Orchards of Husthwaite (Galtres Ciders)
Cidery in Husthwaite, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Established in 2009
Contact
The Cider Mill@ Baxby Manor, Low St., Husthwaite, YO61 4PW, England
Description
We are apple growers and artisan cider makers based in Husthwaite, North Yorkshire. Husthwaite has been known as the ‘Orchard Village’ since the early 17th Century. The fruit, mainly apples, was shipped all over the north east of England. By the late 1960s nearly all of the existing orchards had gone and there was very little evidence of the village’s heritage.
Orchards of Husthwaite was formed in 2009 to replant the vanishing orchards and use the fruit to make and sell a variety of products including Galtres ciders and juices. Some of our surplus funds each year are used to fund local community projects.
Orchards of Husthwaite was formed in 2009 to replant the vanishing orchards and use the fruit to make and sell a variety of products including Galtres ciders and juices. Some of our surplus funds each year are used to fund local community projects.
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Draught at Darlington CAMRA Beer Festival 2026. Golden colour, thin bubbly head and aroma of apple, elderflower. Taste is sweet, appley, fruity, floral, elderflower hints. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet fruity finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Mar 2026
at 12:44
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Darlington CAMRA Beer Festival 2026. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of apple, fruit, funk. Taste is sweet, appley, fruity, tangy, with alittle funk and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet drying slightly tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Mar 2026
at 12:43
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Hazed yellow gold colour, thin bubbly rim and aroma of apple, solventy funk hint. Taste is sweet, fruity, apple, baked, with some mellow sugary notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying finish. Quite OK.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2025
at 19:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
26/9/2025. From BIAB at the St Albans Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Lightly cloudy pour with a bubbly head. Nice semi-sweet apple aroma and taste. Very juicy. A little sugary. Some tartness to finish. Liked this.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2025
at 11:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Growler from LCB. Cloudy yellow-gold. Pithy red apple and skins aroma. Its rather tart and dry with a cooking apple juice which is somewhat watered down but pleasant. Light bodied. OK.
Tried
from Growler
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml draft in a bottle from lowcostbeer.com. Cloudy orange-gold pour, no head, still. Aroma has a fruity musky apple, some orchard funk. Taste is quite tart fruity apple, semi-sweet, some funk, drying close, Slightly sour going down, touch of alcohol. Slick mouthfeel but fairly light for 8%. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy gold with a small bubbly white head. Green apple peel on the nose, low carbonation with sweetish apples, a touch of acidity and a slightly tart finish
Tried
from Draft
at
Office Ale House
on 22 Jun 2024
at 16:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2024. Golden colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fruits. Taste is sweet and tart, fruity, apple, with some skin, alittle funk and tangy acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium dry finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
on 20 Apr 2024
at 14:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Morrison’s, Scarborough. Pours almost clear gold with translucent bubbles. Aroma: tangy apple, prominent elderflower, floral. Moderate sweet with low bitterness, medium sweet taste, floral, nice elderflower flavours. Medium body with low carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2024
at 22:21
6/10
Tried
on 14 Sep 2023
at 18:04