Chorlton Fireworks Cider and Perry Bar 2024

Real Cider and Perry is #NotFromConcentrate

Many of the ciders you see in pubs aren’t made from fresh apples, instead being made from apple concentrate or “chaptalised” juices (a process where the alcohol level in a cider or perry is increased by the addition of sugar to an unnatural level for storage, before it is diluted with water to the desired alcohol content for sale). For more information on real Cider and Perry, click here.

All of the ciders and perries at Chorlton Festival have been pressed from fresh apples or pears and #NotFromConcentrate.

The Cider & Perry Bar is brought to you thanks to the support of Chorlton Fireworks – Manchester’s No. 1 year round fireworks outlet.

There will be over 50 varieties available sourced from some of the finest producers around, including our own local producer Dunham Press. The majority will be still ciders served from Bag In Box (BiB) complemented by a range of keg conditioned ciders and a selection of artisan fine bottled ciders.

The ciders and perries ordered for the festival are listed below. Final list available at festival is subject to change but we will endeavour to keep this page updated.

Massive thanks to Nicky from Cat In The Glass who has curated our Cider and Perry list. Nicky is a certified Pommelier so you can be assured that she’s only selected the very best cider and perry producers.

Name	Style	Maker	Format	Location	Cider/ Perry	ABV
Pilot	Medium sweet	Ascension	Bag-in-box	Sussex	Cider	4.8
Wrath	Medium sweet	Ascension	Bag-in-box	Sussex	Cider	4
Shimmy	Medium	Ascension	Bag-in-box	Sussex	Cider	4
What is the market value of a soul	Medium	Ascension	Bag-in-box	Sussex	Cider	4
Feet on the ground, head in the sky	Medium	Ascension	Bag-in-box	Sussex	Cider	6
Looking down on storms	Medium	Ascension	Bag-in-box	Sussex	Cider	5.8
I don't think contrast is a sin	Medium	Ascension	Bag-in-box	Sussex	Cider	4.9
Undecider'd		Beardspoon	Bag-in-box	Kent	Cider	6
Smokin barrels	Medium dry	Blue Barrel	Bag-in-box	Cambridgeshire	Cider	6.5
Cuckoo returns	Medium sweet	Blue Barrel	Bag-in-box	Cambridgeshire	Cider	5.5
Coferment	Medium	Blue Barrel	Bag-in-box	Cambridgeshire	Cider	6.7
Phoenix Tree	Medium	Blue Barrel	Bag-in-box	Cambridgeshire	Perry	6.5
Medium	Medium	Burrow Hill	Bag-in-box	Somerset	Cider	6
Dry	Dry	Burrow Hill	Bag-in-box	Somerset	Cider	6
Perry	Medium	Dudda's Tun	Bag-in-box	Kent	Perry	5.5
Sawpit		Dunham Press	Bag-in-box		Cider	6.2
Browns/Dabinett	Dry	Dunham Press	Bag-in-box	Dunham	Cider	6
Hastings SV	Medium	Dunham Press	Bag-in-box	Dunham	Cider	6.2
Summer Meadow	Medium	Dunham Press	Bag-in-box	Dunham	Cider	4.8
Dunham Disco	Medium	Dunham Press	Bag-in-box	Dunham	Cider	4.8
Kingstone Black	Medium	Dunham Press	Bag-in-box	Dunham	Cider	5.6
Thorn	Dry	Gregg's Pit	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Perry	5.5
Aylton Red, Blakeney Red, Gregg's Pit	Medium dry	Gregg's Pit	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Perry	7
Blakeney Red, Brandy, Winnals Longson	Medium dry	Gregg's Pit	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Perry	6.5
Browns apple & Kingston Black	Medium dry	Gregg's Pit	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Cider	6
What's the plan?	Dry	High Peak	Bag-in-box	Derbyshire	Cider	6
There is no planet B	Medium	High Peak	Bag-in-box	Derbyshire	Cider	4.7
Elder	Medium	High Peak	Bag-in-box	Derbyshire	Cider	4
Night Bird	Medium	Nightingale	Keg	Kent	Cider	4.9
Wild Disco	Medium dry	Nightingale	Keg	Kent	Cider	5.5
Love Bird	Medium	Nightingale	Keg	Kent	Cider	4.5
Fledgling No5	Medium dry	Nightingale	Keg	Kent	Cider	6.7
Tenterden	Medium	Nightingale	Bag-in-box	Kent	Cider	5.5
Blush discovery	Medium	Nightingale	Bag-in-box	Kent	Cider	6
Falstaff Bramley	Medium dry	Nightingale	Bag-in-box	Kent	Cider	6.2
Hoppy Cox	Medium dry	Nightingale	Bag-in-box	Kent	Cider	5.5
Renegade	Medium dry	Nightingale	Keg	Kent	Cider	6.8
Classic perry	Medium sweet	Oliver's	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Perry	6.7
Traditional perry	Medium dry	Oliver's	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Perry	6.7
Peardrop explodes	Medium	Oliver's	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Perry	5
Making Hay	Medium sweet	Oliver's	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Cider	6.3
Redstreak	Medium	Perrys	Bag-in-box	Somerset	Cider	6.1
Dabinett	Sweet	Perrys	Bag-in-box	Somerset	Cider	5.6
Labyrinth	Medium	Pilton	Bag-in-box	Somerset	Cider	6.5
Major, Harry, Browns	Dry	Ross on Wye	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Cider	6
2fruit2blasted	Medium dry	Ross on Wye	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Cider	6.2
Springs promise	Medium dry	Ross on Wye	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Cider	5.6
Bittersweet goodbye	Dry	Ross on Wye	Bag-in-box	Herefordshire	Cider	7.4
Thorn	Dry	Ross on Wye	Keg	Herefordshire	Perry	5.2
Dabinett Foxwhelp	Dry	Ross on Wye	Keg	Herefordshire	Cider	7.3
Elderflower	Medium sweet	Turner's	Bag-in-box	Kent	Cider	5.5
Rhubarb	Medium sweet	Turner's	Bag-in-box	Kent	Cider	4

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