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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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Panda at home thanks to Ed Danlo. A clear pale yellow straw coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is big funky wood, oak, tannin, mouldy wood, balsa. apple pips. Flavour is composed of mouldy wood, spores, super musty, green fruit, Palate is semi sweet, tannin, oaky, fine carbonation. Did not hold up well.

Tried on 17 May 2024 at 22:49


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home thanks to Ed Danlo. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is earthy apple, oak, green apple, grass. Flavour is composed of spicy woody apple, light tang, green apple, oak, tannin, musty funk, spicy finish. lemon rind. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, tannin, moderate fine carbonation.

Tried on 17 May 2024 at 22:39


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 28/04/24. Clear golden with a white cap that veers edgewards. Nose is tarte apple, wood must, herb, green berry funk, hay bale, funk. Taste comprises sharp apples, apple core, funk, green apple, herb, hedgerow, tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid work.

Tried on 28 Apr 2024 at 14:50


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 17/04/24. Pale yellow with a thin white cap that fizzes away to some spotting. Nose is hedgerow, pear core, tannins, herb, dusty orchard fruit, light funk. Taste comprises earthy orchards, pear skins, caramel, damp straw, herb, tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid Perry.

Tried on 17 Apr 2024 at 18:01


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 17/04/24. Pale golden yellow with a white cap that retains as spotting and edgework. Nose is pear skins, orchard wood, light herb, honeysuckle, grains. Taste comprises juicy pears, light funk, hay bale, balsa wood, tannins, straw, perfume. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid Perry.

Tried on 17 Apr 2024 at 17:36


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 17/04/24. Hazed almost carrot juice like orange with a thin off white cap that stays as a swirl. Nose is dusty apples, straw, sugar cane, apple pulp akin to fresh breakfast juice. Taste comprises juicy apple pulp, demerara sugars, light tannins, orchard fruits, peach. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid flavoursome stuff if perhaps a touch on the sweet side for my liking.

Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2024 at 17:30


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy orange. Not much head. Nose - tangy, and light wood. Apple skin. Taste - apple, bruised apple and apple skin. Generfeuit salad thing going on. Palate - medium bodied, sweet and then tangy dry finish. Overall - very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2024 at 13:57


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours hazy orange with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of apple, pat and leather. Taste is dry, woody apple. Dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2024 at 13:51


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at St. John in London. Light hazy over a limey gold body, effectively no head. Nose has light lemons and pears. Bright and floral. In the mouth it's sweet with the pears, a little bit of funk and then some floral notes. Very well balanced and so soft. Really well made.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2024 at 09:09


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught at Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Hazed amber gold colour, thin white foam head and aroma of musty apple, citric. Taste is sweetish, ripe apple, fruity with stone fruit note, citric, some acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet tannic finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried on 11 Apr 2024 at 12:21