Worley's Cider

Cidery in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

Contact
55 Dean Lane, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4SA, England
Description
Worleys Cider had a humble start, when cider maker Neil Worley started experimenting with apple varieties and blends; fermenting them to dry using natural yeasts. After initially buying fresh juice, we began to find our own fruit in various small Somerset orchards and gradually started to master the mysterious arts of fruit selection and fermentation.

This attention to selecting the right fruit has always been important at Worleys. We don’t add flavourings to our ciders, yet each cider we make has distinct characteristics, determined by the apple blends we use.

As the business started to grow, we invested in a lot of our own equipment – buying a mill and press and storage units and increasing the size of our premises. We’ve added a pasteuriser and box-filler to the list since.

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Flaske (2013-vintage) delt med Ovesen etter vellykket brygging av juleøl: klar oransjegylden, nesten uten skum. Deilig eplearoma med fin balanse mellom sødme og syre, og like god, saftig og fyldig smak. Et snev av bitterhet gjør den enda lettere å nyte.

Tried on 15 Nov 2016 at 14:14


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

500ml bottle from Orchard box. Golden colour with a white foam head that quickly dissipates away. Nose of apple, caramel, hint of apple pie. Taste is sweet, apple, some caramel, white wine, melon, with funky notes and drying tannin. Medium bodied, low to medium carbonation, dry tannic finish with some residual sweetness. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2016 at 13:06


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

Bottle (from Siidrimaja). Pours amber with whiteish head. The head doesn’t stay. Aroma is vinous, sour, sweet, bit of rotten apples. Flavor is sweet, sour and bitter, sugar, apples, wsome dryness. Finish is dry bitter and watery. Alcohol is well covered. Overall: decent.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 13:25


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bag-in-a-box at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Slightly hazy pale gold. Slightly tart, some wood, some spice. Baked apple and a weird aftertaste that made me think of a rusty water tank. Dry finish. Bit watery. Not great.

Tried from Draft on 26 Jul 2016 at 15:17


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From a bag in a box at the Quinton House, Bristol 15/7/2016. Golden in colour and with slight carbonation. Sweetish, juicy apple fruit, a hint of stone fruits, straw and gentle finish. A pleasant summer drink.

Tried on 20 Jul 2016 at 12:33


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

BIAB at William Stead JDW Darlington. Hazy gold colour, no head and tangy apple aroma with some funk. Taste is tart apple, apple skin with barnyard and some tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 12 Jul 2016 at 06:55


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at the Alexander Graham Bell. Pours hazy gold with no head. Aromas of light funk, sour apple. Taste is light sour, red apple skin. Light sweet finish.

Tried on 12 Jul 2016 at 05:38


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Bag in box at the Alexander Graham bell. Pours pale golden, nose is light funk, apple, taste is dry, sweet apple.

Tried on 11 Jul 2016 at 09:08


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Sample at the Dutch beer festival Delft. Thin white head. No carbonation. Clear golden pour. Easy drinking.

Tried on 10 Jul 2016 at 09:21


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask hand pull at the moon under water. A mostly clear golden coloured pour with no head. Aroma is semi sweet apple juice, plastic, hint of funk. Flavour is composed of spicy apple, dry tannin, little Parmesan cheese, plastic. Palate is semi sweet, easy going with a drying finish. Decent semi dry cider.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2016 at 14:31