Chapel Sider is named after our first family home: ‘chapel side’, where we fell in love with britain’s native wine (cider), planted our first cider apple tree and made our first batches of cider.
danlo (13332) reviewed Smooth Sailing from Chapel Sider 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
BIAB at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Orangey gold colour, no head and aroma of apple, mucky funk. Taste is tart tangy, appley, citric fruit, zesty, with some funky notes, acidity and tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable
danlo (13332) reviewed Brink Of The Hill from Chapel Sider 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Pale golden colour, short-lived bubbly white head and aroma of apple, woody oak, vanilla. Taste is tart, tangy, appley, fleshy, with oak, wood barrel, vanilla notes and some drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry oaky tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
danlo (13332) reviewed Paddock Orchard 2023 Vintage from Chapel Sider 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Hazed yellow golden colour, no lasting head and aroma of juicy apple, straw, funk. Taste is slightly tart, tangy, appley, some funk, with a minerally note and drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tangy tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Grumbo (24737) ticked Brink Of The Hill from Chapel Sider 7 months ago
danlo (13332) reviewed Red Streak from Chapel Sider 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Hazed yellow gold colour, short-lived white head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, fleshy fruit. Taste is tangy, appley, juicy, with alittle skin & slight earthy funk, some light tannin and acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13332) reviewed Crabba-Dabba-Doo from Chapel Sider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2024. Orange colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruity, funk. Taste is tart, tangy, appley, woody, oak, vanilla, red wine notes, funky with some bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry oaky tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable
danlo (13332) reviewed Awakening from Chapel Sider 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Hazy pale yellow gold colour, thin white rim and aroma of apple, flesh, citric, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, fleshy, floral, fruity, with some acidity and woody funky hints. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13332) reviewed Witham Sunrise from Chapel Sider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Pale orangey golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruit, apple, juicy, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, fruity, orange juice hint, with leathery funky notes, oak, wood barrel, smokey, and drying bittersweet earthy tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry woody tannic finish. Well balanced, nicely drinkable.
danlo (13332) reviewed Ashton Bitter from Chapel Sider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Bottle 2/30. Orange gold colour, thin bubbly white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity, mucky funk hint, earthy. Taste is tangy, apple, fruity, core, orchardy, leather, funky, earthy notes, with drying bitter tannins. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, very dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13332) reviewed Harry Masters Jersey from Chapel Sider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Bottle 5/20. Golden colour, short-lived white foamy head and aroma of apple, fruity, funk hint. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, fleshy, tangy, with some tartness and drying tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.