Oliver's Cider Traditional Cider

Traditional Cider

 

Oliver's Cider in Hereford, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Cider Regular
Score
6.69
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 19
Available on draught and in 500ml bottles.

Dry Cider. Still.

All the sourness, bitterness, acidity and astringency you would expect from a fully fermented dry cider. Perfectly balanced, so easy to drink and great with cheese and roast pork.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the blue blazer. Pours golden, nose is light funk, apple, taste is light sweetness, juicy apple.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2017 at 08:40


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

2 oz pour on cask at ANXO. Clear amber gold. Aromas of light spice, honey, apples. Tastes of sweet apples, light honey. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 13 Sep 2016 at 22:07


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at ANXO. Clear golden amber with reddish hurs. Aroma if dusty feet trampling overripe fruit. Taste is tart, funky, bitter, dry, fruity. Delicious.

Tried on 13 Sep 2016 at 18:08


3.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

Botella 50 cl en el señor Lupulo Gijón. junio 2016. ...Dulce fracaso... Lote 1511 sin Fcpref. sabores secos con maderas y ácidos intensos. resulta casi desagradable. cuerpo ligero fácil de beber. para no repetir sin duda.

Tried on 09 Sep 2016 at 15:38


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle. Orange golden colour, no head and aroma of tart apple, woody, oak, funk, leather, rubber. Taste is dry tangy apple with barnyard, woody, leather & rubber notes, and earthy drying tannins. Quite sour, medium bodied, no carbonation, very dry tannic finish. Abit harsh, but OK.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2015 at 12:06


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draft @ Beer in Hand, Hereford. I hope this is the same as the bottled version rated below. This is uncharacteristic Olivers to me, its flavour presenting a very thin and dry blend with a coarse woodiness and gum-sucking dryness without any of the trademark fruitiness that Tom has perfected over the years. Mind you, in this kind of place that’s precisely what the locals want I expect.

Tried from Draft on 15 Apr 2014 at 14:11


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5


Bottle @ The-Fest in Woosta.
Slight wink of carbonation. Pale, yellow citrus soda.
Twangy, cored, floral, flinty nose.
Tastes like hard water. Unintended flash of carbonation. Apples seem secondary. Bitter acid apples. Gently sour. Pith. Like drinking from a can. Sharp, woody & iron finish.
A kidney stone in every bottle!

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2012 at 23:52


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle @ home, picked up at Wilbur’s Foco. Clear, light yellow appearance with no head and no notice of carbonation. Light oak, straw, somewhat grassy, somewhat yeasty, a bit bready, dry apple aroma. Actually, pretty sweet apple, somewhat funky, a bit juicy, light oak/tannin, fairly tart flavor. Fairly refreshing but a bit juicy and the interesting notes are pretty mild. Kind of reminds me of some homemade ciders that I’ve tried in Europe.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2012 at 21:13


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. No noticeable carbonation when the crown is popped. Spanish style sidre pour yields minimal carbonation (no sediment left on the bottle either). Crystal clear, somewhat deep golden yellow hue. Negligible legs on the glass. Funky aromas, cheesy (like hops aged for lambic), some sulfur, minerally, some bright fruit notes, berries, earthy, leathery. Funk character borders on chlorophenolic at times. Sandalwood, damp leaves, light oak character. Flavors are medium sour, lightly astringent. Tannins are medium to full. Completely still bodied (odd, considering all the other still products that I have had from this cidery have been in corked 750mls). Funk level is close to Spanish levels, but sourness is a bit more muted. Phenols are medium to slightly harsh (medicinal, normandie band-aid, strong leather). Flavors still very reminiscent of fall with the damp leaf and rustic components. Completely still, somewhat thin. Rustic and unique. I think carbonation would be preferable on this. Interesting for sure.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2012 at 20:17