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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7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
3/2/2023. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear dark golden with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma of apple, wood, leather, hint of coconut. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Medium body, oily, average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2023 at 12:48

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at Cider House. Clear deep golden color, still. Aroma of lightly caramelized apple, light vanilla, tannins. Taste is tannic apple skins, dried leaves, more vanilla. Tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2023 at 09:04

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Ed Danlo. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a fading white fizz. Aroma is semi swet, candied apple, light unrefined sugars, light tangy green apple, some alcohol. light floral. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, light tang, fizzy apple, mellow funk, lemon rind, candied apple, super crisp, pear. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, fizzy highish carbonation. Lovely.
Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2023 at 21:08

8/10
Mõnusalt sõnnikune, funky, hapu, kuiv, õunane, tanniinine. Karbo on flät. Hea.
Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2023 at 17:52

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle from Little Earth Project, shared with Holy. Clearish golden color, rare bubble. Aroma of apple pie, vanilla, earthy apple skins. Taste is lightly tart apple skins, light vanilla, light citrus, dry finish. Fantastic.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2023 at 20:29

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Hazy orange colour, short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of wood barrel, fruity, apple, oaky, some funk. Taste is sweet, apple, juicy, fruity, woody, oak, light funk, citric, sharp acidic, buttery hint along with mellow tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, woody oaky sweet soft tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2023 at 21:07

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Small bottle pour @ Cider House, Borough Market. Misty orange pour. Definite cheesiness permeating the cider here. No information on the bottle so not entirely sure what's going on. Not the biggest cheese fan, but can appreciate what was attempted. Soft, lightly scuzzy medium apple fruit underneath with nice depth of flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2023 at 18:03

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
massive peaty, medium tannins. Long tannic finish. Peaty as hell. Wow. Love this though.
Tried on 15 Jan 2023 at 11:41

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
a touch of barrel and vanilla but mainly tannins. Semi sweet and semi nice barrel ok barrel
Tried on 15 Jan 2023 at 11:39

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750ml bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy golden colour, with a short lived fizz/head. Nose - ripe apple, lighty bruised apple and a touch woody. Taste - sweeter than the nose, with tangy, juicy apple, and no sign of wood. Palate - high acidity, fruity and medium bodied, with light fruit tannin on the finish. Overall - very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2023 at 16:45