Naturally Sparkling Somerset Cider
Pilton Cider in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Cider Regular|
Score
6.70
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 750ml. clear glas @ RBESG 14 Grand Tasting at Moncada Brewery, Unit 1 Middle Row, Kensal Town, Greater London, England W10 5AT. [ As Pilton Naturally Sparkling Somerset Cider ].ABV: 5.5%. Unclear matt medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sweet apples, sugary, candy, apple pie. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, apple, apple pie, vanilla. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is lively, but looks flat. [20140809]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014, grand tasting 09/08/2014. Thanks to Chriso. Aroma is sweet fruit, fresh apple, woody apple pips. Golden clear, coloured pour woth a loose hwite head. Flavour is crisp apple, sweet, nice fresh fruit, some petrol, pear fruit. Palate is medium sweet, pithy. Solid nice fruit character.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity spicy dry apple aroma. Fruity spicy dry sparkling apple flavor. Has a fruity spicy apple finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
RBESG grand tasting
Clear golden with a small white head, some lacing. Aroma of ripe apples. Taste is apples with a dry finish
Nice
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: RBESG 14 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a minimal bubbly head.
Aroma: Apples, a bit sour.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet, apple.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at RBESG ’14 Grand Tasting, Moncada Brewery, thanks to Chriso is my guess 09/08/14. Hazed golden with moderate off white edgeing. Nose is apple, straw, light spice, sweet cooking apples. Taste comprises apple pie, sweet orchard notes, orchard wood. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, smei drying close. Decent enough Zider.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle shared at RBESG 2014 Grand Tasting. Hazy yellow color, small off-white head. Small and taste apple, apple juice, a touch of lemonade, very dry. Not a real good one imo.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared during the RBESG 2014 London Grand Tasting - Moncada Brewery. Pours mostly clear gold with a faint creamy white head. Nice cider with notes of tangy apple, light apple sauce sweetness, some mild dry mustiness. Light bodied with average, spritzy carbonation. Clean and lightly drying on the finish with pleasing tart green apple. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at RBESG, 2014’s Grand Tasting at the Moncada Brewery. Baked apple and cinnamon aroma. Lots of stewed, sweet apple in the flavour. Quite tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at RBESG 2014 Grand Tasting. It pours hazy gold with a decent white head. The nose is sweet apple, pear, fruits sugars, light earthy barnyard and Appletizer. The taste is crisp, red apple, pear, candy, drying mouth-feel, apple pie and toasty sugars. Medium body, high carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Solid.