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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5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Polycask @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Unclear matt light to medium yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy pear, horse blanket. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light light acidic with a average to long duration, candy, sweet, pear. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20120119]

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2012 at 23:21


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

Cask at Sidmouth Folk Week. Hazy golden. Tart Start,msome shy sweetness in the middle, delicious.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2012 at 11:22


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Sidmouth Folk Week. Hazy golden. Dry and tart with a pleasat sweetness underneath.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2012 at 10:26


5.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Polycask @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. Hazy matt light to medium yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy pear, sulfur, dry wood notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet with a average to long duration, sweet yellow pears, light yeasty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat flat. [20120810]

Tried on 10 Aug 2012 at 10:24


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

Cask. Yellow colour. Powerfull apple aroma. Nice apple flavor. Barnyard notes. Average finish. Oily palate. Nice cider.

Tried from Cask on 19 Mar 2012 at 13:59


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap @ The Bree Louise. No head. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are very dry with apples and sulphur and notes of wood.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2012 at 01:52


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

[Polypin at the Three Crowns, Chippenham] Cloudy, very pale gold. Vinegary aroma - but good quality vinegar. In the mouth it’s one of the smoothest drinks I’ve ever tasted. Sweet eating apples, vanilla and soft creamy pears come through, just kept wanting to taste this over and over again. Amazingly tasty, amazingly more-ish. No sourness, and little dryness, yet somehow manages to avoid being oversweet. Fantastic stuff - restored my interest in perry after a previous bad experience.

Tried on 30 Aug 2011 at 15:00


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

A hazy pinkish cider. The aroma has notes of apples and vinegar. The flavor has notes of apples, vinegar, and wood, leading to a dry and tart finish.

Tried on 27 Aug 2011 at 12:14


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Polypin @ The 3rd Stortford Beer Festival, British Legion Club, 28 Windhill, Bishops Stortford, England CM23 2NG.ABV: 6.5%. Light unclear medium orange colour with a pink note, virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, tart apple, barnyard. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a average to long duration, acetone, tart, apples, barnyard, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110729]

Tried on 14 Aug 2011 at 06:27


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

From a bag in a box at the Portcullis, Clifton, Bristol 11/08/2011. Deep gold with a trace of carbonation. Dry aroma of apple cores and skin with a hint of sweetness in the background. Flavour was similar, although slightly sweeter than the Crossman’s TB tried immediately before, with a dry finish. Fine.

Tried on 12 Aug 2011 at 09:33