Brothers Cider (Brothers Group)

Client Brewer in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1992

Contact
Showerings Cider Mill, Kilver St, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5ND, England
Subsidiaries
Brothers Cider (Brothers Group) owns 1 brewery:
Description
Hello and welcome to Brothers Cider, the home of the original festival cider. We are Francis, Jonathan, Matthew and Daniel and for 14 generations, since 1658, when uncle Gabriel first sold his barrels around Wells, Shepton Mallet and Glastonbury, our family has strived to make light, refreshing ciders using a variety of fruit. We are constantly exploring new recipes and love to get your feedback on our latest creations.

We first started selling our Pear Cider at the Glastonbury Festival in 1995 near what was then called the Jazz World Stage. These days it is called The West Holts Stage but our bar is still in the same place. Over the years, festival goers kept asking us if it was possible to get our drink when the festival was over and so we decided to market it to pubs and supermarkets. Now you can get it all over the country and at other festivals besides Glastonbury. See you at the bar!

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
For research purposes only, had a little try of this - to style, where the style is sugary alcopop, it’s not too shabby! Marshmallow on the nose, watery pink in colour, very fizzy and very sweet.
Tried on 25 Jul 2021 at 17:11

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle from local convenience store. Appearance - golden with gentle carbonation. Nose - big fresh green apple note and big freshly made toffee note too. Taste - exactly the same as nose. Palate - light bodied then very sweet. Overall - actual flavours very nice, but so so sweet it can only be described as an alcopop.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2021 at 08:24

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle from Home Bargains thin white head. Clear golden pour. Clear honeycomb taste but too sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2021 at 17:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33cl bottle from B&M No head. Hazy pink pour. Grapefruit aftertaste but too sweet.
Tried from Bottle from B&M Bargains U.K Chain on 25 May 2021 at 16:55

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Can from Lidl Supermarket, Salford. Purple-red, slightly sweet nose, a little bit more sweetness in its taste, but this never gets stated or overbearing and the blackcurrant is obvious. Having had several supermarket bought dark fruit canned ciders, this is one of the better ones.
Tried from Can on 05 May 2021 at 19:33

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
500ml bottle bought at Eide Handel. Horizontal tasting of four bottles from Brothers Cider. Clear pale reddish body, no lacing, just a few bubbles on the surface. Modest smell of mid-sweet berry skins. Mixed berry flavours, moments of blueberries and raspberries. More berries to a rather sweet ending, fizzy mouthfeel. Drinkable and best in test, which does not say a lot. (Tromsø 03.05.2021).
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2021 at 18:24

3.2/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
500ml bottle bought at Eide Handel. Horizontal tasting of four bottles from Brothers Cider. Noisy pour revealing a fast diminishing white head, cloudy grey-white body content, no lacing. Modest lemonade smell, sweet. Sweet aroma of pears and lemonade. Ends with sweet pears. Possible to drink as a sweet soft drink. One small glass was enough. (Tromsø 03.05.2021).
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2021 at 18:19

3.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
500ml bottle bought at Eide Handel. Horizontal tasting of four bottles from Brothers Cider. Fast declining pinkish head, clear pale reddish body, poor lacing. Candy sweet smell of strawberries, mid-dry. Sweet taste profile of lemonade, apples, and berries. Prolonged ending. Overly sweet and fizzy. About drinkable, mostly drain pour though. (Tromsø 03.05.2021).
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2021 at 18:12

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
330ml bottle bought at Eide Handel. Horizontal tasting of four bottles from Brothers Cider. Dissipating pinkish head, clear purple-reddish body, scattered lacing. Modest smell of berry skins, mid-sweet. Sweet taste of berries and grape on a backbone of almond. Mid-dry sweet ending. Drinkable, very sweet tough. (Tromsø 03.05.2021).
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2021 at 18:06

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle from Morrisons.
thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Easy drinking.
Tried from Bottle from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 21 Apr 2021 at 21:50