Pear Cider

The Big Interview: Peter Bronsman, Kopparberg Brewery

25-Apr-2014 By Mike Berry

Kopparberg owner Peter Bronsman tells Mike Berry all about his near-death experience in the South China Sea, how he won over pear cider sceptics in the UK, and why he will never do a toffee flavour.

Flavoured cider: Gaymers launches pear cider variants

08-Jun-2012 By Noli Dinkovski

Gaymers Cider has relaunched with the introduction of two new flavours to the existing apple and pear range.

Comment: The great pear shortage

12-Aug-2009

There's evidence that pear cider has taken over where the success of conventional apple left off. Asking for 'a pint of cider' in three venues last...

Kopparberg launches elderflower and lime cider

25-Feb-2009

We've had pear cider, strawberry cider, iced draught cider… and now the latest attempt to breathe new life into the cider category is an...

CWF launches pear cider

19-Dec-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Drinks producer CWF has launched Nectar's - a five per cent pear cider - in both the on and off-trade. The company said its aim was to create the...

Cider: Pear essentials

28-Oct-2008

It was about two years ago that I was first made aware of Kopparberg pear cider. It was to be the next big thing, according to the pub company buyer...

Thatchers pumps it up

08-May-2008

Thatchers is tapping into the growing cider market by introducing a draught version of its popular Pear Cider. The Somerset cidermaker launched Pear...

Pear perception

24-Apr-2008

Getting the message across about the difference between pear cider and perry is a major marketing challenge. Nigel Huddleston reports One of the main...

The future is pear

01-Nov-2007

Ah, the humble pear. For so long the less-talented, less-feted partner to the apple; the Art Garfunkel to Paul Simon, the Ernie Wise to Eric...

From Glastonbury to the Championship...

01-Nov-2007

It would be fair to say that the seeds of the pear cider revolution in the UK were sown in a field in Somerset. The Glastonbury festival may have...

NewsDigest

04-Oct-2007

Scottish & Newcastle UK is to release Bulmers Pear Cider over ice in November. The 4.5% abv pear cider is aimed at the 25 to 34-year-old market...

It's all apples and pears for Brothers

22-Feb-2006

Brothers Drinks Company is to launch its famous seven per cent pear cider into the on-trade.The product made its name at the Glastonbury music...