May The 4th Be With You (Tom and Lydia from Artistraw Cider)

Join hosts Gabe Cook, Martyn Goodwin-Sharman, Grant Hutchison and
Producer Scott as as they do a deep dive on Star Wars in the
Neutral Cider Hotel!



Grant Hutchison is back on the podcast explaining why he missed
the previous episode’s recording. Gabe lets the guys know that
he’s recently won CAMRA’s Campaigner of the Year Award  and
we’re all so proud of him and his relentless cider (and self)
promotion. Finally, Martyn shares a wonderful story of drinking
culture in the UK and a night of fun capped off with a vomit
shower.

Then, it’s onto the news where Gabe details a new release from
Strongbow that’s edging into the Hard Seltzer world with their
new Dark Fruit Ultra. There’s also a discussion of some of the
big cider competitions that are back on this year including
GLINTCAP, Hereford Cider Museum and Royal Bath and West Show.
Grant reveals that his cider shop (Aeble) has launched a new
cider subscription service offering high quality ciders for
subscribers throughout the UK. Finally, Gabe and the guys raise a
glass to Gabe’s former boss Alex Peckham from Peckham’s Cider in
New Zealand as Alex recently passed away from illness. Cheers to
you, Alex. RIP.

Then it's onto this week’s interview and, as Producer Scott likes
to say, it’s a doozy! This week, the guys invite onto the show a
couple of committed environmentalists and permaculture
practitioners that apply strong sustainable credentials to their
cider making. The result is a spectacular range of delicious
ciders that we can’t stop talking about. Checking into the hotel
is Lydia Crimp and Tom Tibbits from Artistraw Cider!

In between loads of laughter, the guys chat about how they got
started, getting high on their own supply, their unique and
environmental approach to cider, how they work together as a
married couple, their obsession with puns and their favorite
radio station, Cider.fm!

Finally, the guys close out the s


THE TEAM
Gabe is a cider expert: The Ciderologist / Substack
Grant owns a cider shop: Aeble Cider Shop
Martyn loves to write about cider: CiderShit

Executive Producer/Editor: Scott Riggs
Music: Billy Kennedy

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