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!
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can from Tesco, Reading. Clear very pale gold with an aggressive fizz. Light pear juice to the front, a little economy apple juice behind. Drying finish and horribly gassy. It's sub-par but drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2024
at 23:11
4/10
Modern art from the canal
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 09:19
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml can from local shop. Pinkish colour, short-lived pink foamy head and aroma of green apple, raspberry, lime hint. Taste is sweet, raspberry, jammy, slight apple and some tartness with a lime citric note. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, drying lingering berry sweetness at the finish. Quite sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2024
at 15:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle Pours clear reddish. Sweetish. Red berries. Kinda of a dry mouthfeel. Fair
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2024
at 19:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from B&M Bargains, Todmorden. Clear pink coloured. The sweet Cherry Bakewell thing is very evident here, with a mix of fruit, sugars and pastry notes. Plenty of aroma too. Too much in one go might get overbearing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2024
at 22:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can from Asda Supermarket, Manchester. Peachy-golden with a light carbonation. The cider doesn't really know what it is, whilst it is drinkable it is neither flavoursome in pear or apple.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2024
at 19:44
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle from Home Bargains, Salford. Clear golden colour. Has sweet honeycomb flavours, which don't work too well in this instance, and is a little overbearing after a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2024
at 20:46
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can from Tesco Metro, Manchester. Pinkish-red in colour, and clear. Red-berries are in both aroma and taste, sweet in the latter, and arguably a tad bland.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2024
at 18:44
3/10
Sweet, syrupy, sugary, raspberry concentrate, very fizzy
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2024
at 11:39
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can from Tesco Metro, Manchester. Very pale clear yellow colour. Has a very heavy orange aroma and a bitter-orange taste, giving it a very un-ciderlike feel. There's a zest to it as the name suggests.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2024
at 17:03