I’m very happy to say we’ve finally got Trevor’s Farmhouse Medium Cider on the bar.
We’ve been trying to get hold of this since September, and it’s been one of those “it’ll be ready when it’s ready” journeys that you only really get with proper, traditional cider. No big distribution machine, no warehouse full of identical batches — just a real drink made at the pace it needs to be made. And it arrived today, safe and sound, like an early Christmas present with a dry, appley grin.
If you’ve not had it before, this is real cider in the truest sense: apples first, time second, and everything else a very distant third. It’s not designed to taste the same in every pint, every week of the year. It’s designed to taste like fruit, fermentation, and craft — the kind of cider that’s alive, honest, and quietly complex. Medium in strength and medium in sweetness (in the best possible way), it’s got that lovely balance where you can savour it… or accidentally finish it quicker than planned.
And the bit that makes it even more special: it’s a one-man operation. One pair of hands doing the graft, the patience, the judgement calls, and all the little jobs you never see — from apples to final drop. That’s rare, and it’s worth celebrating, because it’s exactly the sort of small-scale, proper, farmhouse production that keeps cider culture interesting (and delicious).
We’ve only got a limited amount, so if you fancy trying something genuinely traditional but from further away than our local Norfolk producers, come and have a pint while it lasts. 🍏🍺
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