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

Sample, thanks to Danlo. Pale yellow appearance. Pleasant perry pear nose. Sweet clean Perry character to taste with an interesting characterful sweetness. Clean feel with low natural carb.

Tried on 01 Dec 2022 at 18:40


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

BIAB at Bodega, Newcastle. Orange golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of apple, acetic funk. Taste is sweet, juicy, apple, fruity, some funk, acetic hint, and mellow tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 04 Nov 2022 at 16:24


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

Cask at Bodega, Newcastle. Orange golden colour, thin white rim and aroma of funk, apple, fruity. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, fruity, some core, with earthy funk and drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2022 at 16:08


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

BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2022. Pale yellow coloir, no head and aroma of fruity perry pear. Taste is sweetish, fruity, pear, with some citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, med0dry acidic perry finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 16 Oct 2022 at 09:02


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2022. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruity, orchardy, woody funk. Taste is fruity apple, orchardy with drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry tangy tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 16 Oct 2022 at 08:59


7
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bag-in-a-box at the New Union, Kendal. Lightly hazed gold. Baked apple, vanilla, caramel, light farmyard funk. Very smooth. Pretty good stuff.

Tried on 04 Oct 2022 at 22:28


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

28/9/2022. From BIAB at The Town Mouse, Newcastle. Pours clear dark golden with minimal head. Aroma is apple and light caramel. Medium body, low carbonation. Quite a dry tannic finish. Solid.

Tried on 27 Sep 2022 at 19:08


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at Town Mouse, Newcastle. Clear orangey gold colour, thin bubbly rim and aroma of fruity apple. Taste is tangy, apple, caramel, toffee, with juicy drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 27 Sep 2022 at 18:57


3.4
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14

BIAB at Cider Box, Bristol. Pours clear pale gold with no head. Aroma: pears, caramel, light funk. Taste: moderate sweet, light tart. pear, tangy, towards dry. Medium body with no carbonation.

Tried on 25 Sep 2022 at 08:32


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16

BIAB at Cider Box, Bristol. Pours light hazed golden with no head. Aroma: sweet apples, caramel. Taste: apples, apple skins, caramel, light tannins. Medium body with low/no carbonation. This was bloody delicious.

Tried on 25 Sep 2022 at 08:28