider

Lilleys Gladiator Medium 8.4% This strong rustic cider with it's Roman flair has everything. Well rounded, fruity, packed full of flavour and intoxicatingly easy to drink.

Lilleys Merry Monkey Medium Scrumpy 4.5% A medium scrumpy made with bittersweet apples. Full of character with a distictive rich appley flavour.

Lilleys Rum Medium 4% A quality medium cider made from a blend of bittersweet and medium apples. This cider is smooth and mellow with a hint of rum.

Lilleys Whisky Cask Medium Dry 6% Our small batch whisky cask cider is matured in oak bourbon whisky casks. The casks evolve this cider cider into a refined still and medium dry traditional Somerset orchard blend.

Lilleys Somerset Scrumpy Dry Dry 6% Made with a blend of bittersweet cider apples this is a delicious traditional cider. Perfect for those that enjoy a dry Somerset cider. Full bodied and full of character.

Lilleys Wild Dog Dry 7.5% A traditional vintage cider left alone to ferment and mature creating a more wild and rustic cider. Dry and packed full of Somerset character.

Lilleys Woo Woo Fruit 4% Our fruity, playful take on this classic cocktail is sure to get you reminiscing of simpler days having fun! Luscious peach and tangy cranberry are combined with crisp somerset cider making this sweet lively joy.

Lilleys Raspberry Mojito Fruit 4% Cuba meets Somerset. Refreshing raspberry, fresh mint & crisp Somerset cider make this an invigorating summer refresher. Sweet yet tangy, aromatic and flavourful.

Snailsbank Parma Violet Fruit 4% A sweet subtle apple cider infused with delicate violiets giving a refreshing floral cider.

Snailsbank Raspberry Ripple Fruit 4% Sweet but gently tangy raspberry rippled with a dash of vanilla.

Thistly Cross Jaggy Thistle Dry 7.4% Carefully crafted in small batches using locally sourced fruit and wild yeasts, Jaggy Thistle is a scrumpy that's truly unique to East Lothian, Scotland. An unfiltered vintage cider, Jaggy Thistle is smooth to drink and packed full of flavour. A dry cider that retains the warming, full bodied mouthfeel you'd expect from a vintage blend.

Brewery	Name of Cider	Type of Cider	ABV	Tasting Notes
Bumble Bee	Gribble	Medium	4.8%	Gribble (grib-uh I) noun. Young tree that has grown from a pip from pomace thrown out as last year's pressing. Perhaps it's this strength of character that makes this medium, cloudy Somerset cider so very refreshing and different.
Bumble Bee	Strawberry Mojito	Fruit	4%	A West country spin on a Cuban classic. Fun and fruity it's perfect for picnics and lazy days by the river.
Cotswold Cider	Freak Show	Medium	4.5%	Twisted kicks of bittersweet cider apple give this medium cider that freaky feel. Through the depths of cloudy aopple goodness, the freak reveals itself to the echoes of a distant past to real cider's glory days.
Cotswold Cider	Horn Blower	Medium	4%	Chai spiced cider, medium. Awakens the senses you'll be glad you found. A revelation whether as an Indian summer cooler or a winter warmer. 'chai-der anyone?
Cotswold Cider	No Brainer	Dry	6%	Rich fruity & distinctibe. A classic bone dry, late night hard cider. Poker face guranteed, to ride the whims of lady luck.
Dorset Nectar	Wild Cat	Medium	5.5%	A medium single orchard cider with a lingering appley aftertaste. Second place Bristish Champion Organic Cider 2016
Dorset Nectar	Sweet Maiden	Sweet	5%	A smooth farmhouse sweet cider blend, ripe with natural sweetness & intruiging velvety finish. Champion farmhouse cider cup winner.
Dudda's Tun	Cherry	Fruit	4%	A sumptuous blend of cider and cherry. Not too sweet and full of fruity cherry flavour.
Dudda's Tun	Salted Caramel	Fruit	4%	A perfect marriage of fresh apples and caramel with just a hint of salt.
Dudda's Tun	Sweet Apple	Sweet	5.3%	Bursting with fresh picked apple flavour. This sweet cider is deliciously moreish, with soft honey notes.
Gwatkin	Game Cock	Sweet	4.5%	Game cock sweet cider is light-brown in colour with rich fresh apple aromas. Sweet tasting with mild tannins appearing in the aftertatse.
Gwynt Y Draig	Black Dragon	Medium Dry	7.2%	The legendary Black Dragon! This cider now has quite a following amongst the most discerning cider drinkers. It is rich in colour, body and flavour with a fresh, fruity aroma.
Gwynt Y Draig	Farmhouse Scrumpy	Medium	5.5%	A wonderfully nostalgic scrumpy cider. Golden in colour with a medium taste and a refreshing apple aroma. A smooth balanced flavour like all good scrumpy ciders should have.
Harry's	No 8	Sweet	6%	Not overly sweet, but with a acidic edge. Just right for the 'sweet tooth' or novice cider drinker. Ideal for festivals.
Healeys	Flattler Original	Medium Dry	6%	It's cloudy, it's cyder and it bites! Slightky cloudy in character, it is a young, light tremendously fruity and refreshing cyder with a distinctive bite.
Healeys	Flattler Pear	Pear	6%	Still retaining the same fantastic Rattler bite. Rattler cyder blended with pear juice giving a refreshing fruity taste and bursting with biting refreshment.
Hecks	Blended Perry	Pear	6%	A blend of several varieties of perry pears, giving it a naturally cloudy appearance. Medium in taste.
Lilleys	Cheeky Pig	Perry/Cider Blend	7.5%	A medium dry blend of perry and cider that is colden amber in colour. Made using our crisp Somerset apple cider and our fresh tasting perry, resulting in a refreshing drink which is packed full of flavour with a fairly dry texture.
Lilleys	Strawberry	Fruit	4%	A sweet berry burst which sublimely compliments the refreshing bite of apple in this moreish juicy cider
Lilleys	Gladiator	Medium	8.4%	This strong rustic cider with it's Roman flair has everything. Well rounded, fruity, packed full of flavour and intoxicatingly easy to drink.
Lilleys	Merry Monkey	Medium Scrumpy	4.5%	A medium scrumpy made with bittersweet apples. Full of character with a distictive rich appley flavour.
Lilleys	Rum	Medium	4%	A quality medium cider made from a blend of bittersweet and medium apples. This cider is smooth and mellow with a hint of rum.
Lilleys	Whisky Cask	Medium Dry	6%	Our small batch whisky cask cider is matured in oak bourbon whisky casks. The casks evolve this cider cider into a refined still and medium dry traditional Somerset orchard blend.
Lilleys	Somerset Scrumpy Dry	Dry	6%	Made with a blend of bittersweet cider apples this is a delicious traditional cider. Perfect for those that enjoy a dry Somerset cider. Full bodied and full of character.
Lilleys	Wild Dog	Dry	7.5%	A traditional vintage cider left alone to ferment and mature creating a more wild and rustic cider. Dry and packed full of Somerset character.
Lilleys	Woo Woo	Fruit	4%	Our fruity, playful take on this classic cocktail is sure to get you reminiscing of simpler days having fun! Luscious peach and tangy cranberry are combined with crisp somerset cider making this sweet lively joy.
Lilleys	Raspberry Mojito	Fruit	4%	Cuba meets Somerset. Refreshing raspberry, fresh mint & crisp Somerset cider make this an invigorating summer refresher. Sweet yet tangy, aromatic and flavourful.
Snailsbank	Parma Violet	Fruit	4%	A sweet subtle apple cider infused with delicate violiets giving a refreshing floral cider.
Snailsbank	Raspberry Ripple	Fruit	4%	Sweet but gently tangy raspberry rippled with a dash of vanilla.
Thistly Cross	Jaggy Thistle	Dry	7.4%	Carefully crafted in small batches using locally sourced fruit and wild yeasts, Jaggy Thistle is a scrumpy that's truly unique to East Lothian, Scotland. An unfiltered vintage cider, Jaggy Thistle is smooth to drink and packed full of flavour. A dry cider that retains the warming, full bodied mouthfeel you'd expect from a vintage blend.

Please note these are subject to change dependant on availability.