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As outdoor enthusiasts, keen producers and brewers in Rutland, we have long wondered why there was very little Cider produced in our glorious county. After much research into cider making and producing, we came up with a great blend of cider and dessert apples to craft into our medium ‘Rutland Cider’.
Using a blend of apples grown in Rutland, but mainly apples from the finest ancient and commercial orchards from one farm in Herefordshire, we are able to pick from varieties including Dabinett, Michelin, Harry Masters, Three Counties and Yarlington Mill.
We decided to add a small but perfectly crafted range of fruit ciders into our portfolio. Tired of drinking thick, gloopy fruit based ciders, we wanted the natural flavours of Britain to shine through wherever possible. So we turned to the hedgerows and gardens for our inspiration, blending Rhubarb and English Strawberries from our own garden along with Blackberries and English Raspberries into our medium cider for great, natural flavours of England. Mango was just a bit of fun, but it turned out really well!
Using a blend of apples grown in Rutland, but mainly apples from the finest ancient and commercial orchards from one farm in Herefordshire, we are able to pick from varieties including Dabinett, Michelin, Harry Masters, Three Counties and Yarlington Mill.
We decided to add a small but perfectly crafted range of fruit ciders into our portfolio. Tired of drinking thick, gloopy fruit based ciders, we wanted the natural flavours of Britain to shine through wherever possible. So we turned to the hedgerows and gardens for our inspiration, blending Rhubarb and English Strawberries from our own garden along with Blackberries and English Raspberries into our medium cider for great, natural flavours of England. Mango was just a bit of fun, but it turned out really well!
6/10
Tried
on 19 Oct 2024
at 13:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Grainstore Brewery, Oakham. Pours clear pale gold with a dissipating white cap. Sweet apple, tangy apple. Medium sweet. Light body with spritzy carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2023
at 08:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Grainstore Brewery. Pours light unclear pale pink with a translucent white cap. Sweet, with strawberry dominating, light dryness of rhubarb poking through. Medium body with light carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
at
Grainstore Brewery
on 29 May 2023
at 18:43
2.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Cask at Grainstore brewery taproom, Oakham. Pours light hazed gold with no head. Aroma: mango, fruity, syrup. Taste: heavy sweet, tinned tropical fruit salad, plenty of mango, no real apple character at all, syrupy sweet. Medium body with low/no carbonation. Too sweet for me
Tried
from Cask
at
Grainstore Brewery
on 28 May 2023
at 16:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
22/1/2022. From BIAB at The Ploughman, Werrington, Peterborough. Pours clear pale copper with minimal head. Aroma of berries, flowers, parma violets. Medium plus sweetness, touch of tart. Moderate body, oily watery texture, soft to flat carbonation.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2022
at 09:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
22/1/2022. From BIAB at The Ploughman, Werrington, Peterborough. Pours clear golden with minimal head. Aroma of sweet mango, mango pip, husky edge. Medium plus sweetness. Moderate body, sticky texture, low carbonation. Best of the 3 Rutland ciders they had.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2022
at 09:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
22/1/2022. From BIAB at The Ploughman, Werrington, Peterborough. Pours clear golden amber with minimal head. Aroma of berries, strawberry, light sweet rhubarb. Medium sweetness, touch of tartness. Moderate body, oily watery texture, soft to flat carbonation. Parma violet finish. Okay.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2022
at 09:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BIAB: Poured a pinkish orange with a white head. Aroma is light rhubarb, fruit. Taste is rhubarb, tangy, apple.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2022
at 15:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BIAB: Poured a coppery reddish with a white head. Aroma is berries, syrup. Taste is fruity, apple and berries, semi-sweet.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2022
at 15:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BIAB: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is mango, sweet apple. Taste is mango, apple, semi-sweet.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2022
at 15:43