Overview
- Wetherspoon is running a 10-day Craft Cider Festival that begins on Friday, July 31 and runs through Sunday, August 9 across multiple pubs in Dorset and around Southampton.
- The event will feature up to 15 craft ciders from producers across the UK, including traditional apple ciders, perries and flavoured options such as Farmer Jims Prickly Pear, Hecks Slack‑Ma‑Girdle and Purbeck Dandy Dab.
- Pints are being priced roughly between £2.99 and £3.49 and some pubs will offer tasters served in thirds to let customers sample several ciders.
- All participating pubs will provide tasting notes and customers can order the ciders at the bar or through the Wetherspoon app.
- Local managers say the festival gives pubs a chance to showcase ciders not usually available to their customers and comes as the chain seeks footfall while it navigates slower sales growth and profit warnings reported this month.