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Middle Farm is the home of Pookhill cider.
Nestling at the foot of Firle Beacon on the South Downs in Sussex, Middle Farm is a 625 acre working family farm. We offer a warm countryside welcome, with something for every member of the family to enjoy.
Six generations of farming have given us a unique insight into British food production. The highest standards of animal welfare and environmental care show in our milk and meat products. We demand those same high standards from everyone whose produce we stock.
In more recent years, Mr Pile set up the cider business, collecting cider from small farms all over the west country to sell at Middle Farm.
The Little Red Rooster range are a product of Pookhill Cider.
Nestling at the foot of Firle Beacon on the South Downs in Sussex, Middle Farm is a 625 acre working family farm. We offer a warm countryside welcome, with something for every member of the family to enjoy.
Six generations of farming have given us a unique insight into British food production. The highest standards of animal welfare and environmental care show in our milk and meat products. We demand those same high standards from everyone whose produce we stock.
In more recent years, Mr Pile set up the cider business, collecting cider from small farms all over the west country to sell at Middle Farm.
The Little Red Rooster range are a product of Pookhill Cider.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BIAB Sample from the 29th Sussex Beer & Cider Festival Brighton, courtesy of Grumbo. Many thanks Graham! Orange golden colour, no head and aroma of funky apple. Taste is sweetish, mellow apple, some fruity pear, slight notes of barnyard funk, then bittersweet, with tannins and boozy hints. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2019
at 20:37
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
BIAB Sample from 29th Sussex Beer & Cider Festival Brighton, courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers Graham! Slightly hazy golden colour, no head and aroma of formic acid, cedar wood, some apple. Taste is tart apple then very astringent and drying, wood, with formic acid, cedar, oak barrel, sawdust. Medium bodied, low carbonation, very dry tart & woody finish. Just too astringent for me.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2019
at 19:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6
22/3/2019. From bag in a box at the 29th Sussex Beer & Cider Festival, Brighton. Pours hazy pale gold with minimal head. Aroma of moderately sweet apples, caramel and green apples. Light sweetness, medium tartness. Light to moderate body, slight watery texture, soft to flat carbonation. Very dry, tart, acidic finish.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2019
at 16:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22/3/2019. From bag in a box at the 29th Sussex Beer & Cider Festival, Brighton. Pours clear bright golden amber with minimal head. Aroma of caramel, sweet apples and pears, with some sour notes. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, lightvto moderate tartness. Moderate to medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Slightly dry and fairly sweet finish.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2019
at 16:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bag in Box at 21st South Downs Beer Fest. It pours clear golden - amber without a head. The aroma is earthy, juicy, tangy, sherbet, sweet apple pie, barnyard, manure, cinnamon and wood. The taste is bitter - sweet, tangy, apple pie, earthy, musty, funky, earth, manure, candy, tannin, apple skin and black tea with a drying finish. Medium body and soft, foamy mouth - feel. Sweet yet very barnyardy. Perhaps too much manure. Lorna likens it to slurry on a field! Not quite sold on it.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2017
at 06:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at GBBF 2013, day 3 - London. Pours hazy yellow with a few bubbles on the rim. Rotten apple and whisky in the aroma. Light-medium sweet falvor with dried apples, light spice, must. Light to medium bodied, soft. Finishes with underripe apples, lots of musty dryness. So so, but drinks well enough given its strength.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2015
at 05:40
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Polycask @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Pookhill Irish Whiskey Cask ].ABV: 8.4%. Unclear light yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sweet apples, horse blanket, wood, alcohol, sulfur - chlorine. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, tart apple, whisky, peat - wood - oak. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20130815]
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2015
at 13:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF ’13, 15/08/13 cheers to Seth for the pour. Clear pale yellow akin to dishwater with no head. Nose is zesty apples, sugar, apple flan. Taste comprises light woodm earthy apples, hint of whisky. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish. Nice Zider.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2013
at 04:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at gbbf 2013. Light green cloudy no head. Light acid bright apples aroma. Flavour is Mellon pineapple and oak fruity and tasty This will fuck you up.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 09:16
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours pale yellow, no head. Aroma is whiskey oaky and tart apples. Citric, whiskey oaky and apples zesty. Dry and semi citric finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 08:56