Perry's Cider

Cidery in Ilminster, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1920

Contact
Dowlish Wake, Ilminster, TA19 0NY, England
Description
We're a free-thinking craft cider company that doesn't like being constrained. In fact we only like making craft ciders as naturally and as simply as possible - using the very best fresh apples, small batch techniques, wild yeasts and 100% juice. The resulting ciders are full of depth, character and as near to perfection as we can get them

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma has notes of apples, lemons, and hints of vinegar. The flavor is sour with notes of apples, lemons, and vinegar, leading to a tart finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2019 at 12:46


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the Shops at Dartington. Appearance - cloudy orange. Gentle bit steady bubbles. No head. Nose - dry tangy apples and apple skin. Taste - dry apple skin. Then sour apples. Palate - tangy and close to medium bodied. Very dry finish. The Overall - good traditional style.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2019 at 19:57


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of apple, apple core, and hints of lemons. The flavor is a bit sour with notes of apples, lemons, and apple core, leading to a tart finish. Crisp.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2019 at 10:35


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap@Bootleggers, Copenhagen (07092019) - light golden pour with a white head. Sweet and dry apple fruity, notes of apple skin, funky, medium body, apple fruity close.

Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2019 at 08:57


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bladder bag at the Stable, Bingoham - scoping ciders with the old man, 02/08/19. Lightly hazed golden pour. Nose is pulped apples, funk, damp hay, lightly smoked straw. Taste comprises apple skin. straw, farmyard tones, earthy, orchard wood, tannins. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Decent funky edge to this one.

Tried on 19 Aug 2019 at 21:39


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle from Perry's Cider Farm. Probably the same as the premium vintage bottle. Pours gold with a light mist. Aroma is rich apple fruit, orchard must. Taste is rich, golden with good vibrant apple fruit, nice fleshy side, subtle tannic bite. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2019 at 20:03


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ Perry's Cider Farm, Ilminster. Pours pale yellow, bright sour nose which continues to taste, good rich sweet character, not too complex, fairly straightforward with a nice apple fruit character.

Tried on 06 Jul 2019 at 20:58


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ Perry's Cider farm, Ilminster. Pours pale, light apple fruit on the nose. Taste is clean medium sweet, no discernible tannin or astringency, good prominent sweetness. Straightforward medium, not bad.

Tried on 06 Jul 2019 at 20:56


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught straight from the barrel@ Perry's Cider Farm, Ilminster. Pours pale gold. Aroma has nice medium sweet apple fruit. Taste presents a nice rich sweetness with a light astringency, soft underlying tannin. Tasty.

Tried on 06 Jul 2019 at 20:51


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught straight from the barrel @ Perry's Cider Barn, Ilminster. Pours yellow. Aroma has lightly sour apple, taste is a light astringency, distant sour, nice fruity character. Decent.

Tried on 06 Jul 2019 at 20:43