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!
2/10
Sweet, butterscotch, toffee, syrup, sugary, old socks, dirty cloth, milky. It feels like drinking old socks with which you have previously stepped on butterscotch candy...
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2024
at 13:48
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can from Tesco Metro, Manchester. Pinkish-red with a heavy red berry flavouring, although somewhat artificial in design and with a minimal sweetness about it
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2024
at 20:24
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from B&M Bargains, Todmorden. Pinkish-red, clear, with its strawberry dominant, but the lime has a subduing influence here. Still fairly sweet though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2024
at 21:50
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
500ml can from local shop. Clear very pale yellow colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of orange, lemon, citrusy. Taste is sweet, citrus, sugary, with syrupy notes, some lemon and alittle drying acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, sweet citric finish. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2024
at 17:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
330ml can. STI-urine colour, clear. Buttery toffee coming through in the aroma. Sweet, sickly sweet, toffee-laden taste. Light body, medium to heavy carbonation. I should hate this, it's so sweet and artificial as hell, but for some reason it is hitting the spot well enough.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2024
at 19:30
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Cheers Liquor Store, Todmorden. Purple-pink with a lightly sweetened light red-berry taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2024
at 23:40
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
500ml can from Morrisons Darlington. Clear golden colour, bubbly white foam head that dissipates and aroma of pear, apple, core, sulphur hint. Taste is sweet, pear, apple, fleshy, some skin and core, sugar, with alittle tart acidity. Medium bodied, high carbonation, drying sugary finish. OK
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2024
at 19:28
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml can from Morrisons, Darlington. Clear reddish pink-purple colour, fizzy pink foam head that rapidly diminishes and aroma of raspberry & blackberry cordial. Taste is sweet, berry flavours, jammy, cordial-like, syrupy, with sugar, and alittle citric tartness. Light bodied, high carbonation, drying tart & sugary finish. Quite sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2024
at 17:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Appearance: Clear gold with a small white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma and taste: Simple clean apples with skin. Medium dry, light to medium sour. Mouth feel: medium minus body, average to lively carbonation. Overall: Pretty basic. Drinkable.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2024
at 19:20
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
500 ml bottle. Clear dark amber. Mostly toffee and apple juice, bubble gum, some lemon juice. Toffee apple sweetness. Light bodied, watery texture, soft to low carbonated, dry sweet sticky finish. Liquid tarte tatin, too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2024
at 20:36