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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 10, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate pear, apple notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, and so extreme dry dry that you will not belive how dry dry this perry is - THIS IS DRY ;O). Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat flat. [20100803]
Tried from Cask on 16 Dec 2010 at 10:36

7/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ Harlequin, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England S3 8GG.ABV. 6.5%. Light unclear medium yellow to orange color with a average, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sour - tart apples, wrinkled apples. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, dry dry, fresh, chicken butt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100426]
Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2010 at 08:35

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from The Hop Pocket, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, consumed 12.10.10 Pours very pale silvery/gold. Peary aroma on nose but also a touch of woodiness and a bit pissy but not to the detriment of this perry, excellent clarity. Refreshing perry, some tangy pear and lemony flavour’s, dry but not too dry, clean, touch thin maybe, bit of woodiness again, tastes young and fresh, crisp and tasty. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2010 at 11:49

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask gravity at GBBF 2010. One of the most amazing perries I’ve had. Gold, some ripe fruit on aroma. Some pear liquerness in flavour, then this attack of dryness. Just dry as hell. So dessicating. Ripe pear and pear drop finish. Definitely the drinking experience of the festival for me.
Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2010 at 02:10

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask@GBBF2010. Hazy pale yellow colour with no head. Extremely dry sweet pear with smoe mild notes of earth. Flavour is extremely dry, but quite sweet pear. Extremely dry! Brilliance! I wonder if one would implode if chugging a pint of this...
Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2010 at 23:43

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
75oml bottle bought from the producer at Bristol Slow Food Market at 6% ABV. Dryish skin and core aroma. Flavour was a lot sweeter, with plenty of juice before a slightly spicy, dryer finish. Fine.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2010 at 13:22

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle bought from Mr Oliver at Bristol Slow Food Market. Deep gold in colour with moderate carbonation. Aroma of slightly sweet, yet rich, apple juice with some wood character. Easy drinking, with plenty of dryish fruit, oak notes and a medium dry finish. An excellent bottled cider.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2010 at 13:13

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
From cask at Southampton Arms. Pours hazy yellow with a fully gone head. Aroma is perry and slight citric. Citric and slight sweet perry fruity. Ends sweet and slight citric.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2010 at 15:29

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with no head. Distinct sulphorish and acidic perry aroma. Dry perry fruity. Bone dry. Acidic and dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2010 at 15:19

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
From the producer at Bristol Slow Food Market. Slightly hazy gold, with no carbonation. Dry, crisp apple juice aroma with some tannins. Flavour was concentrated in the finish - it started with some apple core and tart juice, before a long, lingering dry finish that made the drink. Good.
Tried on 02 Aug 2010 at 13:17