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The cheap local bar you frequent throughout the year is charging you extra to simply step over the threshold and sip a lukewarm glass of Prosecco as the countdown begins. Instead, why not buy some great craft beer or cider (and some naturally fizzy keeved cider complete with champagne corks for midnight!) and have a…

Fruit cider is still driving growth in the cider market while pear and apple struggle, the latest Nielsen figures have revealed, which also stated that the off-trade cider market grew 3.3% in the year to September 2013. That growth was fuelled by the fruit cider category which grew 35% to £245.7 million, boosting its share of…

Red Cabbage with cider Thinly slice the red cabbage and add 1/3 cup of dried cranberries, add 1 thinly sliced cooking apple, add 1/3 bottle of apple cider and 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar, add 1/4 cup light brown sugar, stir to combine and season with a small teaspoon each of crushed cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Put…

Warm cider punch Making an appearance on bar menus up and down the country, mulled cider – or warm cider punch – is definitely the drink of the festive season this year. Make it in exactly the same way as you would mulled wine, by combining cider, sugar and your spices in a pan and…

  Well it may not be a league table we should be overly proud of, but surely we Brits can do better than this…?! The country that consumes the most beer per head is the Czech Republic with 143 litres of the stuff consumed per person. In total – not surprisingly some would say –…

MPs voted today to end stiff rules that force their pub tenants to pay higher prices than non-tenants through a “market rent only” option for tied pubco tenants. Companies with more than 500 pubs must offer a market rent only (MRO) option. Non-tied pubs often pay considerably lower prices for their beverages while tenants of “tied”…

Make the most of the special introductory discounted sale, which launched the start of Fetch The Drinks on-line, on all our bottled craft beer and cider range, but hurry…sale ends this Friday!

I’ve just read more good news about the health benefits of beer !  Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences (great job!) at the University of California (Davis) Charles Bamforth, proclaims “regular moderate intake of alcohol is good for the heart and blood circulation.  Real ale is a good choice – relatively low in alcohol and…

Yes, it’s officially been found by researchers at Grenada University Spain that, after exercise, a beer is more effective at rehydrating the body than water! This is because the sugars, salts and bubbles in a pint may help people absorb fluids more quickly…and we already know that good quality artisan cider, made from 100% fruit juice…

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