Farnum Hill Ciders

Cidery in Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Farnum Hill Ciders

Established in 1995

Contact
98 Poverty Ln, Lebanon, NH, 03766, United States
Description
On Farnum Hill (and in most of the world), “ciders” are alcoholic beverages fermented from particular apples, just as "wines" are fermented from particular grapes. (Fresh apple juice is properly called “sweet cider” or – fresh apple juice.) Farnum Hill Ciders are dry (not sweet), aromatic, complex, great with plain or fancy food.

Cider apples, with their odd names and strange tannic flavors, make far better cider than fruit-bowl apples - just as wine grapes make way better wine than fruit-bowl grapes. “Bittersweet” apples (Dabinett, Ellis Bitter, Yarlington Mill, and more) help bring out a wild variety of aromas & flavors. So, many fruity, herbal, mineral, and earthy notes unfold within a pleasing tannic-acid balance.

Serve cool, not cold! Too much chilling hides the full fun of Farnum Hill aromas, flavors, and the fabulous food-friendly finish we’re so proud of.

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

Yellow pour with no real head. Apple aroma. The flavor is dry, tart and earthy apples. Not overly sweet like some ciders.

Tried on 13 Jun 2015 at 21:33


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

Bottle. Pours a clear pale gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of sweet apple with a touch of acid and a bit of other light fruits. Flavor has more of a combination of acidic and sweet apple with a growing earthiness through the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2015 at 19:50


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

Very nice clear golden a 7up like head. Nose is great. Lots of great grape nose. I like the peach and kiwi notes. Taste is a bit less exciting. very dry, lots of grape, kiwi, some wood but a pretty bland taste compared to the nose.

Tried on 23 Jan 2015 at 18:11


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

Bottle. Pours a clear gold with visible carbonation and no head whatsoever. Aroma has lots of dry wine notes with a bit of a white wine note. Flavor starts with more sweetness but finish is extremely dry with a bit of tartness.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2014 at 20:03


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle picked up at the brewery. Nice golden with 2 finger head. Nose is very tart with a lot of pear and a little bit of lemon.so much fruit in this batch. very dry, honey, crisp apple, some pineapple and tangerine. really great.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2014 at 14:44


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Flat..obviously. Picked up 2 weeks ago @ Farnum Hill. light yellow pour. Smells nice, light with honey, sweeter apples and pear with grapes. light mouthfeel, dry finish. not too sweet. has a lot of grape, oak and pear notes.

Tried on 28 Sep 2014 at 10:50


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

75CL picked up @ Farnum Hill. 6.5% ABV on the label. No batch number. enjoyed @ 39F in a Teku. Honey like appearance, 7up carbonation fades quickly. Certain smells sweet, almost pear like. Taste is crisp, sweet, raw apple skin, very little dryness, not cloyingly sweet but is sweeter than their other offerings. would go nicely with seafood. it’s nice.

Tried on 15 Sep 2014 at 16:41


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

75CL bought @ Farnum hill. poured a champagne like yellow gold. 1 finger head faded fast.Nose is sweet & tart apple. taste is incredibly dry, almost no sweetness at all. I kind of like it.

Tried on 14 Sep 2014 at 16:38


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Torst. Funky nose, apple, manure. Dry, a bit tart, funky. Crisp. Nice carbonation level. Enjoyable stuff.

Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2014 at 07:23


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle poured into a white wine glass. Pours clear pale yellow and small white head which dissipates fast. Aroma is very light apple, light body, little carbonation, and no lacing. Taste is slightly dry apple and white wine. Simple, not much flavor, pass.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2014 at 17:01