The Special Cider Company Cider House Special

Cider House Special

 

The Special Cider Company in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brewed at/by: Westons Cider
  Cider Regular
Score
6.27
ABV: 7.3% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Bottle-only cider originally made for The Cider House in Quatt.

Has been available more widely and on keg post 2023.
 

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

Apple juice with a bubbly / frothy white head. Starts out fresh and appley, turns a bit with a slight thickness to it, sweet apple juice with a touch of acidity in the finish.

The Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury

Tried from Draft on 18 Oct 2025 at 20:30


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from the gift shop at Black Country Living Museum. Clear gold, some white foam which hangs around a little. Tangy apple juice aroma with light funk and skins. Taste has a semi-tart apple juice, skins, slight vanilla creaminess. Slick body. Its good although lacks the lumps of rat poo mentioned by Wortlegion26's review below. That would certainly have elevated this cider to another level.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


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

Clear 500ml bottle, can't remember where from. Drank at home on 30th September 2024. apples, tasted and smelled of apples, semi-sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2024 at 20:52


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle from Ludlow Food Centre. Pale yellow gold colour, thin white rim and aroma of apple, sulphur hints. Taste is sweetish, fruity, apple, tangy, sugary, straw notes. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, semi-dry finish. OK

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2022 at 22:05


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

Bottle from Ludlow Food Centre. Appearance - deep golden yellow. Nose - stewed apple, almost apple chutney. Taste - more of the sweet stewed apple. Palate - light to medium bodied. Sweet middle, dry-ish tangy finish. Overall - decent.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2020 at 17:59


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

330ml bottle. Pours bright gold with medium carbonation. Aroma is sour cheesy woody apple juice. Taste has sweet apple juice to start with a dry and slightly sour apple finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2020 at 20:32


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

Bottle from Battlefield 1403, Shrewsbury. Pale golden coloured. Has a very sweet apple nose, and a sweet taste too that hides its strength, but this weakens in its aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2018 at 20:40


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle shared on Level 42. 2018 kick off session. 05/01/2018. A very clear petrol yellow coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroam is sour bile, apple, sweet apple, plastic. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, white sugar, bile, medium sweet, vanilla. Palate is sticky sweet, medium moderate carbaontion. Sticky sweet. Bad.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2018 at 08:55


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle shared in London - care of David. Pours clear, very pale yellow. Sugary apples in the nose, a few hints of citrus, a little funk. Medium sweet flavour with some artificial apples, doughy pale bread. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Sugary finish, more phony apple character, minimal bitterness. Not the best. A bit industrial.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2018 at 13:42


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle thanks to WW. It pours clear very pale green - yellow with a medium foamy white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, sticky, apple pulp, pear and apple tango. The tatse is soft, sweet, sticky, sugary, apple, hint of sherbet, tango, white sugars and a touch of alcohol sting. Medium body and fine carbonation. Very sweet and sticky. Meh

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2018 at 13:36