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[Thomas Beckett <thomas AT tbeckett.com>]

Tanner Lovelace wrote:
> Thomas Beckett said the following on 4/5/04 11:27 PM:
> > Cider lovers probably wouldn't love what they have on tap.  I'm 
> > assuming that would be Woodchuck or Woodpecker or similar swill, as 
> > I've never seen anything other than those two brands on tap in NC.
>
> And, the problem is what, exactly?  

Well, start with the apple juice concentrate from which they're made,
the added sugars (corn syrup), the artificial carbonation, and the
insipid flavor.  Need I go on?

> Those, for me at least, happen to
> be two of the better brands I've had.  

You haven't had real cider then.

> They're most certainly better
> than the cat p*ss called Cider Jack.  Hornsby's dark and dry is probably
> about par, but none of the other Hornsbys.

You're comparing cat piss to dog piss here.  It's all still piss.

> Granted, I've never had cider anywhere in the UK, but as far as US
> ciders go you can do a *lot* worse than Woodchuck and Woodpecker.

I shudder to think!  :p

There are a number of good ciders that are impossible to get in NC.
Most of them are made on a smaller scale, a few in the U.S., some of
them are from France or England.  I hear that Hard Core, the Boston
Brewing Co. brand, is not bad, but I haven't been able to find any here
or in DC.

> And both of them are a heck of a lot better than any beer. O:-)

Now you've really gone and done it.  One of the core mission elements of
INW is drinking beer.  Hope you escape the notice of the beer lovers on
this list.  :D

TaB