Oliver's Cider
Cidery
in Hereford,
Herefordshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Oliver's Perry and Cider House (Shop)
Established in 2011
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
5oz pour at Stillwell Freehouse. Pours murky blonde with white head. Aroma has apple skins and barnyard funk. Flavour has dry apple skins and a good dose of barrel funk. Too many sugars, but they're in the background and it's overall decent.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Boss Perry 2023 from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from London Cheesemongers. Pours faintly hazed gold with a fizzy, white topping. Medium sweet flavour, super juicy, semi-ripe pear, apple, very mild acidity. Light bodied with spritzy carbonation. Clean finish, wry mild minerality, more bright and juicy pear. Wildly drinkable.
Reubs (35480) reviewed Cheddar on My Mind #2 from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the RB CBJ Bottleshare 27/11/2024 Tart and sweet apple fruity, getting some real almost cheese twang which is pretty amazing, medium body and acidity, could imagine this pairs with cheese well, great stuff.
danlo (13133) reviewed The Last Hurrah from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
750ml bottle from Cork & Cask. For #rgpm. Sparkling, golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of pear, musty, wood, earth, funk, booze. Taste is sweetish, perry pear, fruity, woody, oak, vanilla, funky, sherry-like boozy notes, earthy, with balanced acidity & tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry peary earthy finish. Very drinkable indeed for 11%.
kristincedar (7052) ticked Classic Perry from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
daniele (14510) reviewed Shezam Cider (Draught) from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
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Garrold (11394) reviewed The Last Hurrah from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle. Fine Cider Company online shop. Soft haze on a rusty yellow gold. Short lived white foam. Nose has Pedro Ximenez sherry. Well stewed orchard fruit. Lightly vegetal oxidation. Taste is semi sweet with some fruity funky yeasty character. Drinks preposterously easy for 11% feeling spritzy and clean. More of the sherry notes to finish while it stays fruity and drinkable like a perry should be. An absolute treat.
danlo (13133) reviewed Cider from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
330ml can from Fine Cider Co. Orangey golden amber colour, foamy white head that quickly dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of apple, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, funky, leather, acetic hint, with some drying tannins. Medium bodied, sharp & foamy carbonation, dry tart funky tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Cheddar on My Mind #2 from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at CBJ - cheers to Fergus. Pours clear honey-gold with minimal head. Medium sweet flavour with semi-juicy apple, mellow funk, musty cellar, bitter skins. Medium bodied with faint carbonation. Mild dank apple finish. Very tasty.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Cheddar on My Mind #2 from Oliver's Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. From hotm. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a fine off white head. Aroma is semi sweet. Woody apple, funk, bark,. Palate is semi sweet, bark, tannin, highish carbonation, airy carbonation. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, golden apple, bark, bruised funk, drying finish.. Lovely.