Hecks Farmhouse Cider

Cidery in Street, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Hecks Farmhouse Cider

Established in 1841

Contact
9-11 Middle Leigh, Street, BA16 0LB, England
Description
The Hecks family have been making traditional farmhouse cider in Somerset for six generations, since 1841.

In 1896, we started to sell our cider from our farm shop in Street.

We make our cider by blending juice from apples all grown locally in the farm’s orchards. The cider is fermented in wooden barrels and sold draught from the wood.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Hazy pale light green in colour. It doesn’t feel its strength with a fairly light texture and has plenty of fruitiness in both aroma and taste.
Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2015 at 11:11

6.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Hazy pale dishwater green colour. Quite good with its fruit aroma and slightly better in its taste. Medium-dry.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jan 2015 at 13:45

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Shared 750ml bottle. Pours dark orange with no head. Aroma is lemon, tangerine, liquorice and honey. Taste is sweet, with lemon and honey.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2014 at 16:57

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bladder bag/box at EBF ’18, 07/08/14. Clear yellow to light golden with no head. Nose is sweet apple pulp, light smoke, pork notes, straw. Taste comprises apple crumble, straw, orchard, apple skins. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Ok cider, wasn’t picking up the honey mind.
Tried on 25 Aug 2014 at 02:35

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask - Light crisp apple with a mild honey sweetness. Cloudy pale gold with no head. Acidity from the apples is very nicely balanced with the honey. Dry finish and quite nice.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2014 at 09:26

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
50cl bottle. Very thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Soft tartness. Soft carbonation. A decent cider. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2014 at 12:54

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
July 19: 500ml bottle from the producer. Pours clear gold. Aroma has a pleasant medium apple fruit sweetness. Taste is good, well balanced medium dry cider.. unrecognisable to the box cider I had 5 years ago. Nice tannic grip. Very good. July 14: Bag in box @ JDW Shrewsbury Hotel Cider Fest July 14. Pours hazy yellow. Quite a harsh taste, its fruitiness seems masked by an acidic, sour almost chemical taste. Bizarre. Nowhere near as soft, fruity & drinkable as previous Hecks ciders I’ve had. Disappointing.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2014 at 00:24

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle shared. Pours clear rich golden amber with no head. Aroma of sweet red apples, tart apples, light wood and funk. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic. Real soft sweet red apple palate. Medium bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2014 at 10:05

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. No head. Clear golden pour. Lots of apples. Very easy drinking. The best cider I’ve had in ages.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2014 at 10:03

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear golden with no head. Aroma of sweet red apples, light wood, musty funky notes, tart apples and a little toffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic. Mouthfeel is dry leading to a super dry finish with almost a light smoke note. Over medium bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2014 at 11:33