Moles Brewery
Microbrewery
in Melksham,
Wiltshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Wickwar Wessex (prev Wickwar Wessex Brewing)
Established in 1982
Closed in 2017
MiP (20341) reviewed Black Rat Premium Cider (5.5%) from Moles Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle, 5.5%. Clear yellow colour. Apple core aroma, rough but OK. The flavour has some of the same, tanninlike bitterness, apple core. Woody notes.
yespr (55607) reviewed Black Rat Premium Cider (5.5%) from Moles Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and pale yelloe with no head. Aroma is crisp apple fruity and light citric. Flat apple fruity, light brett and dry apple. Fruity finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. There’s some white bubbles on top, else it’s a clear, golden cider without carbonation. The aroma is quite apple-ish, in a yeasty, sulphury way that I can’t decide if I like or not. Medium body, quite dry, with flavors of apples, apple cores and some orchard. Lasting bitter-ish apple sees finish. Not bad, but I know several ciders I’d prefer over this one. 120217
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear yellow with a rough white head. Heavy sulphur in the nose. Medium body, very bubbly, dry and astringent apple notes. Ends very dry. 170212
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Should be listed as Black Rat Premium Cider and listed as something around 5.5% ABV. A hazy golden cider with a thin yellowish head. The aroma has strong notes of apples. The flavor is sweet with notes apples, leading to a tart finish. The body is light
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning 2012, Ulfborg. Pours clear golden with a bubbly white head. Sweet red apples and barnyard in the nose. Mild and acidic. Quite pleasant and uncomplicated.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Clear pale yellow with tiny diminishing white head. Aroma is apples and juice. Flavour is apples, little sweet, quite dry and a little acid.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, apples and light tart. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 170212
saxo (29673) reviewed Black Rat Premium Cider (5.5%) from Moles Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are tart apples, wood and has a nice dry finish.
gunnfryd (21869) reviewed Black Rat Cider (4.7%) from Moles Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at DSG 2011. Golden colour with no head. Aroma is apple, sourness. Flavour is apple, sourness, yeast. OK cider.
