A Cider Event in Bristol - Summer 2025

This year saw the addition of a new event in Bristol, a cider event, when Bristol became the Cider City.

For one week at the end of July/beginning of August participating pubs stocked a larger variety of ciders and offered tastings before investing in a pint of one’s favourite. Special events included a cider festival in the pubs along King Street where the benches at large wooden tables were filled with happy participants.

The Cider Salon, at the end of the week, was held in the Trinity Centre (entrance fee applies). Individual tables were set up on two floors for around thirty cider and perry makers. It was a very informal event and participants were free to wander around trying the different brands and chat to their makers. Most of them were from England but I had a fascinating encounter with the one American cider producer at the event. Nate told me he had made the long journey to England as he considered it to be the Mecca of cider producers. His cider was mellow and flavoursome but I had to agree with him that at £20 a bottle he was unlikely to sell many bottles of his Keepsake cider at this event. But he could be wrong, who could resist producer a bottle of cider from America as a bit of a show piece at a dinner party. And that was one of the joys of this new event – exploring the unexplored in the wonderful world of cider.