Cider Chat ep 181 Susanna & James Forbes Little Pomona

181: The Cider Insider | 100 Craft Ciders to Drink Now

The Cider Insider | 100 Craft Ciders to Drink Now This chat with Susanna and James Forbes was recorded at CiderCon2019, the annual trade conference hosted by the American Cider Association known at that time as the United States Association of Cider Makers. It was at CiderCon2018 when I first had the opportunity to sit … Read more

126 Susanna and James Forbes

126: Little Pomona’s Big Ciders! | Herefordshire, UK

Little Pomona’s makers and founders, Susanna and James Forbes have a long history with libations. James worked as a wine buyer and marketer, while Susanna who started in physics became one of the UK’s leading libation writers. Her book Cider Insider will be released later this year. James is amazing and with Susanna who also did … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 29. In the Hop

029: At The Hop at Oliver’s Cider and Perry, UK

Tom Oliver shares his approach to hopped cider and the best of what the US and UK have to look forward to in the cider market. What he saw in US hopped ciders back in 2013 ignited his desire to try his hand at adding hops to cider to his bittersweet cider. He worked with … Read more

Cider Chat Eo 021 Bill Bradshaw at CiderCon 2016

021: Bill Bradshaw | Bill Bradshaw Photography, UK

Bill Bradshaw is a photographer, an author of three cider books and consider by many to be a Cider Ambassador for UK ciders. I met with Bill at the United States Association of Cider Makers annual conference in Portland Oregon in February 2016. Later that same day, Bill was to present an overview of UK … Read more

Cider Chat Ep: 019 Neil MacDonald, Orchard Pig Cider

019: Neil MacDonald | Orchard Pig Cider, UK

Neil MacDonald is a self described “man of the soil”. He co-launched Orchard Pig Cider in 2004. His specialty is apple growing and the primary process of the cidermaking at Orchard Pig Cider. This recording was taped with Neil at CiderCon 2016 in Portland Oregon. The Path to the Orchard Pig Cider Neil was granted … Read more