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total of 7 brewers were involved, and the same recipe was used by all
(basically: apples, water, sugar and lemons). For most of the brewers
this was their first year of making homemade cider and the results were
all excellent.
Each
brewer had to come up with their own name and design a bottle label for
their cider. This led to names such as Macners, Lough on the Rocks,
Whole Lotta Rose Terrace, Myradown, Scorton Hopperberg, Grosvenor Grog,
Walsh’s Whallop, Sue’s Apple ‘Ed and Nelson’s Column appearing on the
tasting tables.
The
event also included some food, in the form of a huge home-baked apple
cake, and a number of fine cheeses were generously donated by Dewlay
cheese makers from Garstang.
Approximately 100 people attended the event, and each person paid £1 for
a tasting glass.
A
donation of 50p was then requested for each cider tasted. This raised a
grand total of £473.
 Bill
Beaumont OBE is a member of Fylde rugby club, and he also took part in
the tasting, and can be seen with all the brewers in one of the photos
below (5th from the left).
A large
display of CRY literature was on view, and details of the forthcoming
screening at Preston Grasshoppers were distributed amongst those
present.
At the
end of the evening, the champion cider was selected (i.e the most
tastiest), and this was won by Simon Mulholland for his Scorton
Hopperberg brew.
Overall, it was a hugely successful and popular evening, and it is hoped
to host similar events on an annual basis.
Craig
McIntyre
More photos..........
Bill Beaumont OBE (5th from the left)
with brewers and tasters at the event
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(L to R): Simon Mulholland
(brewer of the champion cider);
Craig McIntyre (event
organiser); and Ian Cosh (judge) |
Champion brewer Simon
Mulholland shows off his trophy
and his winning cider |
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