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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle, 150cl. It's a clear, sparkling pale golden colored cider, headless, but with some white bubbles on top. The aroma is mellow and apple driven, with some grassy hints and apple cellar. It's full-bodied, lightly warming and faintly sour, with apple dominating the flavor. Some apple cores, grass and alcohol too. Lasting finish. A very smooth and delicious one, but I was expecting more complexity. Dangerously easy drinkable. 211231
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2021 at 20:45

8/10
0,75 litre Bottle, from Vinmonopolet somewhere. (As 2018 Vintage) light Golden with little white head. Apples, whitewine-ish, dry, sweetness, Smooth. Really liked This.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2021 at 16:57

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
YG 030621. Ruby color with some white bubbles. Aroma is apple, cherries. Flavor is apple, sourness, cherries, alcohol, oak. Nice cider.
Tried on 31 Jul 2021 at 07:38

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle, 375ml. It's a clear pale golden colored cider, still and headless. The aroma is a tad weak I think, but given the ABV I see no reason to complain. More sulphur than preferred though, but else it has a quite clean apple scent, fresh apples mostly, with some notes of grass and apple cores. It's medium bodied and perhaps a tad heavy on the carbonation, semi-dry, with an apple driven flavor. Unfortunately a bit rough on the sulphur in the flavor too. Grass, apple cores, some apple jam and a hint of apple pie too. Too much sulphur in the finish too. A pity it has all the sulphur, else it feels like a quite decent one. 210729
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2021 at 20:24

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
25.05.2021, 0,75l bottle (2019 vintage ) @ home:
Nice fizzy shortlasting head, clear golden color. Aroma is fresh fruity, elderflower, sour apples, sorrel, apple peel, dried apples, hay, leafs, citrus. Taste is slightly sweet and fresh fruity, apple juice, elderflower, grass, apple peel, citrus, dried apples, sorrel, leafs. Medium bitterness, sweet sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice and refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2021 at 21:08

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl. A clear deep ruby colored drink with some white bubbles. The aroma has some cherry pits and cherry along with apple cider and a touch of oak. Some alcohol and grass and a wee melon hint. It's medium bodied, warming and quite softly carbonated, with a cherry driven flavor. Apple, marzipan, grass, alcohol, cherry pits, some oak and a light touch of apple pie. Long finish. Well, not sure about this one. It's nice in many ways, but the cherries play on too many strings and I'm not sure I like them all. Perhaps a bit too warming too. 210603
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2021 at 18:33

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
klar lys gul farge med hvite bobler som forsvinner. Lukter litt gjær og selvfølgelig eple. Champagne feeling i munnfølelse. Januar 2019.
Tried on 31 Mar 2021 at 11:52

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Elegant 0,35 flaske (2017-årgangen, 8%) innkjøpt hos produsenten aug-20 og delt med Kitty for å feire Einars godkjenninger som spesialist: klar lys strågylden, inviterende aroma og solid, saftig smak med langtidsvirkning. Hint av pæredessert, kanel og lær. Superdelikat, og mersmaken er hjertelig til stede. Kitty er et eneste stort smil.
Tried on 21 Mar 2021 at 18:03

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
750 ml clear screwcap bottle, vintage 2019, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.4%. Clear and very pale golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of dessert apples and elderflowers. Medium sweet flavour, dessert apples and elderflowers again.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2021 at 21:47

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750 ml clear screwcap bottle, vintage 2019, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.4%. Peach to pink colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived off-white head. Sweetish aroma of ripe strawberries with cream, apples in the background. Medium sweet flavour with notes of strawberries and dessert apples. Feels slightly \"gay\", but I'm sure you don't mind, darling?
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2021 at 00:10