Little Pomona

Cidery in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2017

Contact
Brook House Farm, Avenbury Lane, Bromyard, HR7 4LB, England
Description
Working with its home orchard and some of the most talented orchardists in its environs, Little Pomona crafts ciders and perries and other fermented beverages that speak of the land, that taste of the harvest, that illustrate the wonderful cidermaking heritage the region is built on, and that look to the future.

First launched onto the market in 2017, Susanna and James Forbes' story started a few years earlier, when they found their dream orchard in Thornbury, North Herefordshire: 120 trees with four classic cider apple varieties. Inspired by the tastes and vision of notable producers, their quest was to work with the best possible fruit using natural methods to fashion ciders and perries with true flavours. Ciders with the character and structure to match with food. Ciders to enjoy, to share and to celebrate with.

Little Pomona was the first to create dry, keg-conditioned cider on a commercial basis, and its Root & Branch instantly won fans. The future will see more dry kegged ciders alongside a fascinating barrel fermentation and maturation programme.

Aided and abetted since the 2019 harvest by talented Canadian, Blair Côté, the team continues to adopt a progressive and experimental approach to the fermentation of fruit.

Thrilled to be named the 2019 Cider Producer of the Year by the Hereford Times, always the vision has been to share this journey, and today Little Pomona embarks on a fresh chapter as its opens its new Cider House, complete with Tasting Room.

Nestling between the apples and the hops on Brook House Farm, once travel restrictions lift, come and visit for your own Little Pomona experience. And join the Little Pomona Club for exclusive offers on special releases and a chance to join us for harvest.

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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Nice stuff. Dry and a little citric. Some tart and tangy apples. A little acetic bite, salty sweat, bitter skins. Fairly refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2026 at 23:31


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

750ml bottle from Little Pomona, for #rgpm. Sparkling, pale yellow gold colour, short-lived foamy white head that dissipates, and aroma of perry pear, citric, gin, herbal, funk. Taste is tart, tangy, zingy, perry peary, with lemon-lime citric acidity, some herby gin-like notes, alittle funk, and drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry citric peary finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2026 at 19:53


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

(Draft at Joran Cidrothèque, Brussels, 20 Sep 2025) Golden colour with big, but brief, white head. Fruity nose with notes of apples, oak wood, bourbon, citrus and a touch of glue. Fruity, tart taste with apples, oak wood, bourbon, a touch of glue and a tart finish with a generous tannin harshness. More than medium body, semi-dry. Rich, tasty and woody, with a good whiskey character and a generous acidity. Very nice.

Tried from Draft at Joran Cidrothèque on 09 Jan 2026 at 23:04


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ The Jolly Fisherman, Hastings. Unclear golden orange appearance. Nicely natural full fruit cider, unfiltered scuzz, cider barn funk, soft tannin, very flat, nice cider.. not what I normally associate with Little Pomona.

Tried from Draft at The Jolly Fisherman on 05 Jan 2026 at 09:58


8.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10

750ml via Press online's summer box.
Dusty medium gold pour, almost settled. Quick soda head.
Creamy, sharp, sauvignon blanc, some subtle spice on the nose.
Off-dry, bittersweet yeasty clay note upfront, with old pineapple & lingering papaya fruitiness, cupcake frosting, with a strong punch of lemon-lime acid. New Leather tannins, bitter lime rind, lingering red berry, medium strength barn funk. Some yeasty vanilla endtrails.
Bite-y, warming, sizzling high acid, medium-low tartness, touch of body, low-ish sulfites.
I would have baked this to 8% & completely dried it out but pretty great as is.

Tried from Bottle from Press Then Press Cider Shop on 12 Nov 2025 at 23:36


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

500ml bottle from Little Pomona, out of the archives. Orangey amber gold colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fruit, strawberry hint. Taste is tangy, tart, appley, juicy, fruity, alittle strawberry, with caramel, some drying acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, very dry tart & tangy finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2025 at 20:17


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 20:42


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 20:40


7.4

There is a lot going on here. Drying apple skin and something a bit more stone fruit. Acidity throughou. Tannic.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2025 at 17:26


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

750ml bottle. Opened with a pop. Hazy orange gold colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, barnyard funk. Taste is tangy, appley, stone fruity, barnyard, funky, with some drying tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying funky finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 21:28