Wednesday, February 18, 2009


The Cambridge Winter Ale Festival has been and gone and we picked up our award for the bottled beer competition at the Summer Festival. many thanks to all at Camra for their support.

The Hunts Beer Fest is next month and Cassels Ciders will be there. Check out the CAMRA web site for full details.

We have fermented most of our single variety ciders in Rum and Whisky barrels and Hogsheads. These should be coming 'on stream' in March at the usual outlets.

Additionaly, the 2007 mVintage Stock is still available in limited quantities.


Thursday, October 09, 2008

October Apple Days

Apple harvest time again and also Apple Days all over the country.
This weekend sees Apple Day at Burwash Manor on the 11th, then on the 18th the Wandlebury Apple day on the Gog Magog Hills. Cassels cider will be available at both events.

Bedford Beer Festival is in full swing with 4 of our ciders available and Norfolk and Norwich Beer Festival is at the end of October. Check out the Camra website for details.

We are now getting busy with apple collection and start pressing soon.


Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Beer Festival at RED LION Histon

The famous Red Lion Histon Beer Festival is on again this yer running from 1st to 6th September and featuring 30 real ales plus Cassels Ciders.
We are presenting our award winning Yarlington Mill, our Dabinett and our Stock ciders with possible top ups later in the week with Bulmer's Norman and Dabinett/Stoke Red blend.
For thos not in the know, Bulmers Norman is a cider apple variety developed years ago by them from a French cider apple.

See you at Histon!!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Stop Press Silver Award at 2008 Cambridge Beer Fest

Cassels single variety cider, Hereford Chisel Jersey, won the Silver award at the 34th Cambridge Beer Festival Bottled Cider awards this week.
A full dry cider HCJ is available in bottles and draught in and around Cambridge and, of course, at the Festival itself.

Please take time to enjoy our fine ciders.

Friday, May 09, 2008

Cider Update

Our ciders are now available in 330ml and 1litre bottles from Origin8 Deli, in St. andrews Street Cambridge.
We are supplying several ciders to the Cambridge Beer Festival (19th-25th May, Jesus Green, Cambridge), including a Festival special, 'Oakey Coakey' conditioned in oak rum casks and made slightly sweeter than our usual ciders. Enjoy!!

Yarlington Mill cider now being delivered to our usual outlets and Hereford Chisel Jersey also to be found on draft around town.

With the warmer weather we are looking forward to a great summer for our award winning ciders.

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Red Lion Histon

The Red Lion at Histon held abeer festival over the Easter weekend including Cassels Stock cider, medium dry version and the good news is that they still have a few pints left on draught.

Check out the new extension and enjoy a good pint of cider or the great ales on offer there.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Cassels at Beer Festivals this Weekend 1st March

Cassels Fine ciders will be available at two local Festivals this coming weekend (1st March 2008).
The Camra 6th Elysian Beer Festival takes place Friday 29th February and Saturday 1st March at the Larkfield Resource Centre on High Barns, Ely CB7 9DD.

At the same time a second opportunity to taste Cassels cider is available at the Cambridge Rag 2008 Charity Beer Festival at the University Assistants Club on Mill Lane. Dates are also 29th February and 1st March. The Festival is raising money for the Cambridge Council for Voluntary Services which allocates funds to local Voluntry groups.