About
We are a family business, using the finest Kentish apples and pears to produce a range of wonderful ciders.
Having always been passionate about local produce, when John discovered the cider maker at Brogdale Farm was considering retirement, he was immediately interested. Working at the home of The National Fruit Collections gives us access to an enormous variety of apples and pears, enabling us to produce a fabulous range of craft ciders, pressed in the traditional manner on our twin-bed rack and cloth press.
Many years ago, the leftover pommace from cidermaking was fed to the Butcher of Brogdale's pet Mangalitsa Pigs. These beautiful animals, with their sheep like woolly coats, gave our ciders their name. We now produce several variations but our main dry still cider will always be "Woolly Pig".
Having always been passionate about local produce, when John discovered the cider maker at Brogdale Farm was considering retirement, he was immediately interested. Working at the home of The National Fruit Collections gives us access to an enormous variety of apples and pears, enabling us to produce a fabulous range of craft ciders, pressed in the traditional manner on our twin-bed rack and cloth press.
Many years ago, the leftover pommace from cidermaking was fed to the Butcher of Brogdale's pet Mangalitsa Pigs. These beautiful animals, with their sheep like woolly coats, gave our ciders their name. We now produce several variations but our main dry still cider will always be "Woolly Pig".
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draught at Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of apple, acetic funk hint. Taste is tart, appley, fruity, with some acetic funky notes and drying acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry acidic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2025
at 21:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pale yellow pour without much of a head - quite tart, hints of vanilla and herbs. Not bad
Tried
on 07 Sep 2024
at 21:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
11/3/2023. From BIAB at the 2023 Coventry Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy pale yellow gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is funky pear, mucky, vinegar, apple. Moderate sweetness, nice tangy tartness. Medium body, oily, soft carbonation. Dry and tart finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 24 Mar 2023
at 22:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11/3/2023. From BIAB at the 2023 Coventry Beer Festival. Pours clear pale gold with a few small bubbles. Aroma is tangy apple, quite funky, bit rubbery. Medium sweetness, light bitterness, tart edge. Moderate body, oily, low carbonation. Drying finish. Good.
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 24 Mar 2023
at 22:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich red apples, little vinegar, sulphur, fruits and has a nice apple finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2023
at 14:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are pears, vinegar, apples, fruits and has a nice sour vinegar finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2023
at 14:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Clear yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet apples and apple juice. Flavor is quite sweet. Light dry finish. 110323
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2023
at 14:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet pear and vinegar. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 110323
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2023
at 14:47