Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
bottle at halloweeen tasting ...golden yellow ... sweet apple nose ...light sharp apple front ... light dry apple tanins ... hint of coconut ... fairly tasty
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from The Hop Pocket, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, consumed at campervan, campsite nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire 19.09.10 Pours urine yellow, first of the morning with slight haziness. Soft overipe apples on nose and in mouth, nice woodiness, lovely easy drinker, apples sweet but tangy, a truly lovely cider. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle that Isobel (Loz’s mum) kindly picked up for me at The Hop Pocket shop, Herefordshire (think?) consumed 10.08.10 Pours pale gold, crystal clear and with just a few stray bubbles showing, its a good looker. This may say medium dry but it’s anything but, really quite sweet but very nice. Plenty of honey amongst the apples, and maybe a touch of floralness though I could be being bamboozled by the name on that one. Easy to get on with cider that will appeal to many. A7 A5 F7 P4 Ov14 3.7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On hand pump at the Southampton Arms, London 25/03/10. Golden in colour with slight carbonation. Sweet rum aroma with some tart apple juice. Rum was less evident in the flavour, which was medium dry with a touch oif apple skin. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From a polypin at the Orchard, Bristol 16/03/10. Hazy, pale yellow. dryish pear juice, with some tannins and barnyard character up front followed by a lemony, tart finish. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From a polypin at the Orchard, Bristol November 2009. Pale, slightly hazy gold. Fruity aroma of apple juice with a hint of honeyed sweetness. Very easy drinking, perhaps more medium than sweet, with a lingering juicy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Oakchurch Farm Shop, Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire, consumed 19-10-09 Pours pale gold some light wood and alcohol on nose but also strangely a bit dusty. Taste is also a bit dusty, flat and appley and whilst it doesn’t shine its ok. Just checked the date and noted its about 10 months out of date. A5 A3 F6 P3 Ov11 2.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From the polypin at the Orchard, Bristol 25/10/09. Hazy gold in colour, with slight carbonation. Musty, dry apple fruit aroma. Flavour was similar, with plenty of tannins, some apple skin and dry, peppery finish. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at GBBF 09 ... hazy yellow ... light apple nose ... dry apple ... quite a lot of tanin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Polypin at the Orchard, Bristol 13/09/09. Pale gold in colour, almost clear. Fresh apple juice aroma with some dryness. Flavour had a lemony edge, with a touch more fruit and lingering dry finish. Ok.