Magners Pear Cider Vs Abbot Ale

Some things are important, so very important, that wind, rain, and snow cannot be allowed to interfere. One of these things I have decided, is deciding what beverage is palatable enough to be used in place of water. Not for washing of course, but for the many and frequent rest stops I see in our near future.

So, braving the Arctic winter we seem to be experiencing, I set out for our nearest ASDA, there, I deliberated on the fact that I am not a big drinker, and have never really got along with the taste of lager/beer. I questioned for a moment, just a moment, whether I indeed needed anything alcoholic to survive 3 weeks cycle camping - I quick affirmed to myself the obvious and decided to buy the above drinks. I have endlessly heard how Real ale is completely different to beer, and so plumped to try Abbot Ale, the bottle looked good, the label read good, but alas the taste was anything but! If it reminded me of anything at all, it was the kind of cheap lager we bought in bulk as teenagers, the kind of lager than put me off lager in general in the first place!

Thankfully, the Magners Pear Cider was more than palatable  it was fantastic, sweet easy to go down and made me feel just the right amount of woosyness. In the competition for camp drink of the year, the Magners is certainly leading the way for me.

There are still 10 weeks left - That should give me plenty of time to narrow things down!