Winkleigh Cider (Sam's Cider)

Cidery in Winkleigh, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1999

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Western Barn,, Hatherleigh Rd,, Winkleigh, EX19 8AP, England

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

Cask at the great British winter beer festival. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a halo white head. Aroma is tangy lemon, pineapple, flavour Is composed of semi sweet, pineapple, tangy. Plastic. Flavour is composed of semi sweet white sugars, tangy, bile. Palate is semi sweet, yangy Moderate carbonation. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2025 at 20:57


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

BIAB at Ciderdog Fest 2024, Miller pub London. Clear pale golden colour, no head and aroma of elderflower, apple flesh, citric. Taste is sweet, apple, elderflower, syrupy, citric acidic. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet elderflower finish. Quite OK, quite sweet

Tried on 20 Jul 2024 at 13:06


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at Ciderdog Fest, Miller pub London. Orangey gold colour, white bubbly head and aroma of ripe apple, fruit, funk. Taste is sweet, juicy apple, fruity, stone fruit notes, with some acidity and tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet tannic finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried on 20 Jul 2024 at 12:36


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

BIAB at Ciderdog Fest, Miller Pub London. Clear golden colour, no head and aroma of light apple. Taste is sweetish, fruity ripe apple, some skin, with drying tartness & tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 20 Jul 2024 at 11:32


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

Keg @ Ye Olde Cider Bar, Newton Abbot. Pale gold appearance. Gently fruity sweet aroma. Expected a crisp fresh palate and lively fruitiness for a keg cider, but it falls a bit short, coming across somewhat syrupy sweet not massively fruity, watered down perhaps, with a mild carbonation. Ok.

Tried on 06 Mar 2024 at 18:51


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

Clear 500ml bottle BBE March 2025, obtained from a local shop in Witheridge, Devon. Drank at my Dad's place on 12th February 2024. Golden body, no head, dry and tastes of apples!

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2024 at 17:20


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

Clear 500ml bottle: BBE May 2025, obtained from a local shop in Witheridge, Devon. Drank on 12th February 2024 at my fathers place. Bright, clean and clear golden body, no head. It is a crisp apple tasting drink and it's fine.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2024 at 15:22


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught from the barrel at Ye Olde Cider Bar, Newton Abbot. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruity. Taste is apple, sharp, tart, woody, with earthy drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried on 13 Apr 2023 at 12:24


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

500ml bottle from Greendale Farm shop, Exeter. Clear pale golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, fruit, sulphur hint. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, tangy, with earthy tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium dry tangy tannic finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2023 at 19:28