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
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!
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!
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottled. Pale yellow colour with small white head. Aroma is pear, apples, bunch of sugar. Flavour is much the same. Artificial from the beginning to the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2010
at 21:21
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear golden with a fizzy, dissipating white head. Not so pleasant aroma - vomit and chemicals. Medium body, faint pear accents, but mainly sugary and chemical with a beefy alcohol in the finish. 180110
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2010
at 02:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear yellow with a fizzy and dissipating rough white head. Lightly tart apple accents. Medium body, sweet’n’sour apple accents with a slight astringency - fairly authentic. Lightly tart finish. Quite decent actually. 160110
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2010
at 17:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma of apple, wood, brett, and a hint of sulphur. Sweetish fruity flavour. Well carbonated with refreshing apple flavour
Tried
on 19 Dec 2009
at 14:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
500 mL can from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a very pale straw yellow color with a thin fizzy head, appearing very much like a white wine. Aroma of tart pears, tannic notes and plastic. Taste is tart pears, apples, grapes, water. Thin and watery. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2009
at 15:52
2.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Plastic bottle, courtesy of Farorviking
Water, almost no color, just a pale shade of yellow; no head. It has a cheap plastic aroma, warm plastic, light citrus fruits. It’s brewed with sugar and sweeteners, so actually it doesn’t have any apple flavor, but some citrus fruits touch and acidity (did they add also citrus chemicals?); also a light sweetener feeling. Quite bad, Jacob, quite bad.
Water, almost no color, just a pale shade of yellow; no head. It has a cheap plastic aroma, warm plastic, light citrus fruits. It’s brewed with sugar and sweeteners, so actually it doesn’t have any apple flavor, but some citrus fruits touch and acidity (did they add also citrus chemicals?); also a light sweetener feeling. Quite bad, Jacob, quite bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2009
at 00:45
2.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Bottled. Golden colour with small sparkling white bubbly head, that disappears quickly. Aroma is sweet sugary ess with artificial notes of apple. Flavour is quite much the same with some rather unpleasant sweetness lurking as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2009
at 03:04
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Hazy, pale gold with no head and slight carbonation. Sweet, spicy and synthetic dessert pear aroma. Sweet pear juice flavour, with some butterscotch lurking in the background, a touch of wood and medium sweet finish. Tolerable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2009
at 10:52
1.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 2
Can at MagicDave6’s gaff. This is so funny I can’t rate it. Chemically aroma. Just so poor. Apple fruit is very vague.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2009
at 11:53
2.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Bottle, courtesy of a hardcore Danish crew
Yellowish water, with a suspicious artificial head. Fizzy, carbonated soda aroma, light fruitness. Sweetish flavor, with light fruits, more like a cheap soda than anything else. Bad.
Yellowish water, with a suspicious artificial head. Fizzy, carbonated soda aroma, light fruitness. Sweetish flavor, with light fruits, more like a cheap soda than anything else. Bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2009
at 11:36