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About Company
BumbleBee Cider uses the best British cider apples from the West Country to bring you deliciously appley and refreshing cider.
And why BumbleBee?
Through education, donation and fundraising, this is our lasting tribute to the little guys that go out in their tireless efforts to pollinate next year’s apple blossom – you go little furry dudes!
We thought a little insight to BumbleBee might be worth sharing as we are very excited and proud of our cider. We hope this will help you engage with the brand and make you as enthusiastic about it as we are.
The Things That Are Most Important To Us
Our 4 aims are simple:
Make top notch cider using the best cider apples the West Country has to offer.
Support British farmers & apple growers by never owning a tree.
Help reverse the population decline of apple blossoms key pollinator: BUMBLEBEES!
Have a laugh along the way.
The Boys
Back in 2012, James & Tim (a.k.a. the BumbleBee Boys) escaped the London rat-race and headed West, lured by the promise of the finest cider apples in England. It was obvious their favourite drink was yet to go through the transformation craft beer had. With so many big brands disguised as ‘craft cider’ they decided a fresh face was needed to start properly reconnecting people with where it’s all supposed to begin – the apples!
They also wanted their new venture to have an environmental ethos and dedicated their brew to the little furry dudes that are chief pollinators of apple blossom: bumblebees. They are responsible for the Somerset bittersweet cider apple varieties that makes our taste profile so scrumptious! And, just like honey bees, they are under serious threat. So we do our best by supporting our friends at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust with profit donation, education and fundraising.
Click on the link below to see some of the fantastic things these guys do.
The Cider:
Cider apples have one purpose – to make cider! They have too many tannins for eating and cooking but that is what gives the cider its classic earthy quality. We let the natural yeasts from the apple skins turn the juice to cider base and then the true art comes in with the blending.
So there you have it. A brief encounter with BumbleBee. Continuing to spread the joy.
Ciders
Strawberry Mojito (Cans)
Our delicious strawberry mojito cider but with some sparkle and in a can! Our very popular West Country spin on a Cuban classic. Unmistakably cider but twisted with strawberry and garden mint. Like driving a tractor through the streets of Havana. Tastes best served with friends, chopped fruit and rum!
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Bumblebee Strawberry Mojito Sparkling Cider (Can)
Our very popular West Country spin on a Cuban classic
BumbleBee Craft Cider 4.5% ABV (12x500ml case)
Our original cider where the BumbleBee journey all started. Robust and complex tannic structure with a sun-baked West Country aroma. Rolls from sweet to dry across the tongue before mellowing to a clean crisp finish. Refreshingly moreish.
A real crowd pleaser and winner of 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards.
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Bumblebee Craft Sparkling Cider (550ml Bottle)
A real crowd pleaser and winner of 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards.
BumbleBee Gribble (Cans)
BumbleBee Gribble now fizzy and in a can!
It’s everything you want from a festival chugger. There's enough Somerset in it to be interesting, but smooth enough to last any session in the sun. It's appleiness slips down easily leaving you wanting more.
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Bumblebee Gribble Sparkling Cider (Can)
There's enough Somerset in it to be interesting, but smooth enough to last any session in the sun
BumbleBee Rogue (Cans)
We add single variety Dabinett apple juice in our vats to give this lovable rogue the perfect amount of zing.
That extra little bit of poke makes this a firm favourite of the BumbleBee boys.
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330ml CansBumblebee Rogue Sparkling Cider (Can)
That extra little bit of poke makes this a firm favourite of the BumbleBee boys.
BumbleBee Sloeberry (Cans)
Our delicious sloeberry cider but with some sparkle and in a can! We managed to wrestle a couple of bags of sloes off the gin hipsters to make this fruity blush cider. Deliciously subtle with a plum undertone. Slips down a treat and is scrumptious with a dash of gin!
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Bumblebee Sloeberry Sparkling Cider (Can)
Slips down a treat and is scrumptious with a dash of gin!
BumbleBee Gribble 4.8% ABV (20l BIB/35 pints)
BumbleBee Gribble is everything you want from a festival chugger! There's enough Somerset in it to be interesting, but smooth enough to last any session in the sun.
Still & cloudy, it's appleiness slips down easily leaving you wanting more.
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Bumblebee Gribble Still Cider (BIB)
Still & cloudy, it's appleiness slips down easily leaving you wanting more.
BumbleBee Dab21 5.5% ABV (20l BIB/35 pints)
BumbleBee Dab21 is Gribble's big brother. Medium-dry, cloudy, still. We use 21% single variety Dabinett apple juice to give this lovable rogue the perfect amount of zing.
That extra little bit of poke make it a firm favourite of the BumbleBee lads.
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Bumblebee Dab21 Still Cider (BIB)
Medium-dry, cloudy and still
BumbleBee Strawberry Mojito 4.0% ABV (20l BIB/35 pints)
Our very popular west country spin on a Cuban classic is now available in 20 litre BIB. Unmistakably cider but twisted with strawberry and garden mint. Like driving a tractor through the streets of Havana.
Tastes best served with friends....and chopped fruit and rum! 4.0%, still, with a hint of summer haze.
*Postage & VAT included
AVAILABLE IN
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Bumblebee Strawberry Mojito Still Cider (BIB)
Unmistakably cider but twisted with strawberry and garden mint