Devil's Bit Cider

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Why does this stuff have such a bad name?

I've often heard it called tramp fuel or knacker juice and the like.

I got a few bottles that were left over from a friends party and it's actually very nice for a dry cider. It's a lot fcukin nicer than Bulmers anyway.. and the people that drink that would look down their noses at it!

Are there any other beverages that are commonly ignored or ridiculed because of one thing or another, but are actually very nice to drink?

Tsipras

why? because it's rancid!! if you're not joking then fair enough you've a good stomach

bodice ripper

I would rather drink flat, day old Devils Bit with cigarette butts in it than Jillz.

Sheep Lover

Try Woodgate Cider from Lidl, now that'd put hairs on your eyeballs.

dxhound2005

It has well known side effects.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79962134

the evasion_kid

Bulmers used to be considered a scumbags drink,I know publicans who years ago if you ordered it would nearly tell you to get out straight away! Nothing wrong with devils bit or depth chargers as i used to call it

fussyonion

I think Devil's Bit is nice actually, and yeah, it's nicer than Bulmers.

Bulmers is far too sweet for my liking, but when I go out, there isn't much choice of ciders, so I end up drinking it anyway.
After a few, my mouth feels horrible and my teeth feel scaly.

I'm really loving Appletree at the moment

Karl Stein

Two lesbians were having a drink and in a park and got arrested..

They didn't have a lick-her licence.

fussyonion

Karl Stein wrote: »

Why were the drunk lesbians arrested?

Because they didn't have a lick-her licence.

Get your coat.

Macavity.

I have fond memories of drinking it when I was 12/13 years old. Okay not "fond" and I don't remember it, but we did drink it.

Prefer Druids myself. Druids is definitely my skanger-juice of choice.
Have yet to try those cider brands in Lidl that you never see anywhere else.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Aldi's bargain beer Brasserie is quite nice and is only 5 euro for a pack of 10 bottles.



Disclaimer:may give you a headache and the squits.

Aidric

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Why does this stuff have such a bad name?

Probably because it's cheap and favoured by the homeless community. Not the most marketable name tbf.

TPD

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Prefer Druids myself. Druids is definitely my skanger-juice of choice.
Have yet to try those cider brands in Lidl that you never see anywhere else.

Aldi's Taurus cider is lovely.

fussyonion

I'm waiting for Angus von Bismarck to give his opinion.

Talib Fiasco

It's rotten compared to Bulmers but it is nicer then Druids and Linden Village. +1 on the Taurus stuff from Aldi, good tack.

the evasion_kid

the evasion_kid wrote: »

Bulmers used to be considered a scumbags drink,

True, and then the marketing machine went in full motion with there is 3 types of Bulmer' Drinker, 1 -> Long Neck 2 -> Large Bottle & 3 -> Draught, though they omitted the original flagon drinker by the river type...

Marketing is a powerful tool...

kneemos

Don't know how anyone can drink any kind of Cider,horrible stuff.

fussyonion

I've recently switched from bottles to cans.
Bottles are far too gassy and there's very little apple flavour at all.
Cans are where it's at now.
But not by the river.

My name is URL

Aidric wrote: »

Probably because it's cheap and favoured by the homeless community. Not the most marketable name tbf.

I mean it's named after some hill in Tipp. I dunno whether or not there's a load of hobos living up there.

I'm sure a lot of homeless people drink it but that's probably just because you can get it in a 2 liter bottles. It's not even cheaper than Bulmers in a lot of places. I was in Centra earlier and 2 liters cost €7, as opposed to 8 500ml cans of Bulmers for €13.

Meh.. it's nice tasting stuff anyway imo but I'm not a massive fan of cider so what do I know!

johnny osbourne

you'll forget all your problems after the first can

Precious flower

Bulmer's is a knacker drink?:( Oh, it the only drink I like to drink as enjoyment as opposed to getting drunk. Hate beer, yet every guy and girl I know seems to love the stuff.

the evasion_kid

NoDrama wrote: »

True, and then the marketing machine went in full motion with there is 3 types of Bulmer' Drinker, 1 -> Long Neck 2 -> Large Bottle & 3 -> Draught, though they omitted the original flagon drinker by the river type...

Marketing is a powerful tool...

Druids,kepplers,and devils bit aren't bad and could have potential...linden village now that's some proper cheap and nasty cider

YFlyer

Try Diamond White OP.

bodice ripper

Frosty Jack is my all time favourite. I buy it any time I see it.

DVD-Lots

Love Druids, Like Devils Bit, Hate Bulmers. Burn me at the stake. It's a matter of taste and to be honest, drinking at home I would much prefer a few tinnies of Druids that the sh1te that Bulmers serve. It just has a better taste, and at 6%, you'll be f00kin fat b1tches in no time!!! Not my quote btw.

Eutow

I don't think I've had Devil's Bit, but I don't think it could be as bad as Bulmers. I used to drink Bulmers regularly enough but now wouldn't bother as it is too sugary and always left a horrible dry scaly taste in my mouth after a few. Old English and Old Rosie are ok but that said I wouldn't be much of a cider drinker anyway.

AndThatsAFact

Anyone know where K Cider can be got?

Sir Osis of Liver.

Flaggons of Bulmers used have bits of apple floating around in them and came in 2 pint glass bottles with a bull on the label.
Then they watered it down and put it 2litre plastic bottles.
I think they stopped the 2litre flaggons in the late 90s.

Voodoomelon

I always switch to the aul cider after a rake of lager or Guinness. Cold and sweetness is a welcome change. In fact, I might get a pint bottle right now...

eternal

Stonehouse isn't bad even though nobody has mentioned it. It's not gut ripping.

KilOit

Kepplers or rekorderlig is nice. People classing cider drinkers as scum are dumbasses.

eternal

Rekordlig is infinitely more expensive and in a different range than Keppler's and all the others on the thread. Bulmers is mid range, well marketed and easily found cider.

the evasion_kid

KilOit wrote: »

Kepplers or rekorderlig is nice. People classing cider drinkers as scum are dumbasses.

I've seen alcos drinking worse,two alcos in Russia drinking bottles of aftershave followed by a handful of snow to get rid of the taste,a group of alcos in a new York park drinking rubbing alcohol!

eternal

the evasion_kid wrote: »

I've seen alcos drinking worse,two alcos in Russia drinking bottles of aftershave followed by a handful of snow to get rid of the taste,a group of alcos in a new York park drinking rubbing alcohol!

In Ireland it was always the cooking sherry in a brown paper bag.

Kevin McCloud

Id sooner drink waste oil.

Charlie19

Ah a throw back to my junior cert year.

3 litre flagons were awesome.

the evasion_kid

eternal wrote: »

In Ireland it was always the cooking sherry in a brown paper bag.

Everywhere has there cheap plonk,when I was a vagrant in the states it was 40oz bottles of olde English,steel reserve,colt 45,st ides high alcohol content malt liquor,the winos were drinking strong white port or MD 20\20 also known as bum wine!

eternal

What happened to Scrumpy Jack? I loved that as a teen.

the evasion_kid

eternal wrote: »

What happened to Scrumpy Jack? I loved that as a teen.

Think its discontinued here

Owldshtok

Always liked Ritz perry - see how the rest of them have jumped on the pear as another thing to market in recent years when it used to be largely ignored except for Ritz and Babycham.

bonzodog2

IMHO:
Woodgate cider from LIDl is great. In 2L flagons its 25% cheaper than in cans.
Taurus from ALDI is OK too.
Bulmers is too sweet for me, but sometimes, in a pub I will drink it.
Rosie's Dew is not bad.
Linden Village: drank some many years back, liked it then. Now, not so much
Applegreen: middling

You can probably tell I'm quite the connoisseur

edit:Favourite - Stonehouse, in cans. Not Stonewell, in bottles. Was disappointed.

keanosbeard

Bit of semantics, legality and marketing trickery. Like the difference between " Strawberry Flavoured Ice Cream " and " Strawberry Ice Cream ".

Bulmers / Magners is a cider. It is made from apples

French Cider must be made from 100 % apple juice. As you would expect of the french. And bloody good stuff if you get a bottle of the Normandy stuff.

However, in the UK, a drink needs to consist of only 30 % apple product to be called Cider. Some of the leading white ciders, the 2 litre alco juices, are made from anything but apple. Just cheap sugar to ferment. I have read waste pasta, waste bread and glucose-fructose syrups.

Similarly, those fruity Scandanavian drinks, are not always cider. More cider based fruit flavored drink.

Owldshtok

Yeah once had cider drink in France that was only 2% but tasted great,like real scrumpy.

the evasion_kid

keanosbeard wrote: »

Bit of semantics, legality and marketing trickery. Like the difference between " Strawberry Flavoured Ice Cream " and " Strawberry Ice Cream ".

Bulmers / Magners is a cider. It is made from apples

French Cider must be made from 100 % apple juice. As you would expect of the french. And bloody good stuff if you get a bottle of the Normandy stuff.

However, in the UK, a drink needs to consist of only 30 % apple product to be called Cider. Some of the leading white ciders, the 2 litre alco juices, are made from anything but apple. Just cheap sugar to ferment. I have read waste pasta, waste bread and glucose-fructose syrups.

Similarly, those fruity Scandanavian drinks, are not always cider. More cider based fruit flavored drink.

You can brew cider from cartons of apple juice as far as I know its called turbo cider.

ConstantJoe

I always found it very drinkable, not deserving of its reputation really. Nicer than Druids anyway.

Stonehouse is unreal though.

eternal

bonzodog2 wrote: »

IMHO:
Woodgate cider from LIDl is great. In 2L flagons its 25% cheaper than in cans.
Taurus from ALDI is OK too.
Bulmers is too sweet for me, but sometimes, in a pub I will drink it.
Rosie's Dew is not bad.
Linden Village: drank some many years back, liked it then. Now, not so much
Applegreen: middling

You can probably tell I'm quite the connoisseur

edit:Favourite - Stonehouse, in cans. Not Stonewell, in bottles. Was disappointed.

It was Stonehouse I meant I made a mistake. It's definietly a mild one for the strength.

keanosbeard

As Jeff Goldblum used to tell us, " All The Sugar Turns To Alcohol ".

Given that cider is a drink that is, supposedly, made from apples, which f**kin are full of sugar, I am always suspicious and dubious when I see some cider that is 4%.

Most commercial cider is full of additives and sugar and sweetners and fruit juice and is not even made from bloody apples !

Something like Henry Westons or Thatchers or a supermarket own brand "Vintage", at around 7% - 8% you know is the real deal. Proper Cider.

Then again, when you are 15, cider is just a thing like " Fortifed Wine " to get you off your head.

Miall108

Druids = Tinned Petrol

NachoBusiness

Cidona for scumbags.

foggy_lad

Owldshtok wrote: »

Always liked Ritz perry - see how the rest of them have jumped on the pear as another thing to market in recent years when it used to be largely ignored except for Ritz and Babycham.

Them feckin hipsters at it again! Used to love pints of Scrumpy or Blackthorn but hard to get them now.