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This episode of the Neutral Cider Hotel podcast is a tribute to Susanna Forbes of Little Pomona Cider, who passed away recently after battling cancer. Listen here: neutralciderhotel.net/.../15789763-a…... Susanna - We miss you, we love you and the world is less joyful without you. Wassail ❤️

One of the reasons I moved to Brighton was because the colour of the beach co-ordinates with beer bottles. I drank these ace new beers from Thornbridge Brewery and loved both very much.

Save this for your next cocktail night out in Brighton 🍸🍹

Join the #Hereford Museum of Cider to celebrate the Roman goddess of orchards, Pomona, on the 5th October! There’s going to be lots to do on the day, from crafty activities and apple pressing to ‘WildPlay’ with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust. More: cidermuseum.co.uk/events/

If there was a brewing supplies industry award for best lip synching then Charlie Gorham Charles Faram would triumph.

If there was a brewing supplies industry award for best running after a coach moving at speed then Charlie Gorham Charles Faram would triumph.

Given a choice of looking at funny cat videos and funny hop employee videos, for me it's a tie!

I always enjoy drinking Sandford Orchards Devon Red, and now I can enjoy drinking Red Zero! I'm so pleased to add Red Zero to my list of top no alcohol ciders.

Ena Sharples giving her Untappd review on a 17pence bottle of Milk Stout 'It's got no substance. I like me Milk Stout nutty'. Ena Sharples is the reason I am besotted by beer. A few years ago I wrote about how I owe it all to her. tinyurl.com/5n7jfcm9

I was proper excited to taste the new 0.5% version of St Austell Brewery's brilliant Proper Job and it is so blooming good. One of the best non alc beers I have tasted. Brava to Georgina Young and the brewing team!

An 8,000 year old wine making tradition. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties. Using a clay vessel, or Qvevri, wine is made, aged, and stored. [📹 visitbatumi]

Counting down to Easter 2025

Hereford AppleFest Banquet 2023 welcome drink. This is amazing and a first.... probably Little Pomona Cider

Proper Job 0.5% IPA is now available from our online shop! 💙 Snap up your case here: staustellbreweryshop.co.uk/p/proper-job-0…

Hereford's Apple Banquet, championed by #reclaimtheapple, a fitting tribute to Susanna Forbes - so integral to its success. We dined on food, cider & perry as suggested by Susanna in her final act as an unceasing advocate. We heard heartfelt eulogies & raised a glass to her.

I wish Susanna could have been there to see the delight & respect on the faces of the guests as they tasted the Apple Banquet's welcome drink. A spectacular new Brut de Quince (traditional method) by Little Pomona Cider.

This beautiful sight greeted guests at Hereford's Apple Banquet (in Hereford Town Hall) courtesy of #reclaimtheapple and his colleagues. The vintage King & Queen banners are from a Hereford cider festival in 1974. The video does not show the display's total fabulosity!

Here's a zingy new gin from Brighton Gin - Spice Circuit is a collaboration with chef Kanthi Thamma from the Spice Circuit Kitchen.

The drinks cabinet is on the middle shelf (featuring four of my titles)