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We've got 4 pint jugs to take away real ale and cider!
Come up to the top of Halkyn Mountain and join us as we drink in the atmosphere of the house of ale repute
20p per pint discount on cider for card carrying WPCS* members
and on cask ale too for CAMRA* members  I'm often asked what beer I would recommend, my reply has always been "sorry I can't, all palates are different - taste them and make up your own mind." It doesn't sound that helpful a response but having spent many years travelling and supping all kinds of brews, a taster will get you past the problem I experienced of having a pint in front of you, bought with your own hard-earned cash and feeling upset as you really couldn't stomach finishing the beer.
You can help those still in a quandary by adding your own beer comments and there's guidance from CAMRA & Cask Marque along with some notes from Roger Protz (Good Beer Guide) below. Here is information on how beer and cider is actually brewed from WikiPedia. To help you distinguish between Welsh and other cider & perry varieties we've used the Welsh forms for Seidr and Perai! Press here for CAMRAs NBSS (see below).
Steve
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 Ermie and Gertie's Medium Dry is a very interesting 6%abv, wonderfully characteristic vintage quality Somerset cider. The depth of flavour comes from being racked off into whisky barrels.Made from 100% pure apple juice from traditional varieties of cider apples.
Their orchard is a traditional Somerset orchard containing a wide variety of full standard trees that range from over 50 years old to under 5 years. Lambrook Pippin, Yarlington Mill, Harry  Masters Jersey, Sweet Coppin, Bramley, Hoary Morning, Russet, Tom Putt and James Grieve are just some of the wonderful varieties they use to produce cider.
The apples are pressed in the traditional way to produce a premium quality still farmhouse cider. It’s allowed to ferment naturally from the natural yeasts found on the apples and then finished in recently emptied oak whisky barrels.
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 Moorlands Farm Strawberry & Lime at 6.3%abv is an infused traditional cider packed with flavour from strawberries with a hint of lime, creating a wonderful fruity dry cider. What might strike you as a sweet cider give the strawberry colour surprises you with a strawberry start, appley follow through to a dry lime finish.
Moorlands Farm ciders are made from Yorkshire grown apples which give the cider a definitive style and a softer taste than West country ciders.
Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs.
A Yorkshire based orchard, creates an infused traditional cider packed with flavour from Strawberries with a hint of lime - creating a wonderful fruity traditional cider.
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 A lovely oak-aged Welsh medium cider 6% abv from Gwynt-y-Ddraig in Pontypridd, South Wales. Welsh Warrior is a blend of bitter sweet cider apples which are still grown today on old root stock trees. It has a very mellow smooth finish.
Welsh Warrior has been produced in aid of the Welsh Warrior Foundation, a charity set up in memory of Pte Richard Hunt, the 200th soldier to lose his life whilst serving in Afghanistan. The charity aims to help the Welsh service personnel or those attached to the Welsh regiments and their families.
Come and drink to their health and help support them and their families, a donation to the foundation is generated for every litre of Welsh Warrior sold.
Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs.
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 Dove Syke Ribble Valley Gold cider is the first cider produced by Dove Syke Cider Company who are based in Lancashire in the Ribble Valley. Locally picked Lancashire apples are pressed and blended in the Autumn. The juice is naturally fermented throughout the winter to make a traditional cider.
Dove Syke nursery has a small established apple orchard and in 2011, 120 cider apple trees have been planted to expand, focusing on true cider varieties, chosen for their ability to survive the high altitude and cold weather. They have extra”body and bite” than desert apples and yield a higher quantity of juice. In 2012, plans are to plant some perry pear trees to produce perry cider in the future.
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 Newton Court Cidery is based in Leominster, Herefordshire. The 5.6%abv Red Perry is a new perry from Newton Court, it's a hazy, typical perry colour, with a pinky tint, predominantly mellow and fruity. Plenty of medium pear fruit with a spicy, edge and gentle finish.
Paul Stephens and his father have been making English cider and perry on their farm since 2000. They produce 6,000 gallons of Herefordshire cider and 3,000 gallons of perry annually. The perry pears are all unsprayed and come from many different local gardens and orchards, but half of them come from a neighbour!
Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs.
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 Mr Whiteheads Midnight Special Perry is a medium-dry 5%abv perry that uses a unique blend of fresh dessert and perry pears and contains no added sugar, preservatives or flavouring. Midnight Special was awarded a Bronze medal by CAMRA as "Champion Perry of Britain 2006."
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You might wish to use the new beer scoring system from CAMRA. It goes like this...
CAMRA has a new online National Beer Scoring Scheme (NBSS). The NBSS is a six point scale (0-5) for judging beer quality in pubs that has been designed to assist CAMRA branches in selecting pubs for the bestselling Good Beer Guide. In the past CAMRA members filled in cards to rate the beer in a pub and then submitted the entries to CAMRA, but now they are able to fill the details in online at www.beerscoring.org.uk - making the process quicker and easier than ever before.
CAMRA members will be asked to examine the look, smell, and taste of each beer before offering their evaluation. The scores are:
0 = Undrinkable: No cask ale or the quality is so poor you can't finish it.
1 = Poor: Barely drinkable
2 = Average: Competently kept but uninspiring.
3 = Good: Good beer in good form. Worth another pint.
4 = Very Good: Excellent beer in excellent condition, another pint is a must.
5 = Perfect: Very rarely given by the seasoned drinker. Probably the best beer you are likely to find.
Should you feel like waxing lyrical, Roger Protz kindly let us reproduce some tasting notes for your guidence below...
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Sweet
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Sugary
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Bitter
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Tonic Water, Quinine
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Hoppy
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Floral, Grassy, Citrus
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Tropical/Soft Fruits
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Peach, Pineapple, Banana
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Malty
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Toffee, Horlicks, Biscuit
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Burnt
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Coffee, Burnt Toast
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Body
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Fullness, Thick
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Alcoholic
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Spirit, Warming
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The Language of Beer
Nose: the aroma. Gently swirl the beer to release the nose. You will detect malt: grainy, biscuity sappy. When darker malts are employed the nose will have powerful hints of chocolate, coffee, nuts, vanilla, liquorice, molasses and such dried fruits as raisins and sultanas. Hops add superb aromas of resins, herbs, spices, fresh-mown grass and tart citrus fruit - lemon and orange are typical with intense grapefruit hints from American varieties. Sulphur may also be present when waters are 'Burtonised': i.e. gypsum and magnesium have been added to replicate the famous spring waters of Burton-on-Trent.
 Palate: the appeal in the mouth. The tongue can detect sweetness, bitterness and saltiness as the beer passes over it. The rich flavours of malt will come to the fore but hop bitterness will also make a substantial impact. The tongue will also pick out the natural saltiness from the brewing water and fruit from the darker malts, yeast and hops. Citrus notes often have a major impact on the palate.
Finish: the aftertaste, as the beer goes over the tongue and down the throat. The finish is often radically different to the nose. The aroma may be dominated by malt whereas hop flavours and bitterness can govern the finish. Darker malts will make their presence felt with roasty, chocolate or coffee notes; fruit character will linger. Strong beers may end on a sweet or biscuity note but in mainstream bitters, bitterness and dryness come to the fore.
ROGER PROTZ
Editor Good Beer Guide
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