99 Pines

Cidery in Kents Green, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2022

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Kents Green House, Kents Green, GL19 3AJ, England
Description
Topped with 99 pine trees (probably), May Hill (Gloucestershire) is world famous (in small circles!) as being the epicentre for fine, English Perry.

99PINES is a community enterprise, run by volunteers who scour local villages, gardens and heritage orchards to find the rarest and finest fruit. We love showing off single varieties and experimenting with orchard blends.

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8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass, for #rgpm. Batch No. 17. Pale golden yellow colour, no head and aroma of perry pear, lime citrus, funk, flowery. Taste is sweet & tart, peary, floral, limey citric, melon, with a barnyard funky note, some honeysuckle, drying acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry peary acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle from The Cat in the Glass on 06 Apr 2026 at 19:27

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from 99 Pines, for #rgpm. Pale yellow gold colour, short-lived bubbly foam head and aroma of perry pear, floral, fruity, citric, funk. Taste is sweet, perry pear, flowery, sherberty, pineapple, and burnt caramel, wood, funky hints, with zingy citrusy acidity and some drying tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying peary acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2026 at 19:42

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from 99 Pines, for #rgpm. Yellow golden colour, bubbly white foam head that quickly dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of perry pear, fruit, savoury funk note & sulphury hint. Taste is peary, floral, fleshy fruit, tropical, gooseberry, with some citric acidity and earthy tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying peary tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2026 at 22:28

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
500ml bottle from 99 Pines, for #rgpm. Sparkling pale yellow gold colour, foamy white head that quickly dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of perry pear, fruit, citric, funk, acetic hint. Taste is tart, tangy, perry pears, fleshy, fruity, floral, citric, gooseberry, white wine, with some acidity and drying tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying peary acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2026 at 20:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle for #rgpm. Pale yellow gold colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of perry pear, flowery, herby, funk. Taste is sweetish and tart, fleshy perry pear, floral, elderflower, lemon-lime citric, some acidity and light woody tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying peary finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2025 at 20:59

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml bottle for #rgpm. Hazed yellow colour, foamy white head that dissipates to a white rim and aroma of perry pear, acetic funk. Taste is sweet, perry pear, fleshy, fruit, funky, with some caramel, citric acidity and mellow tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying funky peary finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2025 at 20:39

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Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:57

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. For #rgpm. Sparkling, pale golden colour, short-lived bubbly head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of perry pear, floral, citric, lemon. Taste is sweetish, tart, flowery, perry pears, fleshy fruits, funk hint, with lemon citric acidity and alittle tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying peary tart lemony finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2024 at 22:48

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Batch No. 15. Carefully poured to leave sediment at bottom of the bottle. Sparkling, pale golden colour, with a thin white rim and aroma of perry pear, fruity, caramel, fudge, figgy. Taste is sweetish, tart & tangy, perry pear, some acetic funk, fruity, flowery, fudge hint, with citric acidity and some drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry funky floral peary finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2024 at 21:31

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Panda from Danlo, cheers Ed. Pours clear pale yellow gold with mild white foam. Aroma: perry pear, vanilla, funk. Taste: towards moderate sweet, lightly dry, mild acidity, drying tannic finish. Near medium body with low carbonation.
Tried on 13 Nov 2024 at 22:51