Monkey House Cider

Cidery in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2022

Closed in 2025

Contact
Ramparts Business Park, 1 Windmall Way West, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1UN, England
Description
We seek out apples with character. Then we teach them to dance...

Phil learned how to craft cider in Zummerset. Oo-arr. But he’s come a long way since then. All the way to Berwick-upon-Tweed, in fact, where Northumberland meets Scotland. Tucked away on farms and estates around the Borders he found orchards producing fruit that’s perfect for ciders of character.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught at Split Chimp, Newcastle. Orangey amber gold colour, thin white head and aroma of grapefruit, apple. Taste is tangy, apple, pink grapefruit, some funk and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium drying finish. Quite drinkable
Tried on 06 Jul 2022 at 17:28

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers Shawn! Orange amber colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of apple, oak, vanilla, lactic, some funk. Taste is tangy, apple, woody, oaky, formic notes, funky, barrel notes, with red wine notes and some tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic red-wine like finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 01 Jul 2022 at 18:33

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda 🐼 at home thanks to SHIG. A mostly clear toffee orange coloured pour with sdmall halo of off white head. Aroma is toffee apple, lacto funk, green apple, vanilla, toffee. Flavour is semi sweet, toffee apple, woody funk, mouldy, wooden caske, madeira wine, funky barrel character. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, mellow carbonation. ok. Nice barrel funk.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2022 at 21:41

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 27/06/22. Deep copper to golden with a fast collapsing white head. Nose is dusty apples, light whisky barrel, hedgerow, apple skin, vinous trace, oak. Taste comprises tarte apples, oak, barrel tones, earthy apple core, light funk, tannins. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light drying close. Solid complex cider.
Tried on 27 Jun 2022 at 17:36

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bag: Poured a burnt orange with bubble head. Aroma is boozy, woodsy, oak, fruity, apple, yeast, vanilla. Taste is vanilla, apple, tannins, woodsy, boozy, oaky, tingle finish.
Tried on 21 Jun 2022 at 19:00

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Panda 🐼 at home thanks to Shig. A light hazzed bright orange coloured pour with a loose halo of white head. Aroma is medium sweet, gib fruit, jammy five alive, orange juice, mango, tangerine, peach melba. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, juicy fruits, apple peach, pineapple tang, pithy apple, Palate is semi sweet, rounded, light tang, mealy, moderate carbonation. Easy drinker.
Tried on 14 Jun 2022 at 22:08

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
7/5/2022. Draught sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Northumberland rating #200. Pours hazy/cloudy pale orange with minimal head. Aroma of sweet musty apple, vanilla, mucky notes. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness, touch of tart. Moderate body, watery, soft carbonation.
Tried on 13 Jun 2022 at 13:32

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
7/5/2022. Draught sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear very pale gold with minimal head. Aroma of sweet apple, caramel, bread, citrus, slight mucky eggy notes. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily watery, soft carbonation. Still vinegar edge. Okay.
Tried on 13 Jun 2022 at 13:30

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
7/5/2022. Draught sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours pale amber bronze with minimal head. Aroma of apple, apple pie, wood, caramel. Moderate sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily, low carbonation. Dry and lightly tart finish. Decent.
Tried on 13 Jun 2022 at 13:30

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
BIAB at Darlington Snooker Club Beer Festival May 2022. Bright red colour, no head and aroma of mucky funk. Taste is sweet, raspberry, sherbert, zesty, some apple, tart. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry raspberry finish. Quite drinkable
Tried on 07 May 2022 at 16:37