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[blufive]

Our first Worldcon, and we both had a good time, despite calatrice being somewhat under the weather for most of the weekend due to a cold, and the complete absence of reasonably-priced cider from the con bars. (Many thanks to the Finns for having some well-chilled bottles of reasonable stuff at their party on Sunday night)

Somehow, I even managed to not be a complete physical wreck this morning...

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Cider

[blindpew-faldo.livejournal.com]

Should have gone to the Welsh party they had both Welsh Cider and Perry available both very drinkable, also real cider not the pasturised and recarbonated stuff sold in the bars.

Early July next year Hereford Beer Festival over 20 local Ciders and Perries, some from farms which if you are not local say they do not make it.

Re: Cider

[blufive.livejournal.com]

Should have gone to the Welsh party they had both Welsh Cider and Perry [...] also real cider

Arg. I really was depressingly bad at circulating around the parties.

And the very idea of a Hereford cider festival sounds very tempting indeed - my mum's side of the family is from around Hereford, and she now lives in Ledbury. We had a very enjoyable visit to Weston's last time we went down, if somewhat frustrating (I could only bring away as much cider as I could physically carry in my already fairly heavy luggage)

We don't do too badly in Manchester - several supermarkets stock fairly good bottled stuff - but I wish we had the sort of pubs you find in the west country, with an anonymous barrel on the end of the bar...