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General Topics => The Debating Chamber => Topic started by: Colwyn on April 10, 2009, 15:05:25 PM

Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: Colwyn on April 10, 2009, 15:05:25 PM: GOMs in Bristol are up in arms over the desecration of one the city's favourite drinks. The Dry Blackthorn recipe has been watered down to 4.7% (from 5%) and made more "mellow" (which is to say "sweeter") by Gaymers (the gang of shysters who now own the brand) having taken it over from (noble) Taunton Cider some years back. In pub after pub you hear the cry go up "Aaargh!!! Tastes like bloody Strongbow!". There are few insults more potent in Bristol. To describe someone as "A mass-murdering international terrorist who has a fake tan" is somewhat less condemnatory than saying "He drinks Strongbow". Whatever is the world coming to?

P.S Look how upset I am. I have finished a sentence with a preposition. I must be in shock.
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: pookie on April 10, 2009, 16:57:35 PM: :o :o[:(!] absolute outrage. How dare they [:(!]:(:-\
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: cef on April 10, 2009, 16:58:34 PM: Bring back good old proper 'Farmers Scrumpy' :D ;)
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: Crabbit on April 10, 2009, 18:18:42 PM: Colwyn, get a grip man. :D

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Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: scorcher on April 10, 2009, 18:28:05 PM: Don't bother with either of them ! Go for "Katy" bottled by Thatchers of Somerset. At 7.4 % it takes your cares away.... !
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: Crabbit on April 10, 2009, 18:54:06 PM: quote:
Originally posted by scorcher

Go for "Katy" bottled by Thatchers of Somerset.

Colwyn won`t have anything to do with a Thatcher. :D

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Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: Colwyn on April 10, 2009, 19:12:00 PM: quote:
Originally posted by Crabbit

Colwyn, get a grip man. :D

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Quite. To what is the world coming. Phew. I feel better now.
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: kanga on April 10, 2009, 22:29:56 PM: bring on chapmans irish cider
available in home bargains 39p 330 ml bottle
kanga
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: Scunner on April 10, 2009, 22:35:01 PM: 34.7 MPG
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: kanga on April 11, 2009, 00:54:57 AM: 37.4 MPG SCUNNER YOU GOT IT WRONG
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: kenkay on April 11, 2009, 01:16:03 AM: I'm drinking Strongbow at this very minute and I quite like it :D:D. It's 0.3% stronger than dry Blackthorn before it was watered down. I've tried Dry Blackthorn a few times but thought it was a bit "dry" :) I also like a glass or three of Magners :D.
Ken
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: Colwyn on April 11, 2009, 09:25:57 AM: Soon to be in Calis Market?
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Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: lance on April 11, 2009, 16:57:06 PM: Magners over rated over priced £3.75 BOTT cider used to be one cheapest of all beers in the good ole days.

:-\ ;)
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: Colwyn on April 11, 2009, 16:59:51 PM: quote:
Originally posted by lance

cider used to be one cheapest of all beers

???????????
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: lindacarl on April 11, 2009, 17:19:23 PM: PMSL - It's from LANCE - what do you expect?
Strongbow - YUCK!
I've also noticed the cans/bottles available now are not to my taste - don't like sweet ciders. The choice seems to have gone, never heard of many of the ones available in the supermarkets now.
Last time we took some out for Olga I just couldn't find ANY of the ones I would have liked to have taken her. Goodness knows what the one I took over was like?
Title: Blackthorn Cider Outrage
Post by: pookie on April 11, 2009, 18:33:24 PM: I'm a vintage Merrydown (Dry) girl myself....(but then again, I AM a blonde from Essex.....) :-\