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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8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home picked up from HOTM i think. A very clear pale golden coloured pour with a fading short lived loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet, golden pears, apple, white sugars, light woody notes, Flavour is composed of semi sweet, light tangy pear, light woody tannin, green apple, to tangy finish. Fresh and vibrant. Palate is semi sweet and tangy, mellow carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2022 at 21:09

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330ml bottle from Hereford Cider Museum. Shared with Finn on the train to Portsmouth/Southsea. Loose white head over an amber body, fragile lacing. Apple skins on the nose, mid-dry. Tart and sweet apple flavours, woody and lightly spiced. Drying close. Just okay (18.10.2022).
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2022 at 14:20

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Panda from Notts BCF, thanks to Danlo ... cheers Ed, 01/11/22. Pale almost translucent yellow with little in the way of a head. Nose is modest pear, tannins, grains, herb, hedgerow, light metallic nip. Taste comprises funky pear, light acidic tickle, tannins, orchard wood, pear core. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent perry.
Tried on 01 Nov 2022 at 19:19

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A light hazed deep orange coloured pour with a fine halo of white head. Aroma is big whiskey TCP, medicial, woody barrel, burnt apple, salty, big raw wood. bark, alinity. Palate is semi sweet, woody tannin, mellow carbonation, Flavour is composed of dry woody, raw oak, dry apple, bark, pinch of sugar, salt, medicinal. Interesting stuff, maybe a little harsh.
Tried on 21 Oct 2022 at 21:13

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Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A mostly clear petrol golde coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, white pear, juicy, floral note, elderflower. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, semi sweet, sharp pear, quince, bark light pithy. Palate is medium sweet and tart, fizzy fruit, moderate carbonation. Really nice.
Tried on 21 Oct 2022 at 20:39

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A mosylu clear brushed gold yellow coloured pour with a lasting loose off white head. Aroma is nice sweet, floral apple, juicy, floury wheat, super juicy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, fresh apple, juicy, floral notes, crisp, pithy finish. Palate is semi sweet, pithy, mineral, highish carbonation. Nice stuff.
Tried on 18 Oct 2022 at 21:49

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Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A clear deep orange amber coloured pour with some small bubbles that disipate. Aroma is semi sweet juicy apple, light bark, some brown sugars, condensed fruit, syrup. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, juicy breight apple, hint of plum, brown sugars, raisin, light tannin, bark. Palate is semi sweet, tart edge, almost still, . Really nice authentic cider, good depth.
Tried on 18 Oct 2022 at 20:42

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A very clear pale petrolyellow coloured pour with no head. Aroma is woody pear, some boozy fruit, vinous notes, barrel, mellow funk, midget gems. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody pear, light vanilla, some oxidised funk, vinous notes, light mouldy wood, rum spice. Palate is semi sweet, light tannin, light oxidisation, moderate carbonation.
Tried on 18 Oct 2022 at 20:27

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Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A mostly clear deep orange coloured pour with a small halo of white head. Aroma is nice big funky apple, woody bark, some horsey funk, some mineral. Flavour is composed of sharp pithy apple, mineral, lemon rind, woody tannin, bark, drying mineral in the finish, mellow funk. Palate is semi sharp, tannin, highish carbonation to drying finish. Nice punchy cider.
Tried on 18 Oct 2022 at 20:12

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Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A mostly clear pale yellow straw coloured pour with a small halo of white head. Aroma is sharp pear, twist of lemon, some lacto funk, grass, light floral notes. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, light tart, juicy pear, squeeze of lemon, pithy fruit. Palate is semi sweet, and tart, some fruit tannin, Nice juicy with a little funk.
Tried on 18 Oct 2022 at 20:01