Kingston Black Cider
Gwatkin Cider (inc Abbey Dore Ales) in Hereford, Herefordshire, England 🏴
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A still dry cider available in 500ml bottles and occasionally on draught.
Traditional dry farmhouse cider. The Kingston Black apple is the most famous apple in the cider making world. Dating back centuries, the variety originated in Somerset, but by the 1800s it had spread all over England & Wales. A favourite with the old farming communities and their traditional way of cider making; often kept for the vintage house cider and drunk on special occasions. There have been various new strains of this variety grown but none to match the taste of the old. Matured in oak barrels with natural yeasts.
Traditional dry farmhouse cider. The Kingston Black apple is the most famous apple in the cider making world. Dating back centuries, the variety originated in Somerset, but by the 1800s it had spread all over England & Wales. A favourite with the old farming communities and their traditional way of cider making; often kept for the vintage house cider and drunk on special occasions. There have been various new strains of this variety grown but none to match the taste of the old. Matured in oak barrels with natural yeasts.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a bag in box at Lambiczoon, Milan, Italy. Pours opaque, unattractive, dark blonde. Aroma, once warmer, is slightly funky. Body is average, with practically absent carbonation. A little pungent. Taste is medium acidic, in a very natural, oxidation way. Final is
Tried
on 18 Sep 2024
at 19:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
29/4/2022. On the Harwich Ale Trail. From BIAB at the New Bell Inn, Harwich. Pours clear dark amber orange with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is dry acidic apple, woody, woodchip, funk, tobacco. Moderate sweetness, sour and body. Watery. Very dry finish. Liked this.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2022
at 09:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Treefolk's, Rome. Hazy orange, some foamy bubbles, almost no head. Apples, quite acidic, tart, bit salty even. Flat. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
at
Treefolk's Public House
on 01 Dec 2020
at 20:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home picked up from the Gwatkins farm 6%. A clear rich ruby orange coloured pour with a lively fading effervescence. Attractive for a cider. Aroma is nice farmyard, woody oak, diesel, light tang. Palate is uber dry, tangy, light woody tannin, highish carbonation. Flavour is composed of dry woody apple, oak, tangy, spicy notes. tangy, . Solid cider. Very dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2020
at 23:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours clear blonde, no real head. Smell is dry, intense apples. taste is sweet-ish, very dry. full mouthfeel. This dry of ciders is not what I prefer, but this particular one is OK, still. very low carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2017
at 07:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by Massimiliano @Mad for Beer (Rome). Ambrata scarica, abbastanza limpida, schiuma virtualmente assente. Al naso note di mela annurca, stalla, fieno. In bocca è molto acida e astringente, un po’ rozza per i miei gusti. Corpo medio, carbonazione leggera. No.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2017
at 10:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bag in box at jolly judge. Pours pale golden, nose is vanilla, apple pie, taste is funky, really dry, light apple.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2016
at 00:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Polypin at jolly judge... Light hazy.. Thin white lacing.. Soft dry floral fruit... Soft dry juicy apple.. Soft thin tart tart apple
Tried
on 18 Jul 2016
at 11:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle oro carico leggera schiuma buccia mela lieve funky tocco tannico filo acidita
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2016
at 14:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Orangey golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of sourish apple, vanilla, barnyard. Taste is tangy apple, with woody oak, barnyard, earthy notes, bittersweet with lots of tannin. Mouth puckering, slightly oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, sour dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2014
at 14:25