Now before we start, this is not an easy drink. It will not make your tastebuds wax lyrical about 'hints of this or 'nuances of that'. It is completely flat, so you're not going to see those refreshing bubbles trickling to the surface. Nor will you be able to see through the glass after pouring, ... Read review
Advantages: Completely natural, high alcohol content Disadvantages: Scrumpy is an acquired taste, to say the least!
Now before we start, this is not an easy drink. It will not make your tastebuds wax lyrical about 'hints of this or 'nuances of that'. It is completely flat, so you're not going to see those refreshing bubbles trickling to the surface. Nor will you be able to see through the glass after pouring, for it most definitely not translucent. Although it is undoubtedly mass produced, it is about as close as you're going to get to the real thing (scrumpy ... ...Old Rosie Scrumpy, as produced by good old Weston's of Much Marcle in Herefordshire. While writing this I am thinking in a slurred West Country brogue and I believe that is very apt for this particular product. It sloshes into the glass at 7.3% alcohol by content. Personally I think that must be approximate and one should err on a cautious higher side of that number. So we're talking about something a little weaker than one of those awful sparkling ... more
Now before we start, this is not an easy drink. It will not make your tastebuds wax lyrical about 'hints of this or 'nuances of that'. It is completely flat, so you're not going to see those refreshing bubbles trickling to the surface. Nor will you be able to see through the glass after pouring, for it most definitely not translucent. Although it is undoubtedly mass produced, it is about as close as you're going to get to the real thing (scrumpy that is) off the farm.
This is Old Rosie Scrumpy, as produced by good old Weston's of Much Marcle in Herefordshire. While writing this I am thinking in a slurred West Country brogue and I believe that is very apt for this particular product. It sloshes into the glass at 7.3% alcohol by content. Personally I think that must be approximate and one should err on a cautious higher side of that number. So we're talking about something a little weaker than one of those awful sparkling wines you find in the kitchen at parties.
It is a cider that, at one time, you could only buy in Herefordshire or along the Welsh borders. These days scrumpy in general has become popular with the organic chattering classes and you will find this stuff in a number of outlets across the UK. It is also on sale on draught in most Wetherspoon's pubs and is available online. It comes in 20 litre boxes which retail at £54.88. In my local Wetherspoon's it comes at £1.99 a pint but I've noticed on my travels that prices vary greatly in those places. If you're looking for an alcohol hit, this is cheap indeed sitting in a pub!
This next paragraph could be a little scary for those used to Strongbow!
If you buy this in a pub and take it to your table, don't wait for it to clear. You'll be there till midnight. It's supposed to be cloudy. Now the smell. It will smell a touch vinegary with a 'nuance' of sulphur. Don't take it back, it's normal. The bad egg smell wears off and is a consequence of the fermentation process. In the old days, they used to throw a slab of lean meat in the fermenting barrel (the dead rat is apocryphal!) in order to absorb some of the sulphur compounds produced during fermentation. They use a chemical these days but nevertheless you still get a little whiff when it's poured.
It tastes extremely dry and sharp with a heavy musty, earthy, appley aftertaste. I'm not being poetic here; it actually tastes musty and earthy. Be warned! It is nothing like the mainstream ciders such as Bulmers, Woodpecker etc. It usually comes at room temperature, like a real ale, but if you have it at home it might benefit from some time in a fridge.
It is very strong and the alcohol starts to work quite fast. It's a different kind of effect, a little dreamy. I quite often have a couple of pints on my own in my local Wetherspoon's if I need to get away and daydream for a while.
If you're not used to farmhouse cider, this will be an unusual drink, but give it a go. Similarly, this is only for those who like the effects of alcohol. The strength of scrumpy goes beyond its alcohol content. It gets to your head very quickly and can overcome moderate drinkers with sometimes amusing results.
I like this cider, but wouldn't drink it all the time. It has its uses, especially in the summer. Above all it's about as natural and organic a cider as you can get.
Advantages: A great Scrumpy style cider. Disadvantages: Very strong so you can't drink as much as you would like to!
...each ordered a half of Westons Old Rosie and the rest is history. I loved it! It wasn’t the cider I had drunk in my early years. This was a PROPER drink; not too sweet and not gassy either. We ordered another pint and then another, enjoying it and looking forward to the next. The barman advised us to stop at that; he said that they should really have an ambulance parked outside the door for the “Old Rosie Casualties”. Whatever could he mean? – Next ... ...of course, Old Rosie. Westons only use apples that are grown within a fifteen mile radius of their brewery, so you know exactly where your cider is from!
Westons Old Rosie weighs in at a hefty 7.3% ABV; meaning that it is very strong, very alcoholic and not to be taken lightly (or in great quantities). It is named after an old 1921 Aveling Porter Steam Engine that the brewery owned; a useless fact in itself, but it just adds a bit of background ...
tange 12.11.2001
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...THE STRONG ORGANIC CIDER BY WESTONS .........simila product I needed a little cider for a menu involving red cabbage. (Christmas get together with friends)
While in Tesco’s I saw this brown bottle containing 500 ml of cider, So I thought bet that’s a good cider better than a tin/ bottle of the others.
It is a winner of organic food award 1998 .Has the soil association organic standards stamp of approval.
Alcohol content 6.5 % volume.
... ...like to buy organic when I can. Opening the bottle it has a ripe apple aroma like the ripe windfalls you find under a tree. It has a light refreshing taste still appley lovely, I put some with my red cabbage and cranberries and was left with half a bottle to drink. . Weston’s organic cider contains organic cider, water, organic sugar, malic acid, carbon dioxide, preservative sulphur dioxide and is suitable for vegetarians.
Weston’s was ...
mumsymary 31.12.2002 (14.02.2005)
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Refreshing and unusual. A little like liquid magic mushrooms. People do unusual things if they have more than 1 pint. I had 2 in Knights Templar (Bristol) then on to a proper scrumpy house (The Long Bar, Old Market St) for some Thatcher's Dry. Mmm, I'm led to believe that Wales beat England at rugby that afternoon, but I had to read the result in the paper the next day to be sure.Lovely stuff, but take care. ...
BratwurstmitSenf 06.06.2007
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There is only one problem with this produce - it goes down way too well for a 7.3% vol cider! Strongbow advertises itself as a complex, rewarding taste - if that's what you're looking for, Rosie is exactly what you need to try.
It's the sort of taste that would go down great with a Ploughman's, or food of any type. Easy to drink, but easy to forget how strong it is - you can easily forget it's 7.3% and then wonder where your legs went!
I'm so glad that a local pub has this on a rotation of Weston's ciders as a Guest brew - it's so much better than Strongbow and Magners - I'll be back for more! ...
Steven.Bentley 08.08.2009
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