
Cider & Perry
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09/02/22 • 53 min
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We’re back for Season 3 and in the first episode, we’re tackling the beer-adjacent Cider & Perry. Do you enjoy a cider? Do you (gasp) put ice in yours? How do we classify these fruit-based drinks and how would you make one? Listen along as Thandi, Katie and Christina break it down, as well as chatting a bit about the history of Cider and Perry.
Sources:
- A Mouthful of Diversity: Knowledge of Cider Apple Cultivars in the United Kingdom and Northwest United States - A Mouthful of Diversity: Knowledge of Cider Apple Cultivars in the United Kingdom and Northwest United States on JSTOR
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY history of cider: History of Cider | WSU Cider | Washington State University
- Richard Pococke 1752 tour: Part 67 of Pococke's Tour in Ireland in 1752 and Part 59 of Pococke's Tour in Ireland in 1752
- Susan Lyons Paper: Food plants, fruits and foreign foodstuffs: the archaeological evidence from urban medieval Ireland on JSTOR
- Making Cider: https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/guides/cider-making-made-easy/
- What is Cider: https://www.newworld.co.nz/discover/cider/what-is-cider
- BJCP Cider Guidelines: https://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/C1/ and https://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/C2/
What we’re drinking:
- Fruit Orchard - Pineapple Raspberry Cider: https://untappd.com/b/lidl-gb-fruit-orchard-cider-pinapple-and-raspberry/4300065
- Longueville House - Medium Dry Cider: https://www.longuevillehouse.ie/longueville-cider.html
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We’re back for Season 3 and in the first episode, we’re tackling the beer-adjacent Cider & Perry. Do you enjoy a cider? Do you (gasp) put ice in yours? How do we classify these fruit-based drinks and how would you make one? Listen along as Thandi, Katie and Christina break it down, as well as chatting a bit about the history of Cider and Perry.
Sources:
- A Mouthful of Diversity: Knowledge of Cider Apple Cultivars in the United Kingdom and Northwest United States - A Mouthful of Diversity: Knowledge of Cider Apple Cultivars in the United Kingdom and Northwest United States on JSTOR
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY history of cider: History of Cider | WSU Cider | Washington State University
- Richard Pococke 1752 tour: Part 67 of Pococke's Tour in Ireland in 1752 and Part 59 of Pococke's Tour in Ireland in 1752
- Susan Lyons Paper: Food plants, fruits and foreign foodstuffs: the archaeological evidence from urban medieval Ireland on JSTOR
- Making Cider: https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/guides/cider-making-made-easy/
- What is Cider: https://www.newworld.co.nz/discover/cider/what-is-cider
- BJCP Cider Guidelines: https://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/C1/ and https://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/C2/
What we’re drinking:
- Fruit Orchard - Pineapple Raspberry Cider: https://untappd.com/b/lidl-gb-fruit-orchard-cider-pinapple-and-raspberry/4300065
- Longueville House - Medium Dry Cider: https://www.longuevillehouse.ie/longueville-cider.html
Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee/beerladies
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Previous Episode

Oldest pubs in Ireland
It's our SEASON FINALE! We're off to enjoy a summer break (beer fests, anyone?) and will be back in your ears in August. In the meantime... What is the oldest pub in Ireland? Christina, Lisa, Katie, and Erica look into the history, defining “pubs”, defining the question itself, raising issues of archaeology, and sifting through myths vs. facts.
Sources:
- A Dictionary of British & Irish History | Google Books - https://bit.ly/3m3ZGki
- What is The Oldest Pub in Ireland? | Over in Ireland - https://bit.ly/3PWxPQA
- The archaeology of medieval James’s Street, Dublin | Antoine Giacometti - https://bit.ly/3NLG3tc
- An Irish pub born in the Dark Ages | BBC Travel - https://bbc.in/3PWppJe
- Experts dig up Rovers Return of Middle Ages; Lichfield’s largest-ever archaeological dig uncovered one of the city’s oldest pubs. Neil Connor pulls up a barstool and examines the drinkers that time forgot - https://bit.ly/3x7O3zg
- Anglo-Irish and Gaelic women in Ireland c. 1277-1534: a study of the conditions and rights of single women, wives, widows, and nuns in late medieval Ireland | Gillian Kenny
- Brazen Head re-visited | Timothy Dawson
Beers in this episode:
- Rye River, Ireland - ‘Backwaters’ American Wheat - https://bit.ly/3x663Ka
- Third Barrel, Ireland - ‘Some Dance To Remember’ Extra Pale Ale - https://bit.ly/3m0jZz1
- River Shannon, Ireland - ‘Martello Tower’ IPA - https://bit.ly/3NO4c22
- Whiplash, Ireland - ‘Alma’ Witbier - https://bit.ly/3zb53FW
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Next Episode

Crew Brew Co - Brewery Spotlight
This week Thandi and Christina are talking to Crew Brew Co. and they’re the Irish brewery you never knew you wanted to visit. Born just before the pandemic hit, and a real testament to community support and resilience, they’re not just an uplifting story - they make damn good beer while being the coolest kids on the block. Jono makes the beer, and Emma serves it while doing design work for the brewery. They’re the poster brewery for inclusivity, employee wellbeing, and co-operation - have a listen and start planning your trip to Limerick today.
Links:
- Crew Brew Co website - https://www.crewbrewing.ie/
- Crew on Twitter - https://twitter.com/crewbrewco
What we’re drinking:
- Bru - Blurry Furry https://www.brubrewery.ie/
- Lough Gill - Cutback https://loughgillbrewery.com/
- Crew Brew Co - Don’t Tell Michael https://www.crewbrewing.ie/taproom
- Crew Brew Co - Free the Seagull https://www.crewbrewing.ie/taproom
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