Kingston Black
Sheppy's Cider in Taunton, Somerset, England 🏴
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Score
6.79
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Sheppy’s Kingston Black Cider is produced from the increasingly rare old Somerset cider apple variety called Kingston Black, renowned for being one of the finest cider varieties in the world.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle at the 90th Birthday celebrations (Mum and Dad) down in Devon. Decent enough, apples, it tasted of apples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2025
at 18:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a clear slightly pale gold, with a few bubbles on the edges. Aroma of overripe apple, apple peel, quite earthy, some sugars. Taste is tart dessert apple, peel, some acidity, icing sugar, light boozy, drying finish. Once my palate got used to the acidity I noticed more subtle notes of wood and the fruitiness of the apple is more apparent. Smooth medium body, nicely carbonated. I wasn't sure of this at first but it grew on me a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle as part of a delivery from Chiltern Brewery and drunk at home. Light gold, clear. Apples, light vinaigrette in the aroma. Sweet taste with a fruity sourness coming in almost immediately. Gentle body with carbonation on the heavy side. A bit confused but nice enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 20:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the Low Cost Beer online shop. At 6.5%. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of dry spicy apple. Taste is dry apples, skin. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2024
at 19:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle 6.5 lieve dorato limpido piuttosto gasato mela matura un lieve nota tannica abbastanza secco finale un po corto acidita piuttosto contenuto
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2022
at 18:03
5/10
Bottle. Pours golden. Aroma and flavor are sour, fruity, apples, watery. Overall: drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2019
at 19:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Danke an danlo. Trockener, rund apfeliger Start. Süffig, natürlich, dezente harmonische Säure. Spritzig, wenig steigende Fruchtigkeit, Nuancen von Holz. Sehr trockener Abgang. 8/10/11/11/10/11
Tried
on 25 Apr 2019
at 18:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle@Skaal, Copenhagen. Pours clear pale yellow with tiny white head. Aroma is crisp sour apples and yeast and vinegar. Taste is light sweet and medium to very sour. Body is oily with medium carbonation. Finish is long and sour with notes of apples, yeast and vinegar. Very refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2019
at 17:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Tipsy Toad Pub. Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma of red apples, pear and wood. Bone dry flavour of apple and wood with a great tannic bitterness. I don't think bottled cider gets much better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2018
at 21:09
5/10
Tried
on 09 Apr 2018
at 13:05