Celebrating Perry and single varieties.

Thursday 13th February 7pm.

New Venue: Balance Brewery Taproom, 10 Sheffield St, Manchester M1 2ND – near Piccadilly Train Station.

Phil Kester from 99Pines will lead our February Cider Club at our new venue.

May Hill in Gloucestershire) is celebrated as the iconic epicentre of fine English Perry.

Topped by 99 pine trees it overlooks a village school where a group of parents started to chat about doing some fundraising by producing perry from the old trees surrounding their village.

99Pines is a community enterprise, run by volunteers who scour local villages, gardens and heritage orchards to find the rarest and finest fruit.

Chief perry maker Phil Kester soon proved to be a producer who rapidly grew in assurance in a short while.

The prosperous perries of 99 Pines – Hartpury’s new Perrymaker-In-Residence!

Phil has now taken on the running of the National Perry Pear Collection taproom and orchard in Hartpury.
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99Pines love showing off single varieties and experimenting with orchard blends.

100% of their profits support local charities including St Richards Hospice (Worcester) and Teens in Crisis (Forest of Dean).

We will be tasting 5/6 different perries.

Tickets are priced at £20 inclusive of cheese plates!

Please select ‘Collection from Mcr Cider Club’ if you’re attending in person as there are no physical tickets.

Future Manchester Cider Clubs at Balance Brewery Tap:
March – Rull Orchard, Devon
April – Ross Cider and Perry, Herefordshire
May – Wilding Cider, Somerset
June – Thornborough Cider, N Yorkshire
July – Balance Brewing and Blending, Manchester