Darkside Ciders

Cidery in Solihull, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2021

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We produce the best cider you have ever tasted. Our core values make us who we are. Quality, Sustainability and friends...because after all, cider always tastes better when enjoyed with friends.

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7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Clear gold, small brief white bubbles. Soft apple pulp aroma with some tannins. Taste has soft and peel green apple notes, medium dry, with a fairly crisp finish. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Becketts Farm Shop, Birmingham. Golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of mucky funk, apple, fruity, passionfruit. Taste is sweet apple, passionfruit, barnyard funk, with some tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium sweet finish with lingering passionfruit. Quite OK

Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2023 at 20:07


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a golden with a white bubble head. Aroma is sweet, apples, perfume, sticky to the nose. Taste is apple, light medicinal/herbal, drying overall. Nose was much better.

Tried on 30 May 2022 at 11:28


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

18/2/2022. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear pale gold with a small short lasting frothy white head. Aroma of medium sweet apple, apple core, leaf, biscuit, vanilla, rosemary, touch of funk. Medium plus sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily mouthfeel, average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2022 at 20:14


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

Sample thanks to Danlo down there. Cheers mate. Pours clear pale gold. Aroma clean sweet commercial medium. Taste presents a familiar medium character, juicy sweet, straightforward middle of the road cider. Probably made by Celtic Marches.

Tried on 14 Feb 2022 at 19:55


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500m bottle from Connolly's Wine. Golden colour, short-lived white bubbly head and aroma of apple, fruity, funk hint. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, some leathery funk and bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2022 at 19:46