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Summer sizzler ciders too strong for boozers

- by KATE NELSON

BRITAIN’S summer scorcher supercharged crops so much cider is now too potent to sell to pubs.

Glorious sunshine led to more sugar in fruit, leading to soaring alcohol levels.

But small-scale cider makers find it hard to flog anything over 8.4% ABV. Some batches are pushing a whopping 10.5%.