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Matt Stephenson is a Sheffielder living in exile in North Somerset who, together with son-in-law Sean Beaton, got into cider making by accident, having set out originally to make wine. But they must have done something right because two blends from their first harvest in 2020 won gold in the 2022 prestigious Taste of the West awards and they have followed that up with two silvers in the 2023 awards. The name Wild West comes from the wild fermentation process, their base in the West Country - and it means they get to dress up as cowboys!
Here at Wild West Cider we strive to deliver unique and interesting flavours using the traditional methods of cider making. All our ciders use naturally occurring yeast to spur on the fermentation process producing a variety of delicious blends. Hand picked apples from local orchards is at the very essence of what we are believe in. Only the best make it through, which are then milled, pressed and left to do their thing in stainless steel tanks. With little to no intervention these blends are truly the real thing.
Wild West Cider
Here at Wild West Cider we strive to deliver unique and interesting flavours using the traditional methods of cider making. All our ciders use naturally occurring yeast to spur on the fermentation process producing a variety of delicious blends. Hand picked apples from local orchards is at the very essence of what we are believe in. Only the best make it through, which are then milled, pressed and left to do their thing in stainless steel tanks. With little to no intervention these blends are truly the real thing.
Wild West Cider
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
30/10/2023. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear pale golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is funky, green, apple, citric, acidic. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, fairly fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2023
at 18:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle from Wild West. Golden colour, foamy white head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, fruit, straw, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, funky, acetic note, and fruity, with some drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart & tangy finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2023
at 18:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Wild West. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of apple, fruity, funk. Taste is tangy, apple, funky, leather, farmhouse, with some drying tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2023
at 21:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Wild West. Orangey golden colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of juicy apple, fruity, alittle funk. Taste is sharp, tart, apple, fruity, fleshy citric, woody, funk with some drying tangy tannins. Medium bodied, light foamy carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2023
at 20:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Wild West. Hazy orange colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, juicy, citric, earthy funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, juicy, fruity, with orange citrus notes, orchardy, funky, leather, spicy, with bittersweet earthy tannins. Medium bodied, medium soft carbonation, drying tannic finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2023
at 21:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured an orange golden with a white head. Aroma is crisp apples, light tannins. Taste is a tart yet crisp apple, some tannins, light leather.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2022
at 18:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample, thanks to danlo. Nice natural fruit aroma, medium. Misty gold appearance. Lovely smooth fruity tannin rich fleshy cider. Lots of flavour for 3.8%. Ace.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2022
at 17:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda 🐼 at home thanks to Danlo. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is dry pithy funk, bark, woody tannin, horsey funk, pear, grape. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rounded, sticky apple, apple curd, juicy apple, pear. Palate is medium sweet, fine carbonation, juicy, Nice. Very easy going.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2022
at 21:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
7/5/2022. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of medium sweet apples, leather, funky notes. Medium sweetness, touch tart. Moderate body, oily, average carbonation. Slight drying finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2022
at 13:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle from Wild West. 2020 Vintage. Sparkling, clear orange gold colour, short-lived big foamy white head and aroma of fruity apple, alittle funk. Taste is tangy, slightly tart, apple, fleshy, some bittersweet tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2022
at 19:26