Barleywood Orchard

Cidery in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2018

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Barley Wood Walled Garden, Long Lane, Wrington, BS40 5SA, England
Description
Barley Wood Orchard - hand pressed apple juice and cider

At the bottom of The Walled Garden you'll find the roundhouse. It's home to two antique manual presses on which we make pure apple juice and traditional styles of cider using apples from Barley Wood Orchard.

There are over 60 varieties of apples in the unsprayed orchards, from aromatic Ashmead’s Kernel to the bittersweet Harry Masters Jersey.

We also use surplus fruit from local people’s gardens in exchange for juice or cider (do get in touch if you have an abundance of apples!).

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

568ml bottle from Scrattings. Orangey gold colour, white foamy head that quickly dissipates away and nose of whisky cask, woody, mellow apple. Taste is tangy, tart, orchardy apple, woody oak, whisky cask, with drying tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2020 at 19:31


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

75cl bottle from Scrattings, shared with Soph. Pours a comfortingly hazed, deep orange/amber. Nice caramelised keeved apple fruit on the nose. Medium to light bodied, fleshy, fuzzy keeved fruit character with soft furry tannins, orchard must, drying close. Fine natural carbonation. Pleasantly natural sweetness. Nice keeved cider.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2020 at 16:54


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

750ml bottle from Scrattings. Orange golden colour, foamy white head that dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple, fleshy, with peach & apricot hints. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, citric, notes of caramel & vanilla, stone fruit, apricot, and mellow tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2020 at 18:26


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750ml wired cork bottle from Scrattings. Opened with a pop. Orangey gold colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple, caramel, light funk. Taste is bittersweet, apple, fruity, alittle core, with toffee and caramel hints, some light funk and soft woody tannins. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2020 at 20:32


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml wired cork bottle from Crafty Nectar. Opened with a pop. Slightly hazy golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of fruity apple, citric, caramel , some funk. Taste is juicy apple, fruity, sweetish, citric, with some toffee, funky hint and mellow soft tannin. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2020 at 20:32


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

17/5/2020. Sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear pale gold with a slight bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet, appley, a little musty, caramel, pastry and perfume. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Sweet and slightly dry to finish.

Tried on 17 May 2020 at 17:11


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Scrattings. Sparkling, golden colour, white bubbly foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of tangy apple. Taste is fruity apple, some apple core, sweetish, caramel hint, with wood, oak, vanilla, funk, alittle tartness and earthy tannins. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, medium-dry finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2020 at 16:03


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at Manchester Beer & Cider Festival: Poured a golden with bubbles. Nice sweet apple. Taste is interesting as it’s fresh apples forward with a light funkiness as you go.

Tried on 25 Jan 2020 at 19:30


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

BIAB at Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020. Deep golden colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of mellow fruity apple, caramel hint. Taste is tangy apple, fruity, some apple core, orchard, funky with drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 23 Jan 2020 at 11:59


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Robin Hood Beer Festival, 2019. Clear golden, no head. Fruity, apples, medium sweetness, some fruity tartness, dry finish. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft on 19 Jan 2020 at 12:19