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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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
At the Southampton Arms, London 25/03/10. Pale hazy gold in colour. Aroma of apple cores and bruised fruit. Light apple flavours, with a touch of spice and medium dry finish. Ok, but a bit subdued all round.
Tried on 27 Mar 2010 at 00:19

2.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 1 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 1.5
Bottled. An unclear green-yellow perry with a thin white head. The aroma is very powerful of rotten prunes and a bit of pear. The flavor is sweet with notes of pears, rhum, and over ripe almonst rotten prunes, leading to a sweet finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2010 at 12:53

2.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours cloudy and completely opaque milky pale yellow with a tiny white head. Very odd aroma - more like pineapple. Medium body, vague pear notes but dominated by acetone. Appears rotten. Sweet Jesus.... 230310
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2010 at 12:28

1.9/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 0.5
33 cL bottle. Pours murky yellow with a fully gone head. Aroma is chemical and slight citric perry. Milky and citric to distinct chemical perry flavoured. Citric and dry chemical finish.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2010 at 12:25

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy light golden cider with a thin white head. The aroma has notes of apples and light notes of acid. The flavor acidic with notes of apples and applecore, leading to a tart finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2009 at 13:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
27.5 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow white head. Dry sulphorish and fresh apple fruity. Dry apple flavoured. Sulphorish and very dry. Dry and fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2009 at 09:54

6.5/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 275ml.Clear light to medium yellow color with a small, virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sour apple, vinegar notes. Flavor is light heavy sweet and vingar with a long duration, and a dry dry finish. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20091002]
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2009 at 02:11

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft @ Cricketers Arms, Southampton. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with no head. Has a fruity tart apple aroma. Fruity tart apple flavor with phenolic hints. Has a fruity tart apple finish.
Tried from Draft on 28 Nov 2009 at 06:00

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 27,5 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours an almost clear pale yellow with a small rough white head. Extreme acetone aroma that almost makes me cough. A little watery in texture, apple notes indeed, not overly sour but quite some acetic acid there. 021009
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2009 at 13:43

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From a plastic barrel on the bar at Red Lion, Snargate Summer BF 08. Cloudy pale gold. Nice light cheesey pear fruit aroma. Quite a dry finish. But only 5% ABV. Dry varnishy perry with plenty of pear juice. Really quite dry. Refreshing.
Tried on 23 Jun 2008 at 11:10