Cider house
A cider house is an establishment that sells alcoholic cider for consumption on the premises. Some cider houses also sell cider "to go", for consumption off the premises. A traditional cider house was often little more than a room in a farmhouse or cottage, selling locally fermented cider.
History
Cider houses were once common selling a product that was usually fermented on the premises from apples grown in a local cider orchard. Because of changes in the taxation of cider in the early 1970s, and social changes, most cider houses now exist in name only. A few do still exist in, for example, the West Country of the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Cider houses are common in the Basque Country, where they are called sagardotegi. As cider has gained popularity during the 21st century, especially in countries such as Australia, 'bar & restaurant style' cider houses are opening; the Brunswick St Cider House in Melbourne is an example.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Cider Houses". Old Scrump's Cider House. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Matthews, David. "Cider Houses". Welsh Perry and Cider Society. Retrieved 19 July 2013. (First published in CAMRA's Good Cider Guide, 2000.)
- ^ "Brunswick Street Cider House". Only Melbourne. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
External links
- List of the remaining cider houses in the UK. Retrieved 1/9/2007.
- Gunningham, Paul. "Ye Olde Cider Bar, Newton Abbot, Devon". Old Scrump's Cider House. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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