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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught at Euston Tap East Lodge. This version is at 6%. It pours clear rich gold with no head. The aroma is musty, funky, dirty, manure, farmyard, ripe apple, apple skin, hay, wet grass and wood. The taste is straight up bone dry, earthy, tannin, oak, apple skin, must, funk, hit of acidity, lemon peel, gooseberry and barnyard vibes with a drying and sort of astringent finish. Medium body and flat. Nice funky aroma, but perhaps it is a touch too dry and tannic? A solid cider nonetheless.
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2018 at 19:27

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle. Golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and floral lemony citrus hoppy aroma. Taste is apple, tart fruity, bittersweet with flowery citrus rind grapefruity hop notes and some funk. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry citric light funky finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2018 at 20:01

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle split at L42, thanks to Scoopey, 14/11/17. Clear golden with a decent off white cap that soon thins. Nose is sweet apple, straw, spice, grains, apple/cider ice lolly. Taste comprises burnt straw, toffee apple, tannins, light spice, funky licks, earthy, apple core on the turn. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. A really solid cider.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2018 at 12:05

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375ml bottle from Hop Burns & Black. Golden colour, no head and aroma of tangy apple, fruity. Taste is sweetish apple, fruity, grape, white wine, woody, light barnyard funk, with some apple skin and drying tannins. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2018 at 14:19

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up from Beer Revolution, Hay on Wye, Powys, Wales, consumed at Builth Wells, Powys, Wales in the company of Isobel, Jude, Baz, Dom, Georgia, Rhys, Bailey. Sunday 31st January 2017 Crystal clear warm gold with a sprinkling of bubbles. Fruit with a little lean towards citrus amongst the hoppiness, a little zippy, bittersweet and then a touch dry. Good, the hops do add a very interesting element. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.7
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2017 at 10:15

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up from Beer Revolution, Hay on Wye, Powys, Wales, consumed at Builth Wells, Powys, Wales in the company of Isobel, Jude, Baz, Dom, Georgia, Rhys, Bailey. Pours light gold with no head or bubbles. A little bit of apple pie on the nose, sweet but pleasantly so, juicy and with lots of mushy apples. This is a lovely cider. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.7
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2017 at 08:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
09-09-17 // taster, draft. At Beavertown Extravaganza 2017, London. Unfiltered yellowish. Dry green apple with some fizzyness. Quite nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Wild Farmhouse on 12 Sep 2017 at 15:50 - Score: 7. Original review text: Beavertown Extravaganza 2017! Very dry.
Tried from Draft on 28 Dec 2017 at 08:21

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap@Beavertown Extravaganza 2017, London - golden yellow pour with small white bubbly head. Aroma and tast is medium dry apple, medium acidic, sweet touches, medium body, bramley apple notes, tart dry apple finish.
Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2017 at 04:57

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Sample@Beavertown Extravaganza 2017, London - clear golden yellow pour with small white bubbly head. Prominent dry apple, light acidic, crisp on the palate, apple skin, citric dry finish.
Tried on 19 Dec 2017 at 04:54

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Hop Burns & Black. Sparkling golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of tangy apple, funk and dank citrusy hop. Taste is mellow apple, funky, woody, leather, some apple skin, tartness, dry tannins and citrus hop resin notes. Medium bodied, slightly spritzy carbonation, tangy semi-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2017 at 13:08