Mr Whitehead's Cider

Cidery in Alton, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2003

Contact
Windmill Farm, Colemore, Alton, GU34 3PY, England
Description
Making traditional hand crafted ciders in the Heart of Hampshire with locally sourced apples

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5
Fruity tart. The mainpart has lots of beetroot tartness with fruity apples. Earth, fruit. Interesting. The aftertaste is beetroot, fresh-fruity, earthy vegetables.
Tried on 01 Sep 2014 at 13:32

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
At the Royal Oak, Twerton, 25/82014. Cloudy yellow in colour with no head or carbonation. Easy drinking cider, with some medium fruit but not a lot of character. Ok.
Tried on 26 Aug 2014 at 16:07

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Barrel/bag thingy at the Merchants Inn, Rugby, 03/08/14. Murky pineapple juice yellow with no head. Nose is apple mulch, light smoke, sweet peardrop. Taste comprises woody notes, sweet apples, light rum trace in a fine light drying close. Ok stuff.
Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 04:52

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bag-in-a-box at White Lady JDW. Pours clear pink, no head. Aromas of fresh beetroot, light apple. Taste is more apple with beetroot at the back. Lacks that earthy note I’ve had in other beetroot flavoured drinks, which is no bad thing. Not bad.
Tried on 07 Aug 2014 at 00:08

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the standing order... Big pink red... No head... Soft earthy beetroot nose... Same again... Light tart apple... Light acetic finish... But realy earthy beetroot...
Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2014 at 08:44

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Bankers Draft, Bedford. Clear, mauve (yes, mauve) and still. Aroma of apples mostly, with a hint of beetroot. Taste is initially too saccharin, then the umami savouriness of the beetroot kicks in. Wonderfully confusing umami-laden aftertaste. I like this (probably more than I should).
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2014 at 14:21

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bag in a box, chilled, from William Stead JDW Darlington. Bright purple pinkish-red colour, no head and aroma of beetroot, apple, vinegar. Taste is earthy beetroot with apple, vanilla & barnyard notes. Light bodied, low carbonation, fairly clean finish with some lingering beetroot. Interesting, Quite OK.
Tried on 14 Jul 2014 at 05:31

4/10
Tried on 13 Jul 2014 at 15:07

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled@PBX IX. Yellowish pale colour, no head. Aroma is apple juice, sugar and some mild wooden notes. Flavour is very similar with some resiny notes as well.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2014 at 08:21

4.6/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
50 cl bottle @ PBF Ⅸ, BBE 01.05.2017
Aroma is sour with lactic notes and hints of apples. Flavour is sour with lactic tones, some earthy notes and green apples. Rather unusual cider; instead of apples this has lactic sourness.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2014 at 08:17