Cider, Mead & Ginger Beer

Abel Methode Cider is made by us in small quantities, crafted from 100% apples and pears. We hand harvest tree-ripened fruit, crush it, then ferment until dry. This is quite different from your usual cider as we ferment the skins, stalks, pips and all, to maximize fruit aromatics and flavour. Abel cider is unfined and unfiltered. This basically means we allow our cider to naturally clarify via gravity to retain character. It's fermented in the bottle, like champagne. This natural carbonation gives a finer bubble which retains the aromas and flavours. Bottle fermentation adds complexity and texture, as well as giving cloudiness from the natural yeast sediment that remains.

Our cider is dry as this is the way we like to drink it - refreshing and full of flavour! ENJOY You have a couple of options when it comes to enjoying a bottle of Abel Methode Cider: EITHER...Place bottle upright in the fridge overnight, the colder the better. This will allow the natural sediment to settle to the bottom of the bottle. When you're ready to drink it, pour the clear cider (everything but the settled sediment) into a champagne flute or wine glass of your choice. OR...If you like cloudy cider, invert the bottle a couple of times then pour away!

Haweke's Bay Brewing Co. - Using an old fashioned ginger beer recipe we cold infuse mandarine flavours to create a crisp, spicy refreshing beer that you can enjoy anytime.

5.0% ABV.

There's a saying "plant pears for your heirs", which is why several years after grafting over to perry pears, we still have a limited crop. For our 2021 vintage, we have blended these tannin bombs with Taylor's Gold pears and added a few Egremont Russet apples to bring a little acidity to the blend.

The result is a smooth, creamy perry with a modest natural sweetness.

Fruit: Perry pear (unidentified), Taylor's Gold, Egremont Russet
Residual sugar: 9g/l
Aged: 6 months in oak and steel

5.7% ABV.

A sweet-sharp apple that with a classic apple aroma, reminiscent of ripe and waxy apples. The resulting cider is characterised by its perfume and juicy acidity. Overall perception of the cider and its finish is dry.

5.2% ABV

Made with sweet, tangy apples and fruity notes, this smooth, chewy cider with fresh apples will go perfectly with your fruit pies and other pastries.

2% ABV.

This complex blend of sweet, bitter and bitter apple cider apples gives a nose to the mixed aromas of fresh fruit and ripe fruit, as well as a woody, vegetal note. On the palate, it offers a full, frank and fresh attack, with a touch of astringency and a sweet bitterness.

5.0% ABV.

A generous, medium-sweet cider.

 Local Nelson apples with a touch of residual sugar that pumps the fruit to the fore. Sweeter than a K.I.S.S.

CLASSIC - 5.0% ABV

Peckham's - Fresh berry against a structured cider background, with no added sugar.  This cider captures the aroma and taste of fresh, whole, Nelson boysenberries.  It's probably the only berry cider you will find made from 100% Juice.

5.4% ABV.

Hawke's Bay Brewing Co. - We've cold infused mandarine flavours into our old-fashioned ginger beer recipe for a spicy yet crisp finish.

6.0% ABV.

Pere Jules cider is produced from no less than 20 different varieties of apples. This gives it a very nice balance between the sweet, bitter and acidic varieties. All of their products are made from apple and pear varieties that are carefully selected from traditional orchards of tall trees in a protected area of controlled production (AOC).

After a fermentation process and a light filtration, it is bottled in order to naturally develop its own natural gas. This gives it the fine bubbles.

The Three Bearies lived in a log cabin in the woods. One day, when a young lass named Goldilocks swung by for a visit, she had an opportunity to sample the tasty beverage they had created. Upon sampling the succulent libation she was moved to exclaim, in a rather excited voice, ?why, it?s not too sharp, yet not too subtle?in fact, it?s just right!?.

Blending the vibrant flavours of raspberries, boysenberries and blackcurrants with a delicious apple base, the brew upon which our analogy is based is made from the finest ingredients, using the most natural process imaginable. 

Full-bodied yet delicate and refined, the rich interplay between the berries produces a lively aroma and a big ?jammy? taste making it the ideal companion for long walks through the woods, or virtually any other outing or occasion you can think of!

From craft brewing pioneers, the McCashin Family, comes the cider that's unlike any other, combining pure glacial water, the finest crushed apples with fresh ginger and Hawke's Bay lime juice.

6 Pack 330ml Cans

A nice refreshing Brut. A beautiful blend of bright colours. Fine, light bubbles and aromas of biscuit, bread and hints of flowers and nuts. A smart, dry, clean palate with ripe apple, pear and fresh autumn fruits. With a well balanced, crisp acidity and a smooth cream mousse. Lasting tarty acidity on the long and delicious, tangy finish.

5% ABV

This Brut is a blend of about thirty apple varieties. Some varieties are bitter and rich in tannins that provide body, along with some sweeter, softer varieties providing flavour and balance. This is a light and fruity cider, natural and a little alcholised, but rich in flavour. Best drunk fresh from a wine glass! Can fly solo, but rather good when paired with pork or fish.