Crone's Organic Cider was founded in 1984 by Robert and Jane Crone. Initially begun as a hobby, it soon grew, first into a part time business and not much later into a full time business. From scrounging windfalls and pressing a few hundred gallons it was only a matter of a few years before they were pressing 60-80 tons of apples a year.

The range increased from just the one cider to five distinctly different products, and they have won awards for several of their range at a number of Beer Festivals. In 1994 they began making organic apple juices and haven't looked back since; winning the prestigious Soil Association "Best Non Alchoholic Beverage Award" in their first year as juice makers.

Crone's Organic Cider is a traditional cider made from a blend of desert apples, cookers, and cider apples using only organic fruit and without the use of chemicals or concentrates. The freshly pressed apple juice is fermented with the natural yeasts and the resulting cider is matured and allowed to clear naturally without the use of finings making Crone's organic cider suitable for Vegans. The only thing we add is a small amount of unrefined demerara sugar.

• Orginal Traditional Norfolk Cider (7.5% ABV)
• User Friendly Traditional Norfolk Cider (6.2% ABV)
• Crone's Special Reserve (7.5% ABV) - awarded the silver medal in the cider category at the 1998 champion cider of the year award. Also voted joint first by the public.

All Crone's Organic Ciders are available unpasturised in 10 and 22.5 litre containers for dispensing from the bar top or cellar. They are also available pasturised in 75cl glass bottles.

Fairview, Fersfield Road, Dam Green, Kenninghall, Norfolk NR16 2DP

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A selection of Crone's Ciders

Apples growing in one of the Crone's orchards