We might not have been behind the bar this time, but our cider still did the heavy lifting at this year’s Chinnor Beer Festival.

Set in the heart of the village, the annual knees-up once again delivered a full-bodied celebration of brilliant beer, local food, toe-tapping tunes, and good old-fashioned community spirit. Only this year, it also had a proper cider on the taps — courtesy of us.

The Chinnor buzz was in full swing: live music, sausages sizzling, sunshine (mostly), and plenty of pints shared over conversations that ranged from nonsense to near-philosophy. And when festival-goers needed a break from the beer? They found themselves reaching for the cider — fruity, crisp, and brimming with a little orchard attitude.

We weren’t there to pour it, but our cider happily mingled on our behalf.