Hogan's Cider

Cidery in Alcester, Warwickshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2007

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Lower Barn Buildings, Haselor, Alcester, B49 6LX, England
Description
In Autumn 1985, I was introduced by John Stewart, a neighbour and early eco-warrior, to the art of cider making using locally harvested cider apples creating my very first batch of cider. Opening the barrel for the first taste in early Spring was an eagerly anticipated magical experience. The cider apple was transformed into a delicious and moreish drink.

Year after year I continued this tradition, perfecting the process until 15 years ago I plucked up the courage to take my cider to Stratford Farmers market. The feeling of pride when people handed over their hard earned cash for a cider I had made was amazing. Made all the better when those same people returned time and again for more!

Things have moved on from those early days. The industry has evolved, we've perfected our authentic, fresh pressed ciders and we're excited about introducing some delicious new varieties and styles to our range — still made properly of course. We're really exploiting the versatility of the cider apple to make what we think (and we hope you do too) are some surprising, rewarding and sometimes challenging new ciders. Watch this space!

So we hope you good folk will join us on our journey of exploration as we continue to make our classic blends along with our exciting new ciders. One thing we've definitely learnt over the years is that we love crafting and enjoying cider with you and for you. Long may it continue...

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Keg at drygate... Copper... Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet earthy berries.. Soft dry fruity apple

Tried on 10 Mar 2023 at 12:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tåkete brun farge med noe hvitt skum. Lukter eple. Medium karbonert. Smak av søte epler. Noe bittersøt avslutning.

Tried on 18 Feb 2023 at 12:55


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

26/1/2023. Bottle shared at the 14th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet apple, slightly woody/funky, vanilla, caramel, touch of solvent, mild salty edge. Quite sweet, with some tartness. Medium body, oily, average carbonation. Light dryness to finish. Nice but hides the gose element a little too much.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2023 at 12:52


5

Tried on 10 Dec 2022 at 13:05


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Sparking, clear pale gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of fruity pear, fleshy, woody. Taste is sweet, perry pear, fruity, floral notes, with some funk and tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying peary woody finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2022 at 21:15


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500ml bottle from Caps and Taps. Golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of apple, funky, salt. Taste is apple, fruity, caramel hint, woody, acetic funk, yeasty, with some sour & salty notes. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying soured salty finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2022 at 20:47


5

Õunane, hapukas, magus, jogurt, vesine. Pole minu teema.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2022 at 21:11


7

Sweet, apples, juicy, fruity, crisp

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2022 at 21:07


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bag-in-a-box at the Fell Bar, Kendal. Hazy yellow. Tangy tart apples with an earthy hint. Generally sweet but with a hint of dry apple skins in the finish. Pretty enjoyable and quite more-ish.

Tried on 10 Oct 2022 at 15:22


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500ml bottle shared with Soph listening to 6 Music. Pours clear gold. Aroma of fisherman's ropes, salt. Curious swirls of flavour on initial sip, salt, vinegar, wild yeast, acetic apple skin with deep caramelised apple fruit emerging on the finish. These start to settle, with a sandy salty linger and desert apple sweetness carrying through. Entertaining and different.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2022 at 19:19