Merry Monkey
Lilley's Cider in Frome, Somerset, England 🏴
Cider - Medium Regular|
Score
6.50
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A medium scrumpy made with unfiltered bittersweet apple, full of character with a rich appley flavour.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
19/4/2019. Cask handpull at the Briarbank Easter Beer Festival, Ipswich. Pours hazy dark amber with a small white head. Aroma of apple, caramel and stewed apple. Medium sweetness with just a hint of tartness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft to flat carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2019
at 08:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bladder bag at Keg in Bourne End, 25/06/17. Pale golden with little in the way of a head. Nose is apple tinged straw, grains, light glue strokes. Taste comprises crisp apple, tannins, faint smoke, straw, bitter sweet orchard. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Ok.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2017
at 08:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
On gravity at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough. The blackboard called it ’Merry Monkey Scrumpy’? However was pretty sweet so am presuming it’s the Merry Monkey and not Monkey Scrumpy. Aroma of floral apple blossom. Light gold. No head. Sweet, but with a savouriness in the finish. Medium bodied, velvety soft, with an abrupt finish. Haven’t ever gone for ciders but have really enjoyed the couple I’ve had here recently (another cider and a perry at the beer fest).
Tried
on 03 Jan 2017
at 16:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Annies Burger Shack, 5 Broadway, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire England NG1 1PR. [ As Lilleys Merry Monkey ].Unclear - hazy medium orange color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sweet apples, sugary apples, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration, sugary apples, apple, orange. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20141012]
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2016
at 18:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From bag in a box. Pours hazy yellow, no head. Dry, sulphoris and zesty apples. Sweet, juicy and slight sulphorish. Sweet apples finish.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2015
at 10:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Box @ Calans, Hebden Bridge. Cloudy orange colour. Has a dry start with a subdued sweetness, but a decent enough apple flavour.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2015
at 09:15
8/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 12:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ Bree Louise. Pours a very cloudy yellow, a touch tart with some custardy apple flavours. Not bad but had better Lilley’s ciders.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2014
at 09:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Guest cider @ Bedford Arms, Bedford. Dark yellow-orange, quite cloudy. Sharp fruity aroma. ’Real scrumpy!’ says my nose. This I taste it, far too sweet for me and the lower ABV shows. It’s not bad, but not particularly distinguishable from Lilley’s other still sweet ciders (except again for the 4.5%).
Tried
on 18 Dec 2013
at 03:25