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.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Ripple 2022 from Little Pomona 1 month ago
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.
danlo (13332) reviewed The Perils of Perry from Little Pomona 2 months ago
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.
Svesse (15876) reviewed Root And Branch from Little Pomona 3 months ago
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.
minutemat (16469) reviewed Little Miracle Cider from Little Pomona 3 months ago
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.
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.
danlo (13332) reviewed Feat Of Clay from Little Pomona 6 months ago
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
JAbrams72 (12812) ticked When Burum Met Pomona from Little Pomona 7 months ago
There is a lot going on here. Drying apple skin and something a bit more stone fruit. Acidity throughou. Tannic.
danlo (13332) reviewed A New Leaf from Little Pomona 8 months ago
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.