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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 18 May 2023) Pale amber colour with brief bubbly head. Fruity, slightly sourish nose with notes of apples, brown sugar and a touch of wood. Fruity, tart taste with apples, citrus, brown sugar, vanilla, woody tannins and a generous acidity in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Rich and tasty, with a balanced wood character and a solid acidity. Nice one.
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2023 at 14:05

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Can at Newbarns Taproom, Leith. Pours clear bright golden orange with dissipating translucent bubbles. Aroma: sweet-ish, apple, apple skin, oak, light funky. Taste: light to moderate sweet, clean, tangy, apples, lemony hints, caramel, low to medium tannins.. Medium body with spritzy carbonation. Tasty.
Tried from Can at Newbarns Brewery And Taproom on 19 Sep 2023 at 10:23

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Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 17/09/23. Pale golden yellow with a thin white cap that clears to minimal spotting. Nose is pear drop, hint of glue, vinous, caramel. Taste comprises bitter sweet pears, light herb, tannins, orchard wood, modest sugar dusting, oak. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid stuff.
Tried on 17 Sep 2023 at 12:52

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330ml bottle from The Wine Seller, Compton, Wolverhampton. Pours clear gold. Aroma of rustic barrel, cider barn. Taste continues with a mild acetic air, wild funk, with sweet scuzzy pulp emerging alongside tannin-rich juicy fruit. Good apple blend, all contributing a nice depth of flavour. Really good.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2023 at 18:01

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31/8/2023. Keg pour shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours almost clear golden orange with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of tangy apple, flowers, elderflower, citrus, slight rubbery edge. Moderate sweetness, light tartness. Medium body, oily, low carbonation. Nice drying tannic bittersweet finish. Liked this.
Tried on 30 Aug 2023 at 18:43

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught at Durham Beer Festival, 2023. 6%. Golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, fleshy, funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity fleshy, with caramel, some tartness, barnyard funk and drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried on 30 Aug 2023 at 17:37

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750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Pale yellow gold colour, short-lived foamy white head and aroma of perry pear, fruity, woody, citric. Taste is sweetish, perry pear, juicy, fruity, floral, woody, with alittle biscuit some funk and citric acidity. Medium bodied, light spritzy carbonation, drying woody peary finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2023 at 21:20

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Draught: Poured a clear golden color perry with good carbonation. Aroma of semi-sweet pear notes is dominant. Taste is also a mix of semi-sweet pear notes with some light residual sugar notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Refreshing with a limited level of complexity.
Tried on 23 Aug 2023 at 17:47

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375ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. for #rgpm. Carefully poured giving a clear bright pale golden colour, thin white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of pear, kiwifruit, gooseberry, flowery. Taste is sweet, pear flesh, fruity, melon, gooseberry, and drying, woody, with some tannin. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry peary finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2023 at 20:53

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1/2 pint from bag-in box @ The Harp, Covent Garden.
Pâle, qcq bulles à la surface mais pas de col.
Arôme sur un bouquet fruité - pomme, léger caramel, funk avec ce nez rustique bien plaisant.
Palais sur un léger apport pomme caramélisée, pointe aigre-douce, effet rustique, cidre fermier, levure sauvage. Frais en bouche avec un caractère fruité-pomme délicat et accompagné d'un léger fleuri.
Tried from Draft at Harp - Covent Garden on 14 Aug 2023 at 12:43