Oliver's Cider Pollination 2021

Pollination 2021

 

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

Collab with: Pilton Cider
  Cider Regular
Score
7.05
ABV: 5.3% IBU: - Ticks: 7
A collaboration between two titans of the Fine Cider movement, a heavenly combination of styles, bringing together the best of Tom Oliver of Oliver's Cider & Perry, Herefordshire, & Martin Berkeley of Pilton Cider, Somerset.

Oliver's brings the boldness of Herefordshire cider apples, that lovely acid balance & those tannic complexities, a Pilton that unique Keeved texture, & sumptuous very slight residual sweetness. Pollination showcases just how naturally cider can be enjoyed in a wine-like way, poured by the glass, with finesse & nuance, but at a far better price tag than the average bottle of decent wine.
 

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Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35


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

Drink-in at Caps and Taps, Tufnell Park. Slightly cloudy orange -gold body, no head, scattered lacing. Modest smell of farmyard and apple skins. Flavoured with mid-sweet apples, raspberries, and lightly spiced. Mid-sweet finish. Fair enough. (London, 05.12.2023).

Tried from Draft on 11 Dec 2023 at 12:42


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sample thanks to danlo. Clear golden orange appearance. Nicely sweet keeved fruit aroma, continuing to taste with additional dessert notes, soft tannin, nice full fleshy sweet character. Excellent as always.

Tried on 01 Dec 2022 at 18:38


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

Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A clear deep orange amber coloured pour with some small bubbles that disipate. Aroma is semi sweet juicy apple, light bark, some brown sugars, condensed fruit, syrup. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, juicy breight apple, hint of plum, brown sugars, raisin, light tannin, bark. Palate is semi sweet, tart edge, almost still, . Really nice authentic cider, good depth.

Tried on 18 Oct 2022 at 20:42


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

5/10/2022. BIAB taster courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed. Herefordshire rating #250. Pours clear pale amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of toffee, baked apple, strudel, brown sugar, hint of honey. Medium sweetness and moderate tartness. Moderate body, oily, soft carbonation. Light drying finish. Good.8

Tried on 06 Oct 2022 at 22:20


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Danlo ... cheers Ed, 01/10/22. Clear golden copper with a thin edgeing formed of bubbles. Nose is crisp apple, caramel, earthy, apple core, vinous notes. Taste comprises funky apple, orchard wood, burnt caramel, apple skins, barnyard nip, wooded notes, modest acidic ripple. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid cider.

Tried on 02 Oct 2022 at 15:29


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

3L BIAB from Fine Cider Co. Orangey brown amber colour, no head and aroma of fruity, apple, juicy, with brown sugar, raisins, caramel notes. Taste is sweet, tangy, apple, fruity, with caramel, burnt sugar, wood barrel, slight funk hint and some soft spicy tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-sweet mellow tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 15 Sep 2022 at 18:57