Crooked Branch

Once Upon A Tree in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Cider Regular

Score

6.44

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 8

Bittersweet flavours of toffee apple and apple skin with a hint of cut grass, soft tannins and a lingering crisp, dry finish. A blend of Dabinett (bittersweet), Ellis Bitters (medium bittersweet) and Brown’s Apple (sharp). Dabinett has good acidity and plentiful but soft tannins and gives ciders their caramel/ butterscotch tastes. Ellis and Brown’s are sharper apples. They give cider structure, a clean taste and long length.

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dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 1 year ago

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

Growler from LCB, now under the 'Once Upon a Tree' brand. My first from this cidery. Clear gold with some slow dissipating white foam. Aroma of bittersweet apples, skins, orchard funk. Taste has that acidity as expected from the aroma but far from overbearing. Character is ok - the bittersweet aspect is good, some leather with the sourness giving it a decent edge.

Tried from Growler on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04

tokyobeerdrinker (9001) ticked Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 5 years ago

Nice enough. Not sparkling but a solid apple taste. Keeping it simple but nice.

Tried from Draft at Cidernaut on 05 Jul 2020 at 08:17

6.1

danlo (13133) reviewed Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 7 years ago

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

Draught at Newcastle Beer & Cider Fest 2018. Yellow gold colour, no head and light apple aroma. Taste is fruity apple, crisp, light straw and acidic. Light bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Quite OK.

Tried on 11 Apr 2018 at 17:25

6.5

saxo (29721) reviewed Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 8 years ago

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

Bag in box @ Dove Street, Ipswich. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruity green apple, little acid, fruits and has a light sour fruity finish.

Tried on 15 Feb 2017 at 13:20

6.2

Camons (21577) reviewed Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 8 years ago

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

Cask @ The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Pours golden, no head. Aroma is rich apples, light tart, wood, barnyard. Flavor is light sweet, rather tart, rich apples, green apples, barnyard. Medium body, light oily mouthfeel, flat carbonation, light acidic finish. 150217

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2017 at 13:13

6.6

Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 8 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Clear golden without head. Aroma is sweet apples, tart apples and barnyard. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 150217

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2017 at 13:09

5.5

Cunningham (15598) reviewed Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 9 years ago

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

Hazed golden color with a bubbly white head. Good intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a soft carbonation level. Semi dry and a fine acidity. Ok mellow apple flavor.
[On tap at Mulberry Tree in Ipswich, England]

Tried from Draft on 09 Dec 2016 at 10:33

5.9

Fin (18365) reviewed Crooked Branch from Once Upon A Tree 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Three Counties Cider Shop, Ledbury, Herefordshire, consumed at Isobels, Eardisley, Herefordshire, Sunday 1st November 2015. Deep gold in colour, super clarity, very busy carbonation. In some respects this is not unlike the Olivers Gold Rush I had before, not from a flavour aspect, more so in the sense that the producer makes much better ciders. Tart in the mouth, it’s quite crisp, the appleyness is a bit thin, it’s dry it’s a bit watery, not really my thing. A6 A4 T5 P3 Ov11 2.9

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2015 at 15:55