5 Seeds Cider Discontinued

[Zulema Estabrooks]

Up until Prohibition, an apple grown in America was far less likely to be eaten than to wind up in a barrel of cider," writes Michael Pollan in The Botany of Desire. "In rural areas cider took the place of not only wine and beer but of coffee and tea, juice, and even water."

It was into this apple-laden world that John Chapman was born, on September 26, 1774, in Leominster, Massachusetts. Much of his early years have been lost to history, but in the early 1800s, Chapman reappears, this time on the western edge of Pennsylvania, near the country's rapidly expanding Western frontier. At the turn of the 19th century, speculators and private companies were buying up huge swathes of land in the Northwest Territory, waiting for settlers to arrive. Starting in 1792, the Ohio Company of Associates made a deal with potential settlers: anyone willing to form a permanent homestead on the wilderness beyond Ohio's first permanent settlement would be granted 100 acres of land. To prove their homesteads to be permanent, settlers were required to plant 50 apple trees and 20 peach trees in three years, since an average apple tree took roughly ten years to bear fruit.

Ever the savvy businessman, Chapman realized that if he could do the difficult work of planting these orchards, he could turn them around for profit to incoming frontiersmen. Wandering from Pennsylvania to Illinois, Chapman would advance just ahead of settlers, cultivating orchards that he would sell them when they arrived, and then head to more undeveloped land. Like the caricature that has survived to modern day, Chapman really did tote a bag full of apple seeds. As a member of the Swedenborgian Church, whose belief system explicitly forbade grafting (which they believed caused plants to suffer), Chapman planted all of his orchards from seed, meaning his apples were, for the most part, unfit for eating.

Review of Woodchuck Sour Cherry. This was a Cellar series release in Spring 2014. They have since discontinued the Cellar series and now have the Out on a Limb series (six pack where the variety rotates every 45-60 days). I was told that Sour Cherry is the same as Out on a Limb Cheeky Cherry, except 6.9% ABV instead of 5.5% ABV.

Cider Description: Woodchuck Cellar Series Sour Cherry is crafted in the tradition of age-old Belgian sour beers. Culinary and bittersweet cider apple varieties make up the fermented cider. Cherries sourced from Belgium are then added. The cherries bring a deep red color to the cider and leave behind subtle tat and sour fruit notes. This is a very delicate cider full of complexity if you are willing to sip slowly and seek it out. We hope you enjoy our latest from the cellar! -John Matson, Cider Maker

Most Similar to: Other sweet cherry ciders. This Woodchuck variety has more cherry flavor than many other cherry ciders though (such as Elemental Cherry, Locust Sweet Dark Cherry, and Original Sin Cherry Tree).

Closing Notes: What a tasty blast from the past! Its probably good I finally decided to open this bottle, as it had lost some carbonation, and the flavor was probably next to go. I think I mostly hung on to it as it was the last Cellar Series release. I was initially quite disappointed when Woodchuck dropped their Cellar Series and moved to Out on a Limb. However, it has turned out quite well as it is even less of a commitment; I can get a single 12 oz bottle from the six pack (many stores split them up) instead of a 22 oz bottle. This was my favorite Cellar Series of Sour Cherry, Mint, and Chocolate (I never tried Smoked Apple, Dry Hop, or Ginger). They definitely came out with some weird ones!

If you're like me, when you see the word horseradish, you're expecting something with a bit of heat. Coleman's did a horseradish mustard, sadly discontinued, that was perfect, sadly this is far from. Not even a slight twinge in the nose. The cider vinegar is very noticeable but alas, I got no hint of cider proper. As I said, no heat in the mustard so, where's the radish?

Anybody else prefer this poison over others? I find it the best drink to have on a hot day as I find it much more refreshing than beer and it doesn't give me bloating after a few rounds like beer does.

i'm a fan, i prefer them over a cold beer, it's something fizzy and enjoyable. i drink strongbow's purely because thats whats on offer at work and whats in the local bottle shop, i'm not a fan of the new clear strongbow or the 5 seeds one

I do have a taste for Strongbow sweet at the moment, but at ANY TIME, give me Authentic Scrumpy. (Still has bits of apple floating in the drink, usually in the form of a frothy head, much like a beer head).

Just cracked open a Bulmers a few minutes ago, love cider such a great summer drink. Also have Pipsquek, Magners or 5Seeds in the fridge at any one time, there is a few others but i tend to just stick with the majors. Was in the bottle shop earlier and noticed a new cider with the cruiser premix logo on it, so someone else is jumping on the bandwagon like tooheys did with 5seeds.

How do those taste, and how temperature controlled does it need to be ?, I have looked at those, but not really taken the plunge considering brewing container, and Bottles etc. How does the cost compare to say a 750ml Strongbow?

Edit: Also drank stuff in Tassie but that was usually cellar-door stuff that doesn't make it over to the mainland. The best-known example is Wilmot Hills in the north of the state, but I had some powerful stuff down near Huonville as well.

When I was in Scotland and Ireland I started drinking cider, I love it. The brands I had overseas are Magners and Bulmers. Don't seem to be able to find them too often in Australia when I'm out, so then it's usually Strongbow.

Bulmers is definatley a good one. While in Europe I started drinking Magners as well (very similar in taste) and a great one by the name of Kopparburg and they make pear, apple, apple & raspberry and apple & pear ciders which I found to be fantastic. Found it first in Scotland then drank it everywhere from Paris to Munich and back.

The Perry was about 7.8% and a very nice refreshing drop. Highly recommended. I was a bit dubious about the Cider with Raspberry but it was excellent, sort of sweet and dry at the same time and very refreshing.

Tried the Monteith's one the other day and while it was nice and refreshing on the first couple of sips, I struggled to finish it as it became too sweet; I found it really needs to be ice cold to remove the cloying sweetness.

I brew my own apple cider. Prefer cider over beer. But I make beer (stout) also.

Avoid at ALL cost the Brigelow brew kits. These are horrible horrible things using all sorts of artificial what-not and the taste is uugggghhh !!!

Ok, now that we're past that. I have had success with the Black Rock concentrate kits, which are just concentrated apple juice, with no other crap, or sweeteners in there. I supplement the reconstituted wort with some sugar and also apple/pear juice. Just the cheap long-life stuff from the supermarket.

However now I think I'll just stick with buying 23L of apple and apple/pear juice from supermarket, and sprinkling some good cider yeast on top. I like a dry cider, and this results in something between the saharan desert and the high plains of Mars. You drink it mixed with water, just to get it wet ;) But I like it and it's cheaper than the kits.

I brew my own apple cider. Prefer cider over beer. But I make beer (stout) also.

Avoid at ALL cost the Brigelow brew kits. These are horrible horrible things using all sorts of artificial what-not and the taste is uugggghhh !!!

Ive been a cider fan since I was a young lad, can only down a few beers but can go all night on certain ciders. Magners is the champion of ciders for me, but dam its expensive. Is about $12 for a pint bottle at the pub and $6.99 per bottle at Dan Murpheys.

If it weren't for the health implications, so could I! Truth to tell it's not bad being an infrequent tippler. I had a few over NY but nothing since. One, two, even three months between drinks makes it taste extra good!

Went to the booze shop a couple days ago and they have this "snowies blonde cider" for really cheap, like 7-8 bucks a 6 pack. Tastes okayish, but neither compare to the "real" stuff my neighbour used to brew himself back in NZ, that stuff was NOMM.

Wouldn't mind trying a few other brands but not exactly spoiled for choice around here

I"m hardly a connoisseur of any drink, let alone cider, but this is one of my all time favorite drinks.

I have desperately been trying to track down some of this liquid gold for the last 6 months, but to no avail.

There is one cider I want to try that my workmate recommended... i forgot the name though.

It has an old English name, and is at around 11% Alcohol content... with that alone I was instantly curious!

Also grabbed a case of Monteith's on sale at the local... the lady said they're putting Monteith's on tap at about 20 places around Sydney... a few locations of the Oscar's chain will have it (e.g. the one at Pyrmont near the casino).

I don't mind a cider on occasion, but after one or two the acidity can sometimes give me a bit of burning and grief in my gut. Unfortunately I get the same thing from acidic wines and even straight fruit juice now and then.

I really liked Magners on the odd occasion that I've tried it. I bought a carton of Monteith's recently which wasn't bad, but the acidity gave me a bit of grief. I still haven't tried Creatures Pipsqueak, so I'll have to get around to that.

You can buy Mercury in Qld. Have seen it on the Gold Coast (when I used to live there), north of Brissy (where I live now), and I know of a few guys in Gladstone that drink it (my ex-Tasmanian uncle converted them)

Im a fan of ciders. There are a few small breweries in Australia to. Im in Perth so the ones ive tried:

makes some nice ciders they are in Bridgetown but you can buy it in shops in the metro area.

I find the style much drier than most others generally available in Australia, except perhaps the lost lamented Scrumpy Jack, although I haven't had any Aspall for several months and haven't done a direct comparison.

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