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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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask, gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival, 17th & 18th February 2012 Quite an unusual cider from the off, noise is pear drops and a little sweetness, I don’t get the Russet apples which I understand this primarily came from, tangy and a little bit plasticcy at times. Unusual I will admit but not totally my thing. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2012 at 14:03


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 500ml.Clear with tiny to small body particles, a medium yellow colour with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate apple, green apple, apple skin, perfume. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet with a average to long duration, sweet apple. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20120122]

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2012 at 10:59


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

Box@Sir John Oldcastle, London. Slightly hazy golden colour with no head. Aroma is fresh green apples with mild fruity and vanillaish notes. Flavour is very similar along with mild acidicness and wood.

Tried on 25 Jan 2012 at 21:07


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at The Hop Pole, Ayelesbury. HAzy very pale yellow. Citric nose. Bone dry with light-medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Lemony sourness, some apple skin bitterness. Lambic like, but without the funk.

Tried from Cask on 20 Dec 2011 at 03:07


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

Bag in box at Willow Walk, August 2011. Cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma of apple, funk, wood and a touch of vinegar. Much the same notes in the flavour with a faint note of acetone.

Tried on 15 Dec 2011 at 12:33


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 275ml.Clear light to medium yellow colour with virtually no white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, tart apple, apple peel, sweet apple, apple vinegar. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, dry, dry red apples, light chicken butt tart - dry. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20111126]

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2011 at 23:44


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

Bottle 275ml.Clear light yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy apples, pear, acetone, vinegar, wood. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and vinegar with a long duration, dry, pear - apples, celery. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111126]

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2011 at 23:44


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

Cask@Southampton Arms, London. Slightly hazy pale yellow colour with no head. Aroma is apples, some dry wood, mild spices as well as some slight vanilla as well. Flavour is very similar, but much more dry than the aroma would let you expect. Refreshing cider after the "beer straight" at SA.

Tried from Cask on 12 Dec 2011 at 09:53


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 275ml.Clear light yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, wood - horse blanket, fruity apples. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, fruity, apples, farm yardm vinegar notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20111126]

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2011 at 08:41


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a small white head and quite some floaties. Tart apple notes in the aroma. Medium body, tart sulphurous apples with a dry and tart finish. 261111

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2011 at 07:16