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.
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO’s. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The nose is juicy, apple concentrate, orange, apricot and sherbet. The taste is bitter, drying, sweet apple, pear skin, leather, mild astringency and wood with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Turns out hoppy cider can work rather well. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2015
at 07:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chriso easter tasting. Clear golden coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is big bretty funk, tart apple, plastic, Flavour is composed of sharp apple, little vinegar, Super dry, funk. Very dry. Palate is crisp and super dry. Tangy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2015
at 13:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at chrisO.. Amber.. Thin white lacing Massive bretty fruits nose... Sharp tart apple... Long massive tannin finish.. Light brett
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2015
at 13:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Three Counties Cider (Once Upon a Tree) shop in Ledbury, Herefordshire, courtesy of Loz, Saturday 14th March consumed at home Sunday 22nd March 2015 This appears to be the next and newer (latest harvest probably) its a slightly weaker version of At The Hop Cider and it’s a cracker. The apple is tangled up with the hops on the nose, the hops taking away some of that real zap you sometimes get from cider, the nose has a rather perfumey edge, a little bath scented floralness. Wonderfully bittersweet, juicy but also a bit drier. Just had this with one of Loz’s homemade Creme Brulee yum...great. I think that the hops do add, they are more back seat but is the way it should be. A lovely cider. A8 A5 T7 P4 Ov15 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2015
at 15:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 750ml. @ RBESG14 - [ Clerkenwell bottle share. ] [ As Olivers / Virtue Cider Gold Rush #2 Cider (Bottle) ].Clear medium orange yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, sweet apples, wood notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, apples, light tart, medium dry. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140810]
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2015
at 06:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
75 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is apple peel. Citric and smooth yet citric to sulphorish apples fruity. Lingering dry and smooth apples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 01:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small fizzy white head. Aroma is mild perry, light acetone. Citric, dry, acetone and light pear zesty. Dry and citric finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2014
at 17:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cl bottle at Van Moll Brewpub, Eindhoven, on December 11, 2014.Clear golden color, very small white head. Apple, tart, light acidic taste. Sulphuric aftertaste. A bit fizzy mouthfeel, tart finish. Apple, chalk scent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2014
at 06:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Sebright Arms, Bethnal Green E2. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy perry aroma. Smooth spicy perry flavor. Has a fruity spicy perry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2014
at 02:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014, grand tasting 10/08/2014 Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell. Aroma is pretty clean apple, but somewhat artificaial, bit of plastic. Clear light golden coloured pour with no head. Flavour is tart fruits, bit of cheese, tart and crisp in the finish. Lingering parmessan cheese. Palate is crisp and tangy on te tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2014
at 15:20