Heldre Sider og Saft (Helleland Gard)

Cidery in Lofthus, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴
Associated Venue: Helleland Gard

Established in 2017

Contact
Hellelandsvegen 145, Lofthus, 5781, Norway
Description
Helleland gard & Heldre sider is located in Lofthus, a majestic and remote place situated in Hardangerfjorden. We are situated approx 2 km north of Lofthus, and are next door neighbor with Lofthus camping.

The estate has been in the family for generations, and we have mainly been producing and selling fruits since the 1970’s.

In 2017 we started up an apple cider and juice distillery. Heldre sider has since been known to be a quality cider.

In our farm shop, we sell Heldre sider, juice and several other local products like honey, jam and chutney from other farms in Hardanger.

For groups and private parties, we offer cider tasting in the barn. You can book it here: tastehardanger.com

We also offer cider tasting with a simple meal of cheese inside «Mosstova», our traditional house from the 15th century. Minimumprice is NOK 4900. Reservations must be made three days earlier. Please, contact us on: hellelandgard@gmail.com

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Nice easy drinkable cider.
Not to dry and acidic
Pleasant apple feeling
[Bottle – shared by ChrisOfstad]
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2025 at 10:24

7/10
0,75 litre bottle, bought at the source , at home. Light golden with white head. Apples, acidic, sour, dry.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2025 at 18:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Lukt: Eple. Utseende: Gulbrun. Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum. Smak: Eple. Medium: Rating:3,5-747413, Flaske@330ml, ABV@4.7%, Når@16.08.2024. Hvor: BIRK Bryggeriutsalg, Klepp Stasjon, Nydt@Hjemme. Heldre Topptur Apple Cider
Tried on 16 Aug 2024 at 14:48

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from Spar, Kinsarvik. Pours clear golden with a white head that dissipates immediately. Fresh fruity apple aroma with nice acidity and a pleasantly dry finish. Quite delicious!
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2024 at 19:08

6/10
Sampled at Cider World Expo 2024 Frankfurt. A clear golden yellow colour. Aroma and Taste of dry sourish apples, mild sourness, sweetness, easy to drink.
Tried on 28 Apr 2024 at 13:22

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Süffiger Apfelbeginn mit muffiger Hintergrundnote. Spritzig, Saft, minimale Herbe. Ok. 10/10/11/11/9/11
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2024 at 14:15

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750 ml corked & caged dark green bottle, vintage 2021, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken, shared with my son. ABV is 8.7%. Semi dry. Apple varieties are Aroma, Discovery and Dolgo. Golden colour, pours sparkling with a moderate white head that lasts a while. Nice aroma and flavour of apples and apple skin.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 12 Jan 2024 at 20:56

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
YG 240923. Peachy color with no head. Aroma is apples, sulphur,. Flavor is apples, sulphur, sulphur, sourness, alcohol.
Tried on 15 Oct 2023 at 06:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle kindly shared by Yngwie/Gunnfryd. Almost clear pale golden body under a thin, white film. Strong, clean aroma of apple with apple core. Taste has sweet apple, consecrated apple core, balancing acidity and way too much alcohol. Medium body with long lasting aftertaste, quite warm and boozy.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2023 at 17:29

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, 35cl. 2022 vintage, 9.5% ABV. A lightly foggy deep golden colored cider. Well carbonated but headless. Mostly well ripened sweet apple aroma, with some apple cake and apple cores. It's full bodied and warming, sweet, yet with a certain drying acidity. Alcohol, apple juice, apple sourness, grassy notes and a touch of apple cores in the flavor. Medium length finish. Too strong this one. 230924
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2023 at 15:45