Little Pomona

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

Established in 2017

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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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3.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 3 Flavor 3.5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Trockener, moderat apfeliger Beginn. Geringe Würzigkeit, leicht bitter, etwas holzig. Sehr trocken bleibend, mittellanger Abgang. 8/6/7/6/11/6
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2020 at 17:48

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Erhöhte Karbonisierung. Trockener, deutlich herber Beginn. Apfel und Birne kommen deutlich hervor, moderat bitter, sehr trockener Abgang. Okay. 11/9/11/9/10/9
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2020 at 16:38

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Säuerlicher, etwas trockener Beginn. Rund apfelig, minimal herb, süffig. Konstant säuerlich, mittellanger Abgang, hohe Süffigkeit. Gut. 10/10/9/10/11/10
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2020 at 15:20

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample, thanks to Danlo! Pours a misty pinkish red. Aroma of soft cherry, lightly sweet fleshy apple fruit. Fairly light bodied, gently sweet, very soft cherry presence, light apple shades, spritzy carbonation. Pleasant overall.
Tried on 20 Dec 2020 at 19:04

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Little Pomona. Clear golden orangey colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and nose of islay whisky cask, woody, smokey, meaty, salty, phenolic. Taste is zingy, tangy apple, tart, woody, with smoke and woody oak barrel notes, plus some whisky hints and mellow tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2020 at 21:36

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
15/12/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours cloudy pale red with a short lasting bubbly off-white head. Aroma of apple and cherries, with a hint of earthy beet. Moderate sweetness, medium tartness. Medium boy, oily texture, spritzy carbonation. Nice dry and tart finish. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2020 at 19:22

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Little Pomona. Slightly hazy yellow colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of pear, woody oak, tangy funk. Taste is pears, fruity, wood barrel, oaky, syrupy, with some light tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry mellow finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2020 at 22:04

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Little Pomona. Pours a hazy red colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of apple, sour cherry hints. Taste is tart, fleshy, sour cherry, apple, jammy fruit hint, with some acidity and yeasty notes. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry sour finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2020 at 19:10

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
2/12/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours hazy/cloudy pale orange with a shirt lasting bubbly white head. Aroma of apple and strawberry yoghurt. Medium sweetness, touch of tart. Light body, slightly watery, fairly fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2020 at 17:38

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Little Pomona. Golden colour, no head and aroma of fruity apple, barrel notes, some funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, tangy, fruity, woody, funky, with whisky oak barrel notes, and some spicy tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry oaky tannic finish. Nicel complexity, very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2020 at 21:29