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.
ITFCfan (3745) reviewed Hard Rain - Quince 2020 from Little Pomona 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is of green apples and lemon juice. More lemon flavour than apple coming through. Very sharp and a little dry. Still nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers! Aroma of apples, pine, tropical fruit and grape. Fruity taste that seems to be more than just an apple cider. This is very complex and very good.
ITFCfan (3745) reviewed Table Cider 2021 from Little Pomona 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers. Aroma of woody apple, sugar and a hint of funk. Taste is sharp spicy apple with a slightly funky aftertaste. Very nice
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle sample courtesy Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is of plums, pear, light funk and sugar syrup. Taste is of plum jam and pear. Nice and sweet. Mild carbonation. Nice.
Olut (22183) reviewed Hard Rain - Hot Pink 2022 from Little Pomona 1 year ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Keg @ North Westward Ho, Manchester. Pale hazy pink colour. Lightly carbonated low flavour cider, which develops a little bit in its aftertaste.
danlo (13332) reviewed Stoke Red Pet Nat Hill Farm 2023 from Little Pomona 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Little Pomona. Orangey golden colour, bubbly white foam head that dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of apple, stone fruits, spice hint. Taste is sweetish, juicy fruity, appley, berry & peachy notes, alittle wood, vanilla, spice with some drying acidity and soft tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry fruity acidic & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Table Cider from Little Pomona 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle I muled back from London. Bright and lovely. Sweet and chewy. Nicely balanced. So easy to drink. 8 3 8 4 14
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle pour at Edinburgh Cider Salon, Montrose Restaurant, 01Dec2024. Hazy pale yellow colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of perry pear, fruit, funk. Taste is tart, perry pear, fruity, floral, funk, citric acidity, zesty and alittle tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry fleshy peary acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.