About
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.
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Large bottle picked up from Hereford Beer house, had at Isobel and Jude's, Wednesday 11th June 2025. Pours dark gold, slight haze, slim rim of white bubbles. Soft slightly warm apples on the nose, streaky apple and tart, tangy bite, dry finish there is a funky edge. V.good..
Tried
from Bottle
from
Hereford Beer House
on 11 Jun 2025
at 18:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 01 Jun 2025
at 12:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Clear 750ml via Press Online. Couple months of settling in the fridge & it's still just a bit murky. Mojito glass at home.
Strong pop of the cap & hard sizzle. Somewhat hazy, mellow honey gold.
Gently sweet, citrus peel, veggy, nutty, floral honey nose.
Tart & sweet with a stiff pith. Bright red apple, a little yuzu, soft earth. Not overly complex. Strong & constant Pet Nat carb, sulftite headache, low abv, good quaff.
Decent.
Strong pop of the cap & hard sizzle. Somewhat hazy, mellow honey gold.
Gently sweet, citrus peel, veggy, nutty, floral honey nose.
Tart & sweet with a stiff pith. Bright red apple, a little yuzu, soft earth. Not overly complex. Strong & constant Pet Nat carb, sulftite headache, low abv, good quaff.
Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
from Press Then Press Cider Shop
on 16 May 2025
at 23:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Aeble. Opened with a pop. Sparkling, hazed pale orangey gold colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, cognac barrel, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, appley, orange juicy hint, cognac barrel, vanilla, with funky notes, and drying bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, fine spikey carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2025
at 19:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Little Pomona. Opened with a pop. Hazy pale golden colour, foamy white head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, fleshy, skin, fruity. Taste is tart, tangy, appley, fleshy, juicy, with strawberry & stone fruit notes and mellow malic acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart & acidic finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2025
at 18:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
750ml (thx, Matt!) @ Ryan's.
Aroma: tannic, woody, a bit sweet red apples, funky.
Taste: sparkly, very dry, a lot of funk.
Overall: nice one, but I still would want my light sweetness, haha.
Aroma: tannic, woody, a bit sweet red apples, funky.
Taste: sparkly, very dry, a lot of funk.
Overall: nice one, but I still would want my light sweetness, haha.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2025
at 05:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cloudy beige sort of colour. Almost smokey aroma with lots of tannins. Wild, farmy aroma. Yeah, this was absolutely fermented in a barn. Horsey, barny, wild, lots of tannins. Very dry. Good complex apple notes. This has to be the funkiest English cider I've had. Crazy stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2025
at 05:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
750mL bottle, pours orange with a large but very quickly-dissipating head. Aroma is full of funky barnyard notes, light champagne-like effervescence, and a tiny touch of sugars. Flavour is bone dry, with nary a trace of sugars; there’s plenty of barnyard funk and some champagne-like effervescence. Nice funk, great dryness, and plenty of complex farmhouse character. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
from
John's Marketplace - SE Powell
on 24 Apr 2025
at 05:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (bottle no 453/680). Hazy pale orange with minimal white head. Dry and earthy with nice manure-y funk and good medium carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2025
at 05:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Little Pomona Dive into the Archives box, rated 20th April 2025. Missed this the first time around, so thrilled to get a chance to rate it so many years later. Pours a slightly hazed orangey amber colour, no head and aroma of apple, core, wax. Taste is tart, zingy, apple, fleshy, fruity, with some mineral & waxy notes, and drying grapefruity citric acidity. Medium boded, low carbonation, mellowed acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2025
at 17:51