Dunkertons Cider

Cidery in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1980

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Dowdeswell Park, London Road, Charlton Kings, GL52 6UT, England
Description
Founded in Herefordshire.
Pressed, fermented, and bottled in Gloucestershire.

Dunkertons history reaches back to 1980 when Ivor and Susie Dunkerton made the decision to escape London and buy a small holding in Pembridge, Herefordshire. They realised that with such a small amount of land they needed to specialise in some form of agriculture and spotted that traditional cider making presented a fantastic opportunity.

In 2014 Ivor and Susie passed Dunkertons to their son Julian and his business partner Bean.

In 2016 the production business relocated to our new state of the art cidery at Dowdeswell Park, Cheltenham.

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8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
330ml bottle as DUNKERTONS ORGANIC CIDER 6.8% from Dunkertons Cider Farm. Pours light yellow, perfectly carbonated. Crisp, fresh with green apple flesh, skins, a ripe fruitiness and slight tannins sucking the tongue. One of the best ciders in Dunkerton’s arsenal. Criminally under-rated.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2014 at 13:20

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Polycask at Banbury Beer Festival, Thursday 8th May 2014 Pours hazy lemony/light gold. Nice stringy light lemony zippiness. Dry but not too dry, I forgot how much I like Dunkertons. Tart, tangy, zappy, appley, marvellous. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried from Cask on 08 May 2014 at 22:39

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Yellow-orange golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of tart apple, barnyard, funky. Sweetish juicy apple flavour with vanilla, woody, almost smokey, earthy & spicy notes and lots of chalky dry tannin. Slightly oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, bittersweet dry acidic finish. Nice complexity, very drinkable cider.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2014 at 10:44

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask @ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival Jan 14. After a few iffy ciders from strange-named producers my girlfriend made an executive decision to go for a reliable cider, and this set us back on track. Fruity and dry with a great great apple character and ripened juiciness.
Tried from Cask on 02 Feb 2014 at 10:16

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Selfridge. Dark yellow colour. Moderate nice apple aroma and flavor. Dry nice woddy barnyard flavor. Slightly sulfuric though. Average finish. oily palate. nice cider.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2014 at 01:33

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Bruce’s in London - many thanks to Josh. Pours clear gold with a few bubbles for a head. Dry apples in the aroma, some musty basement. Medium sweet flavor with nice musty dryness, semi-ripe apples - really tasty. Medium with soft carbonation. Lightly dry and funky to finish, more semi-ripe apples, some moldy hay. Delicious stuff. Super drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2013 at 11:07

6.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika, Oslo. Clear golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, apples, sulphur and tart. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 201013
Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2013 at 03:36

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Les Crepes de Sophie, Shrewsbury. Particularly dry and complex taste here yet possesses a fruitiness that really marks this out from the pack. Has the kind of dryness that relentlessly sucks your tongue while the fruity side to its character diverts your attention to a more serene landscape. Very interesting cider. Thankyou Dunkertons.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2013 at 14:09

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500ml bottle from Dunkertons. Quite a dry, complex cider with some unfamiliar cider apple tastes coming through, creating a pleasing tang on the palette. Some sweetness, some apple core but generally a nice rustic taste that begs to be savoured.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2013 at 12:30

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
24th March 2020: 500ml bottle

17th Sep 2013: 500ml bottle from Dunkerton’s Farm shop. A great blend of a new single varietal for me. Sweet and sparkly with enough tannin bite to keep you on your toes. Very moreish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2013 at 02:36