Claque-Pépin (Benoît Louvet)

Cidery in Serans, Normandie, France 🇫🇷

Established in 2015

Contact
3 Le Château, Serans, 61150, France
Description
The Claque-Pepin cider factory is located in the old farm of the Serans castle. This dates from the 17th century and has recently been completely refurbished.
For Benoit and Sandrine Louvet, making Calvados is a true family history. The tradition and craft of the Claque-Pepin cider factory has been passed down for many generations. Their passion is making products for the real connoisseur, according to the Normandy tradition.

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6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Nose has gentle farmhouse notes, light dry caramel, and a touch of champage-like effervescence. Flavour is fairly gentle for a French cider, with champagne-like effervescence, a touch of farmhouse notes, sugary sweetness, and lightly tart apple skins. A little too sweet but there’s some nice subtle funk.
Tried from Bottle from The Beer Junction on 15 Mar 2026 at 06:16

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
75cl bottle from Cote Vignoble, Dol-de-Bretagne. Pours a misty pale gold. Quite spritzy.. fresh, elegant, not too pushy, tart apple fruit, light acidity, floral moments.. nice
Tried from Bottle from Côté Vignoble on 04 Jan 2025 at 09:06

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml wired cork bottle from Cork & Cask. Opened with a loud pop. Orangey gold colour, short-lived foamy white head and aroma of fleshy pear, fruity, floral, woody. Taste is sweet, tangy, pear, tart, fleshy, with floral notes and some acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2023 at 20:53

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Very lively! Sweet apple, soft funk, citrus zest, light plum, crisp fresh apple. Solid medium sweet, light dry. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2022 at 11:32

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Nice mix of sweet apple, funk, leathery tannins and again some ‘green’ notes. Peach, apple pie, tobacco. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2022 at 20:20

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle at hone. Clear golden with white head. Fresh juice, green apple, quite some funk, quite mineral, earthy, leathery, grassy. Quite 'green'. Under medium sweet, light tart and bitter. Under medium bodied with fizzy carbonation. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2020 at 19:37

7/10
Bottle opened with loud pop. Golden and fizzy. Old apple peels, watery juice, a little old onion and coriander seed. Some custard or maizena too. Soft sweet and light vinagrous. Minerallike and fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2020 at 23:28

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Pours a hazy gold from a bottle, fast dissipating white head, leaving a single layer of very small bubbles. Aroma of apples and peat. Flavor is a smoky, funky off-dry apple. A little weird, can’t quite tell if I like the smoke and funk or not. Okay cider.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2015 at 14:05