Bignose & Beardy

Cidery in Framfield, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2017

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Veterinary House, Framfield, TN22 5NS, England
Description
Traditional real Sussex cider and vinegar made with enthusiasm in a sleepy East Sussex village called Framfield. Our ciders are still, unfiltered, unpasteurised and wild fermented in small batches. No fuss cider and vinegar made in a no fuss way. We leave it alone for months and months and let nature do its thing.

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6/10
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35

6/10
Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:55

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml draft in a bottle from lowcostbeer.com. Pours cloudy gold with brief thin white head. No visible carbonation. Aroma of mellow fruity apple, some barnyard, pineapple. Taste is funky tropical notes, mellow apples, some tartness, mostly sweet but some bitter apple notes. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, still. Odd, has some similarities to barrel aged sours I've tried. It grew on me.
Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Gravity cask at day 2 of the 40th Pigs Ear Beer festival, Round Chapel Hackney, 04/12/24.
Golden topped with an off white head.
Nose is bitter sweet apple, hedgerow, straw.
Taste comprises apple skins, tannins, herb, grains, orchard wood.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.
Tried on 04 Dec 2024 at 00:00

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from beergb. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, straw, funk. Taste is apple, fruity, vanilla, woody, with some mellow acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2024 at 21:13

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle from Bignose & Beardy. Pale golden colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, mineral note. Taste is sweet, fruity, apple, herby, straw, with some mellow acidity. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2024 at 21:33

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml stubbie bottle from Bignose & Beardy. Orange golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruits. Taste is tart, tangy, apple, fleshy, with mellow citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2024 at 20:41

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330ml from Bignose & Beardy. Slightly hazed golden colour, no head and aroma of musty apple, bready, smokey hint. Taste is tangy, ripe apple, must, green apple flesh, apple sour candy hints, and funky, sweetish, with mellow acidity and soft tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium finish. Well balanced, nicely drinkable.
Tried from Can on 10 May 2024 at 21:50

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
BIAB at Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, sweet fruit, funk. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, funky, wood, oak hint, with citric & tropical notes and mellow tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation medium sweet soft tannic finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried on 11 Apr 2024 at 12:13

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bladder Bag at GBBF'23, day two, 02/08/23. Very lightly hazed golden yellow with an off white cap that retains well for a cider. Nose is apple skin, light funk, straw, hedgerow. Taste comprises tangy apples, farmyard notes, tannins, funk, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, big drying close. Decent.
Tried on 01 Sep 2023 at 16:30