Oliver's Cider

Cidery in Hereford, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Oliver's Perry and Cider House (Shop)

Established in 2011

Contact
Moor House Farm, Ocle Pychard, Hereford, HR1 3QZ, England
Description
Real cider and perry from the county of Herefordshire in England.

Oliver's make a selection of fine Herefordshire ciders and perries with an emphasis on "balance" and "character" coupled with "drinkability".

Based around the spontaneous ferment of selected varieties of cider apple and perry pear from fruit grown in Herefordshire and the surrounding 3 Counties orchards.

Nominally referred to as "minimal intervention", we strive to "take what the fruit gives", respecting the great heritage and traditions of the past but with an eye to innovating for the future. What that really means is we mill and press great fruit, expose the juice to marauding and hungry wild yeasts and then for our part blend and bottle the resulting ferments.

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Cask gravity at the London drinker beer fest 2018. A translucent yellow straw coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is sour funk, tangy apple, plastic, light vinegar. Flavour is composed funky tangy apple, spicy sour, low lacto,. Pithy tangy finish... Really nice complexity.
Tried from Cask on 16 Mar 2018 at 20:36

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Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A clear golden cider. Aroma of dry sourish apples, sulfits. Taste of very dry apples, tart apples, sulfits, hints of vinegar, very dry fruity finish.
Tried on 05 Mar 2018 at 19:03

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Bottle shared on Level 42, 13/02/2018. Many thanks! A clear vibrant golden coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is nice barnyard, rubber, funky, temi sweet apple, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, apple, mellow barnyard funk, tangy apple, pineapple. Palate is semi crisp, semi sweet, highigh drtying finish. Drying finish. Nice bretty funk.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2018 at 15:13

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Many thanks to minutemat for this bottle. Fruity woody nose. The cider starts intense fruity with a dry bitter body. Lots of oak barrel there, tasted even charred. Very strange aroma of fruity fresh apples on one side and charred smoky wood on the other side. So is the finish, fruity charred wood, a bit too dusty for me but very interesting idea. Tannins left, smoky charred aftertaste. Interesting stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2018 at 20:07

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Bottle split at L42, thanks to Fergoose, 13/02/18. Clear golden with an off white head. Nose is funky, damp straw, fecal notes, dirty apple barrel. Taste comprises apple pulp, citric piss, musty wood, funk, damp hay, citric sherbets. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent hybrid cider affair.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2018 at 11:49

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Cask @ Ale House, Chelmsford. Cloudy golden without head. Aroma is sweet apples and tart apples. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. Oily. 150218
Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 21:52

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Cask @ The Ale House, Chelmsford. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, apples, citrus, sulphur and had a nice sour finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 21:48

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Bottle shared in LDN - thanks to Fergus. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds dry and funky apples. Meidum sweet flavour, pretty dry, some bitter peel. Meidum bodied, lightly oily. Warming finish, more bitter peel, mild musty funk, some dank ripeness. Not bad. Novel.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2018 at 21:26

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Bottle at L42 - thanks to Fergoos. It pours clear yellow with a small white head. The aroma is bright, zesty, juicy, tangy citrus vibes, sherbet, apple skin, bit of funky farmyard, dirt and filth. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, juicy, oily, farmyard, apple skin, spritzy, gooseberry, lemon peel, white wine and tannin with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Bright, interesting and quaffable. Delicious stuff!
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2018 at 19:05

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Box @ Calans, Hebden Bridge. Pale hazed golden cider, dry with a tangy apple flavour. It is flavoursome with a bitter finish.
Tried on 08 Feb 2018 at 22:36