The Cider Shed - Tony's Blog
- Feedback 3: Gorgeous Australian Cider
- *** From Chris Stevens. Thank you- seriously good cider by the way. I'm from Somerset in the UK so I know a thing or two about cider and your products are great. Have tried every one of them and they are all good. I reckon the Apple Beer would sell like hot-cakes in the UK!*** From: Jon Wardle. Hi, I've had some of your cider. Very nice! I was wondering though. Do you do any... erm... less alcoholic ciders. I am dreadfully missing the pints I was having in the West country. I'd like to be able to do that ... more of Feedback 3: Gorgeous Australian Cider
- Posted Sunday, 16th March 2008
- A Cider World Tour.
- In October and November of this year [2007] I flew, trained, bussed, drove and walked my way around the world with the sole objective of drinking alcohol! But there was a little more to it than that. I visited the main cider regions of the world each with their own unique ciders, Somerset and Hereford in England, Brittany and Normandy in France, Asturias and the Basque region of Northern Spain, Old Sachsenhausen in Germany and finally New England in the U.S.A.. I was on a Churchill Fellowship and the final objective was for me to bring home to Australia a ... more of A Cider World Tour.
- Posted Saturday, 7th July 2007
- Better Than an Apple a Day
- "Better than an apple a day" - Sun Herald August 28 2006. A glass of cider may be better than an apple a day at keeping the doctor away. Researchers believe chemicals in English cider apples can protect against stroke, heart disease and cancer. They now plan to test the theory on 12 willing volunteers, who will each down a pint of cider. The scientists will check samples of their blood and urine to see if drinking scrumpy passes the disease-fighting antioxidants into the body. The compounds, called phenolics, play an important role in giving cider its taste and colour. ... more of Better Than an Apple a Day
- Posted Sunday, 1st October 2006
- Feedback 1: Billy B's and India
- *** Billy B's and India. I just came home from my India trip and I got a very lovely surprise: 2 bottles of your malted apple beer. And after a little bit disappointing trip to India that was a lovely homecoming. I want to thank you very much for sending these bottles to me. I will certainly share them with fellow beer enthousiast so that a lot of people can get to know your beers! *** That Cold Crisp Apple Taste. We visited your cellar door in April and bought a bottle of champagne. We got to drink it this ... more of Feedback 1: Billy B's and India
- Posted Tuesday, 11th July 2006
- GOLD MEDAL FOR BILLY B'S
- Gold Medal For Billy B's Apple Beer! In a recent competition involving 48,000 brewers from around the world "RateBeer Best Winter 2006" voted Thorogoods of Burra's Billy B's Golden Malted Apple Beer a Gold Medal ranking 5th best beer in Australia, it was also voted 5th Best Fruit Beer in the World and the rest of the world voted Billy B's as the 2nd best Australian beer, pretty awesome stuff! It came as a bit of a shock, as at one stage we had stopped making Billy B's all together and it was only demand from outback Queensland that forced ... more of GOLD MEDAL FOR BILLY B'S
- Posted Tuesday, 13th June 2006
- Perfect Climate
- Got your cider order today, Very fast thanks! Very impressed with your dry, I'm sure I'm not the first ex Pom to say how good I think it is...will be in the market for more in the future, even better than southern Tasmanian cider, you must have the perfect climate there in Burra. Cheers Simon.
- Posted Friday, 12th May 2006
- Unicorn Brewery
- There has been three Breweries in Burra including the famous Unicorn Brewery 1873 to 1902. However Burras first brewery was on the site of the present hospital and it was part of an inn called the Burra Burra which was openened in 1846, and closed in 1876 and turned into a hospital. The latest Beer to be actually brewed in Burra is created on premises up behind the hospital and it is Thorogood world famous apple beer. Billy B's Golden has atracted international attention and an international gold medal. It is Australias most distinctive and interesting brew.
- Posted Thursday, 11th May 2006
- Feedback 2 London Drinker
- *** London Drinker. I found this exert on the internet written by the famous Scotish writer Iain Banks: London drinker was a top festival, even better was the after fest party in a park nearby where we had some excelent bottles. Including Thorogoods Billy B's Dark Malted Apple Beer - Crazy Stuff. *** Cooking in the Rain. Another snippet from the internet written by Sydneysider Lipstick Vogue: So, tuesday was Lorains birthday. Miss C suggested we had a celebration BBQ round at ours...Which was why I was stood up in the garden last night, in a delightful denim skirt, knee ... more of Feedback 2 London Drinker
- Posted Thursday, 11th May 2006
- RateBeer Interview with the Cider Maker
- Tony is interviewed by Ratebeer.com
- Posted Tuesday, 28th March 2006
- OUTBACK MAGAZINE
- APPLE CIDER RENAISSANCE From RM Williams Outback Magazine, Summer 2006. A combination of medieval techniques and perfect terroir has resulted in an outstanding range of apple ciders, apple wines and even method Champanoise Sparkling ciders. Story by John Kruger. There's quite a pedigree to apple cider, The first champagnes were made from cider, it was once the drink of English aristocrats, and it was imbibed as a health food by American presidents. A small cidery on the outskirts of Burra, South Australia, is producing methods traditional - yet unique - ciders that are winning awards for their ... more of OUTBACK MAGAZINE
- Posted Thursday, 16th February 2006