Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml wired cork bottle from Orchard Explorers. Opened with a pop. Pale yellow colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of fruity fleshy apple, white wine notes, vanilla hint. Taste is tart, tangy apple, fruity, gooseberry, white wine, with drying citric acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, very dry acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Orchard Explorers. Bright golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of fruity apple, caramel, funk. Taste is sweetish, tangy apple, fruity, caramel hints, with orchardy farmhouse funk and some drying tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium funky & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13332) reviewed Hendre Huffcap Perry from Hecks Farmhouse Cider 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
BIAB at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2021. Pale yellow gold colour, no head and aroma of pear, fleshy. Taste is floral, perry pear, fruity, fleshy, tart with some citric acidity. Light bodied, low carbonation, dry tart finish. Quite drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
BIAB: Poured a hazy orange with a white head. Aroma is funky, mushy apple, musty. Taste is semi-sweet, apple, light leathery, tannin.
SHIG (13887) reviewed Kingston Black Cider from Hecks Farmhouse Cider 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
BIAB: Poured an orange with a white head. Aroma is semi-sweet, apple, spice. Taste is semi-sweet, tannins, some spice.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Kingston Black Cider from Hecks Farmhouse Cider 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
14/8/2021. From BIAB at the 24th Festival of Beer and Brewing at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket. Pours slightly hazy dark gold with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of semi-sweet fleshy apple, light funk and citrus. Moderate sweetness, light tartness. Medium body, oily texture, low carbonation. Dry, quite sweet finish. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
14/8/2021. From BIAB at the 24th Festival of Beer and Brewing at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket. Pours hazy dark gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is stewed apple, funky, musty, touch of cabbage. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a tart edge. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Dry finish. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at the George and Pilgrims Inn, Glastonbury at 6.5%. Pours hazy gold with no carbonation. Aroma is cheesy and slightly rubbery apple juice. Taste is medium dry apple juice throughout with a lightly cheesy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pint, hand-pulled at The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 5th Jul 2021. It isn't black at all, but it does taste of cider.