Hardanger Saft- og Siderfabrikk

Cidery in Ulvik, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴
Associated Venue: Hardanger Saft- og Siderfabrikk

Established in 2004

Contact
Øvre Lekve 17, Ulvik, 5730, Norway
Description
På Lekve Gard har det gjennom generasjonar vore drive fruktdyrking, og som ein av pionerane i utviklinga av moderne norsk sider, sette i 2004 Nils J. Lekve sin fyrste kommersielle siderdunk. Sideren var naturlegvis spontangjæra, slik tradisjonen har vore gjennom hundrevis av år i Hardanger, og i 2006 selde han si første flaske på Vinmonopolet. Det har ikkje stått på idéar og nyvinning på Lekve, i dag tel me vel 20 ulike spontangjæra sidrar, og eige brenneri for eplebrennevin og akevitt. Sommarsesongen kan du kome innom i gardsrestauranten på sidersmaking, og Gardsbutikken held ope heile året. No er det Eirik Lekve Eide, 6.generasjon, og Anna Oppedal Tokheim som skal drive tradisjonane vidare på Lekve.

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6.5/10
Bottle. Refreshing and clean, not much besides apple juice. Pleasant acidity level. 646413 260713
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2026 at 17:02

6/10
Bottle. Nice, sweet apple flavor and aroma, with a hint of rhubarb. Some generic berries too. Sure not bad. 646411 260628
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2026 at 14:06

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
YG. peachy color with some white bubbles . Aroma and flavor is apple, rhubarb, sugar, berries.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2026 at 06:22

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
750 ml clear screwcap bottle, as HardangerSider Tørr, vintage 2022, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8.1%. Clear and pale golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of Discovery and Gravenstein apples. Dry flavour with notes of said apple varieties, a hint of sulphites. A slight bitterness.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 07 Feb 2026 at 23:36

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
750 ml screwcap bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.9%. Clear and very pale straw colour, pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Aroma and flavour of apples, apple cores and sulphites. Not bone dry.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 17 Jan 2026 at 16:00

4/10
Bottle, 75cl. Alcohol, sulphur, overripe apple and a grassy touch. Unpleasant I think. It helps with some time in the glass, but it's still quite chemical, sulphury. 43437 251221
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2025 at 18:58

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
YG. Pale golden-straw color with a shortlived white head. Aroma and flavor apple, sulphur, grass.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2025 at 08:26

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5
Utseende: Gyllen.
Lukt: Syrlig eple.
Smak: Syrlig eple.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Medium: Rating:8-5-5-5-5=5.4, Can@330ml, ABV@6.2%, Når@2025.08.05.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP, Vinstra, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Tunheim Sider frå Hardanger
Stil: CIDER - MEDIUM
Bryggeri: Hardanger Saft- og Siderfabrikk
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Vinstra on 05 Aug 2025 at 07:15

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Clear golden body with a fine, but short lasting white head. Aroma of fresh apples, mild acidity and hint of grass/leaf. Flavor is like a decent, traditional, medium sweet apple cider, mostly fresh and slightly acidic apples, notable but not boozy alcohol. The hops is recognizable but not very dominating, not like fruity hops, more like the feeling of old hops, tasting a bit more grassy and not really bitter. I think it’s a nice cider, but not really sure if the hops is contribute in any positive or negative direction at all, they just seems to be there in a way.
Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2025 at 05:36

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Klar gul med masse bobler. Lukter eple og gjær. Sprudlende og ganske søt. noe syrlig og tørr avslutning.
Tried on 22 Nov 2024 at 16:05