In the autumn over forty varieties of vintage cider apples such as Dabinett, Kingston Black, Stoke Red, Yarlington Mill and Harry Masters are harvested.
By the spring our pure juice traditional cider is ready to drink. To the best of our knowledge Burrow Hill Cider is the only cider to have won the annual national cider championships in Devon, Somerset and Hereford in the same year. As well as traditional farmhouse cider we make bottle-fermented ciders, a perry and an ice cider.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle sample courtesy of Cheeseboard, cheers Simon! Pale golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of flowery, perry pear, fruit. Taste is sweetish, perry peary, elderflower, citric, with some tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying floral peary tannic. Nicely drinkable
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at Thijs tasting. Clear golden, no real head. Crisp apple, soft funk, green apple, light tannins, lemon zest. Under medium sweet and sour. Light bitter. Medium bodied, medium dry.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Darts Farm. Pours clear straw/pale gold with dissipating opaque bubbles. Aroma: pear skins, mild funk, floral. Taste: medium-ish, some sweetness, perry pear, very mildy tangy/citric, low tannins. A little dry on the finish. Light body with low carbonation.
danlo (12875) reviewed Medium Dry (Draught) from Burrow Hill Cider 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
BIAB at Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival 10Apr2025. Golden amber colour, bubbly white rim and aroma of leathery funk, apple. Taste is sweetish, mellow, ripe apple, barnyard funk, mucky, leather with soft tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable
tricksta_p (13552) reviewed Ice Cider from Burrow Hill Cider 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Ciderwinkel. At 11.5% abv. Big sweet apple aroma with lots of syrupy apple, nutty with a touch of almond, caramel, tart apple notes as well. Rich and sweet with a mild tartness. Modest booziness on the periphery, body is full. My first Ice Cider and it's quite a lovely experience.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is of sweet apple, perfume, floral and white grape. Woody apple on the taste. Very smooth with limited carbonation. Nice
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Scrattings. Pours a clear gold, some bubbles. This one has a certain yeasty funk note giving it some better character than the other 2 Burrow Hill ciders I have tried. Some wood, apple pith and skins, dry finish, quite tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Scrattings. Pours a clear pale gold, some brief bubbles. Subtle pear aroma, some skins, juice and light funk. Taste of ripe pear juice, skins, light brown sugar, quite sweet but a subtle bitterness in finish. Medium bodied, slick, moderate carbonation. Decent perry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Scrattings. Clear gold, some bubbles. Rather subtle apple juice aroma, some skins. Taste of a fruity if slight musky apple juice, some tartness, light funk but still fairly mellow. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
May 2013: Sample from bottle at Copenhagen Beer Festival 2013. Very pale and clear yellowish colour, very moderately sparkling (the bottle may have been open a while). Very pleasant aroma of perry pears and sweeter eating pears. Medium dry pear flavour, does not feel as strong as 6.3%. Decent and easy drinking.
