Ampleforth Abbey

Cidery in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Ampleforth Abbey

Established in 1802

Contact
East Lane, Ampleforth, YO62 4ER, England
Description
Nestled between the North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills, Ampleforth Abbey could scarcely occupy a more serene and picturesque location.

It was sometime in the early 2000s that one member of the community had an idea to utilize the excess harvest by making cider. Initially a hobby, Ampleforth Abbey Drinks is now run by lay staff for the benefit of the community, supplying many local farmshops, visitors centres and pubs with our award-winning produce.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from that shop in Malton. Appearance - deep amber with no head or bubbles worth a mention. Nose - apple skin and dry apples. Taste - loads of appleskin again. Palate - close to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - a nice still dry tangy cider
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2015 at 15:49

7/10
Tried on 08 Dec 2015 at 22:07

7/10
Cask at sraf 2015. Pours pale golden, nose is tart apple, sugary, taste is similar, bit thin.
Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2015 at 14:06

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Poly pin at SRAF 2015... Golden hazy amber... Thin white lacing... Soft Dry apple skin nose... Soft sweet apple fruits... Soft fruits
Tried on 12 Jul 2015 at 06:26

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at sraf 2015. Pours pale golden, nose is tart apple, sugary, taste is similar, bit thin.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2015 at 03:05

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle. Pale yellow gold colour, shortlived bubbly white head and aroma of fruity apple, funk, apricot, pineapple. Taste is sweetish apple, fruity, apricot & pineapple notes, citric, barnyard, woody oak, drying, tannins. Crisp mouthfeel, medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2015 at 12:36

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is sugar, alcohol, dried fruits, malt. Flavour is sugar, alcohol, caramel, malt, hop, dried fruits. Medium body. Ordinary beer. KRS 080814.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2015 at 14:12

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy brown with thin soapy head. Dry and malty with a light fruitiness. Perhaps a bit of raisin in there too. Certainly marketed as an Abbey Dubbel but lacking in a bit of depth and complexity of many of its Belgian counterparts.
Tried on 08 Jan 2015 at 15:32

6/10
Tried on 29 Dec 2014 at 20:45

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours hazy yellow with a small to fully gone head. Aroma is crisp sweet apples. Sweet, fruity and light zesty. Lingering fruit and crisp apples.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2014 at 17:30