Pookhill Cider

Cidery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2002

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Middle Farm, Lewes Road, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LJ, England
Description
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.

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7.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Handbottled 568ml. @ The Danish Summer Gathering, TTODRBSG10 - Ulfborg.Light unclear medium orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, rum, barnyard, wood, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and vinegar, aceton, alcohol, chicken butt dry, dry dry with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic, very dry soft, acetic. [20100814]

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2010 at 08:06


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

Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, 2010. Pours clear amber with a creamy off white head. Acetone and apples. Tart and fruity. A bit warm. Quite rough an extreme with dominating acetone.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2010 at 23:51


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, 2010. Pours cloudy orange with a bubbly white head. Super tart nose. Appples and acetone. Quite sharp and very fruity. Super dry end. Waaauw - hardcore . .

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2010 at 12:08


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, 2010. Pours cloudy orange with a off white head. Fresh and tart apples. Oaky and frutiy with notes of brett. !Very tart and dry end. Heavy . . yet very refreshing!

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2010 at 05:45


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

cloudy yellow/orange no head. faint aroma, a little stingy flavor is dry, strange off flavor, apple. sugar.

Tried on 14 Aug 2010 at 12:16


6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Plastic bottle 568 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a cloudy and almost opaque golden with no head. The nose is Bretty with sweet apple acents. Light body, odd apple accents - somewhat perfumy or exotic. Quite tannic. 140810

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2010 at 10:56


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Plastic bottle. Good acetic aroma, hint of apple core and wood. Cloudy yellow colour. The flavour starts off a little sweet. Turns acetic with a little apple core flavour, I guess tannins.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2010 at 10:54


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cloudy pale yellow with a tiny off white head. Very dry aroma with tart natural apples. Dry flavor with tart natural apples, lacto and brett. Finished very dry and sour. Nice one.

Tried on 14 Aug 2010 at 10:54


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

cloudy yellow or golden, small bubbly head acid, vineagra and nail polish in the aroma sweet notes below that flavor is acid, nail polish, not much apple

Tried on 14 Aug 2010 at 10:28


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

Plastic bottle. Distinct acetone aroma. Some fruit in the nose, not necessarily apple. Hazy golden colour. The flavour starts off shockingly acidic, vinegary. Some acetone. Strangely enough, there is also a little apple. Apple core aftertaste. Tastes good, but is a bit rough on the tastebuds.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2010 at 10:03