Sheppy's Cider

Cidery in Taunton, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Sheppys House of Cider

Established in 1816

Contact
Three Bridges, Bradford-on-Tone, Taunton, TA4 1ER, England
Description
Through more than 200 years of making real premium craft cider, six generations of the Sheppy family have weathered the ups and downs of combining farming with cider-making by embracing change and opportunity.

Today David Sheppy the incumbent Master of Cider, applies his unrivalled knowledge and expertise from a lifetime of cider making to turn our home-grown apples into some of the finest and award winning ciders.

Fifteen of our 90 acres of orchards we planted with tradition standard apple trees. Eight acres of these are certified organic. The remaining 75 acres contain bush trees planted at between 200 and 300 trees per acre, so about 19,000 trees in total at Sheppy's.

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St Anne's Summer Seaside Day.Out Beer#1. However it's a cider. Clear light golden coloured with plenty of carbonation on show with the sun emphasising this. Sweet aroma and taste with plenty of apple available. Drank at the Pier Inn in St Anne's, that just about has the pier in view.
Tried from Draft at The Pier Inn on 13 Aug 2026 at 19:11

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Nice white glass 75cl bottle, directly from Sheppy's shop. Color: Clear golden, no head. Aroma: Apple, apple skin. Taste: Apple, some overripe apple, apple skin, some oak wood and some tannins, slightly boozy. Lightly warming mouthfeel. Moderate to over moderate sweet and fruity bitterness, very light tartness. Medium body, no carbonation. Nice Cider-alternative for a bottle of white wine.
Tried from Bottle at Sheppys House of Cider on 22 Jul 2026 at 19:38

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Bottle from Sheppy's Farm. Color: Clear golden, fast disappearing very thin white head. Aroma: Apple skin, apples. Taste: Apple skin, apple core, apple. Tannins. Dry finish. Over moderate sweetness, moderate to over moderate fruity bitterness.
Tried from Bottle at Sheppys House of Cider on 20 Jul 2026 at 15:30

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Bottle from Sheppy's farm. Color: Clear pale golden, no head. Aroma: Apple skin, tannins. Taste: Dry-ish, apple skin, apple. Medium body, low carbonation. Moderate sweetness, light fruity bitterness. Nice.
Tried from Bottle at Sheppys House of Cider on 19 Jul 2026 at 16:41

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Bottle. Color: Clear golden, minimal white head which is fast disappearing. Aroma: Apple, funky hints. Taste: Following the aroma. Some wood. Fruity, lightly dry and some tannins. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2026 at 13:47

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Bottle, as a gift from our Airbnb host when we arrived at Wellington. Color: Clear golden, only a few temporary tiny white bubbles on top. Aroma: Apple, apple skin. Taste: Following the aroma. Some sweetness, refreshing, fruity but also some dry mouthfeel from the tannins. Medium body, low carbonation. Ok Cider.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2026 at 18:08

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Bottle. Quite oxidized apple aroma, with some alcohol. Grass, hay. A bit astringent. Not a favorite. 535310 260713
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2026 at 16:43

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Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear golden, no head. Minerally, spicy, somewhat funky aroma of cellared apples. Mid sweet with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel, Spicy apple skins, cellared apples and earth, Distinct apple seed bitterness. Pleasant, very English cider.
Tried on 23 Jun 2026 at 21:47

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Bottle. Dry, almost vinegary, with overripe apple. Grass notes, pear hints. A bit gentle all the way. 646412 260607
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2026 at 17:35

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
YG. Deep golden color . Aroma and flavor isapple, apple core, oak, yeast, overripe apple.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2026 at 08:31