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Pass Vale Farm, Burrow Hill, Kingsbury Episcopi, Martock, TA12 6BU, England
Description
Our farm in Somerset sits among 180 acres of cider apple orchards at the base of Burrow Hill. The farm has been pressing cider for over 200 years. In 1989 we were granted the UK’s first ever full cider-distilling license. We have been distilling award winning cider into Somerset Cider Brandy ever since.
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.
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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
How: Cask.
Where: Cock Tavern, London.
Appearance: Clear golden colour, no head.
Aroma: Sweet apple, some funk.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet apple, a bit sour, floral.
Where: Cock Tavern, London.
Appearance: Clear golden colour, no head.
Aroma: Sweet apple, some funk.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet apple, a bit sour, floral.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2014
at 09:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at the Cock Tavern. Clear yellow golden color, no head. Smells as to be expected: slightly sweet apple juice. Tastes about the same: apple, sweet apple, very dry, lychees. Average body, soft carbonation. Nice and refreshing, but I bit too sweet for me to really like it.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2014
at 04:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask - Nice funky apples. Clear gold with no head. Not sweet, more umame and a dry clean finish. Not sweet and nice, with a slight tannin.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2014
at 04:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a very pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity dry pear aroma. Fruity dry spicy pear flavor. Has a fruity dry spicy pear finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2014
at 14:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
clear light yellow, no head. nice cider like aroma, some fruit peel bitterness, some notes resembling perhaps rubber. Not so much pear in the aroma. flavor is dry, apple, pear, alc. very light, quite drinkable. i think the alc. is slightly noticeable as a sort of boozy note to the flavor, in fact i think perhaps it would taste better if it did not have this boozy note (like if it was spiced with vodka or something). Quite dry.
Tried
on 03 May 2014
at 13:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Draught @ Monks Café Stockholm. Pours tiny hazy golden with no head worth mentioning. Smell is fruity and tiny funky with ripe apples, dry soil, hay, lemon juice and leather. Taste is sour and tiny fruity with sour apples, hay, dry soil, leather and hints of white pepper corns. Mouthfeel is very dry, tannic astringent and light bodied. Finish I start with sour apples, dry soil, leather and barnyard. Bit too tart and dry...
Tried
on 26 Apr 2014
at 10:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
draught. Cloudy golden colour. Slightly tart apple flavours, low carbonation, very smooth. Good.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2013
at 13:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is apple, sourness. Flavour is dry, apple, sourness, ripe apple, dust, wood. Refreshing cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 22:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear pale golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity sweetish fresh apple aroma. Fruity slightly tart apple flavor. Has a fruity tart apple finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 04:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A light yellow perry with no head. Both the aroma and the flavor are dominated by pears.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2013
at 12:44