Orchard Pig

Cidery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

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West Bradley Orchards, West Bradley, Glastonbury, BA6 8LT, England
Description
It’s too easy to let life become predictable and settle for the ordinary. Luckily though, Orchard Pig is no ordinary cider. It all began in a Somerset shed, surrounded by the best West Country apple trees and free roaming Old Spot pigs. But, whilst every orchard has apples, not every orchard has Old Spot pigs. We believe our free-spirited attitude is the magic ingredient which makes every pint of Orchard Pig taste so refreshingly different to all the rest. Not your average apples, not your average pig. Orchard Pig. It’s a rare breed.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home, 30/07/16. Clear golden topped with moderate off White bubbles. Nose is earthy orchard fruit, straw, apple pulp, light smoke, farmy ring. Taste comprises apple peel, caramel, straw, light pork. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent enough cider.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2016 at 10:53

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Polypin at standing order... Deep red... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet fruit nose ... Soft sweet... Long soft sweet
Tried on 28 Jul 2016 at 02:24

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bag in box at the standing order. Pours clear reddish purple, nose is berries, light apple, taste is sweet, fruity.
Tried on 22 Jul 2016 at 01:40

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bag in a box at County Hotel Ashford JDW. first drink of the day after a hoolie yesterday so interested to see if my body still tolerates alcohol. Clear ribena colour a few pink bubbles. Some apple juice character with some blackcurrant ribena flavour. Not overly sweet. Fridge cold. It’s a drinkable alcopop.
Tried on 17 Jul 2016 at 06:18

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bag in a box at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Clear gold thin white bubbles. Good apple juice good tannin good dryness good character. I rather liked it. Good dryness.
Tried on 15 Jul 2016 at 10:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Polypin at cellar bar Chester.. Golden amber.. Soft dry tanins apple nose.. Soft Tart dry apple
Tried on 11 Jul 2016 at 14:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Box @ Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury. Pours vivid purpley pink. Deep berry aroma. Taste is slick, clean sloeberries, very mild apple presence. Syrupy fruit juice in character. One dimensional.
Tried on 10 Jul 2016 at 17:06

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Red Squirrel taproom, Amersham, 09/07/16. Light haze on a pale yellow to orange pour with little in the way of a head. Nose is light ginger, straw, apple skins, faint spice, grain. Taste comprises apple peel, light smoke, faint chilli, grass, ginger, mango chutney. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Ok novelty kind of a cider, fine in small doses but couldn’t take a lot on board.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2016 at 09:13

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
BIAB at William Stead JDW Darlington. Reddish colour, no head and aroma of berry & spice. Taste is fruity & tart apple, apple skin, along with a tangy berry note. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel, light to medium bodied, low carbonation, dry lightly tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 08 Jul 2016 at 06:33

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500 ml clear bottle at the Flying Horse, Gatwick Airport. ABV is 4.5%. Pale golden colour, sparkling, short-lived white head. Strong aroma of cider apples, hints of sulphites. Medium sweet flavour of cider apples and sweet eating apples. Okay, but forgettable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2016 at 14:11