Thatchers Gold Cider.

[liampenn]

Anyone else drink thatchers?
Or is it just a 'west country' drink?
:hmm:
:lol:

 

[RobWalker]

nope, we have it up here, love the stuff. certainly the best of the tap ciders, but i'm partial to a Heritage myself

 

[liampenn]

Definitely the best Cider on tap.
I once tried having a pint of magners after drinking a pint of thatchers! :sick:
Vile stuff!

I only live 5 miles away from their orchards. So I thought it might just be a local. :whistle:

Have you seen anyone try to recreate it? :pray:
The things I would do to get hold of their recipe! :twisted:

 

[ArmChair]

I've been drinking it a few years now. I remeber paying £2 a pint for it in Skegness. It's now £2.50 lol

 

[critch]

its all over the country, hardly the best cider in the uk, but a definate step up from strongbow magners bulmers etc

try some cider by rosie, wyre valley,tripple d, olivers,ross on wye, gwyaint y ddraig etc.......

 

[Djtrouble1982]

Think thatchers gold is a really nice pint, not so keen on original thatchers. Price is anything from £1.80 to £3.90 near me. I've seen thatchers original mix being sold on Christmas market.

 

[jodape]

gwyaint y ddraig

They make cider for the gods :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[jonewer]

Thatcher's Gold is acceptable....

...but Thatcher's 2011 Vintage is the bollox!

I love cider. I was going to try and make my own out of wild apples this year but April was so wet and cold and windy, many trees that were loaded with fruit last year are bearing no fruit at all this year.

Cider. It comes from trees!

 

[TonyT40]

I just got two 8 packs with two each of gold, pear, Green Goblin and Old Rascal in each pack from costco. Just over £1 per bottle. Well you have got to drink something whilst you are waiting for the Homebrew! :

 

[graysalchemy]

Have you seen anyone try to recreate it? :pray:
The things I would do to get hold of their recipe! :twisted:

Unless you are using their apples from their orchards and their yeast then i am afraid to say you haven't got a cat in hells chance.

 

[liampenn]

Unless you are using their apples from their orchards and their yeast then i am afraid to say you haven't got a cat in hells chance.

Well funny you would say that
Thier orchard is only a couple of miles down the road, strangely enough there's a cycle path which runs straight through the middle with trees either side...

Do you reacon it might be still possiable to extract a yeast starter from their cider even it doesnt have any sediment in the bottom of the bottle? :hmm:

 

[jonewer]

Unless you are using their apples from their orchards and their yeast then i am afraid to say you haven't got a cat in hells chance.

Well funny you would say that
Thier orchard is only a couple of miles down the road, strangely enough there's a cycle path which runs straight through the middle with trees either side...

Do you reacon it might be still possiable to extract a yeast starter from their cider even it doesnt have any sediment in the bottom of the bottle? :hmm:

I tried this with one of the two litre bottles of scrumpy and had no luck.

Also, most ciders are made of a blend of different apple varieties..... so you may be lucky..... but its unlikely!

Heres a quick 'splanation

http://cideruk.com/cider_making/cider_apples

I grafted 5 miniature apples trees in the spring - 3 Broxwood Foxwhelp and 2 Dabinett. In a few years these five trees should produce enough to make a few gallons of very good cider each year.

 

[graysalchemy]

+1 for Jonewer. Unles you know whatthe apples are growing in the orchard and what the mix of apples they use then it is unlikely.

With regards to yeast you will just have to try bottles can be hit and miss flat cloudy cider will have been pasturised but it is possible that fizzy cloudy cider may have viable yeast as in the case of Westons Old Rosie.

Good Luck :thumb:

 

[ArmChair]

I'm backdown Skegness this weekend, so looking forward to ice cold thatchers gold for £2.50 a pint :)

 

[jonewer]

Further to this, Whitelabs do have a cider strain on sale.

http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp775.html