Original Somerset Cider Company

Cidery in Clutton, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

Closed in 2020

Description
A family making cider for over 25 years bring to you The Original Somerset Cider Company. Our delicious ciders have the depth and diversity of apple traditions. We are traditional yet contemporary cider makers set in the midst of Somerset, with an exciting and Refreshingly New selection of uniquely blended array of ciders. We hope you enjoy drinking them as much as we have making them. Enjoy!

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Box @ Manchester Christmas Market. Pours pale yellow, small white ring atop. Aroma is markedly sweet apple fruit. Taste is similarly sweet, strong, tart apple fruit, generally clean. Not bad.
Tried on 02 Dec 2018 at 21:22

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Black Bull Inn, Coniston. Extremely pale, almost clear like water. Has a tangy bittered pear flavour with a strength to it. Aroma is light.
Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2018 at 13:03

5.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Black Bull Inn, Coniston. Extremely pale with a water-like appearance. It's sweet and strong tasting with a tangy bittered apple finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2018 at 19:04

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bag in a box at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Hazy dark amber pale brown colour lasting beige head. Still. Medium sweet. Some brown sugar. OK. Bit sweet.
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 13:55

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Keg @ Black Bull, Coniston. Very hazy amber-yellow and tangy with its apple. Has a carbonation and a dry aftertaste, with a fair apple nose.
Tried on 22 Jun 2018 at 13:33

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Almost watery, clear coloured, or extremely pale yellow perry. It's very sweet so completely hides its strength. It's tangy and very tasty with its pear. Has a fair aroma too.
Tried from Cask on 08 May 2018 at 05:47

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Box @ Commercial Inn, Sowerby Bridge. Has a watery pear-juice colour with a very stated pear taste. Has a fair aroma in this respect too.
Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 06:55

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the square bottle.... Almost clear... No head... Light pear nose... Long sweet pear.. Light toy pear juice.. Too much juice
Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2017 at 14:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bag in box at the foot of the walk. Pours clear pale golden, nose is pear drop sweeties, taste is juicy pear, sweet. --- Beer merged from original tick of Apple Jack Pear on 24 Aug 2017 at 09:24 - Score: 7
Tried on 13 Jul 2017 at 01:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Biab at the Caernarfon spoons. Pours still very pale clear yellow. Aromas of sweet pear dessert. Taste is sweet too. Clean finish. Refreshing.
Tried on 10 Jul 2017 at 10:20