Sheppy's Cider
Cidery
in Taunton,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Sheppys House of Cider
Established in 1816
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.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Redstreak from Sheppy's Cider 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Light clear gold, brief fizzy white head. Aroma is a fruity red apple with light orchard funk. Taste is fruity and sweet red apple, quite light, bittersweet finish. Its very simple and refreshing but sometimes that exactly what you need.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Classic Draught from Sheppy's Cider 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pale clear straw colour, a few bubbles on top. Aroma of green apples, apple peel, light funk. Taste is apple core, peel, light tanginess, medium dry Its nice if a bit unexciting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Clear gold, some bubbles on top. Aroma is fruity dessert apples, some wood and barnyard funk. Taste is quite dry from the off, mellow apples, slight tang, apple skin, vanilla, wood. A bit of a dull finish. Light bodied, moderate carbonation. Ok cider.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed 200 Special Edition from Sheppy's Cider 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear gold, well carbonated, no head. Clean apple juice aroma, sweet with hints of tartness. Taste in line with aroma, sweet apples with a tart finish, icing sugar, minor funk, semi dry. Light to medium bodied, nice smoothness on the palate With a fine carbonation. Very good cider.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear gold, brief bubbly head. Aroma of sharp apple juice, wood, some funk. Taste is slightly acidic apple juice, oak, light funk, semi-sweet. Medium bodied, dry, moderate carbonation. Good cider.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Somerset Draught from Sheppy's Cider 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear light gold, small brief bubbly head Aroma of sweet apple juice, skins, hints of tartness, light funk. Taste is apples, some tartness, sugars, peel, light bitterness, semi-dry. Smooth medium body, light oiliness. Not bad.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Kingston Black from Sheppy's Cider 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a clear slightly pale gold, with a few bubbles on the edges. Aroma of overripe apple, apple peel, quite earthy, some sugars. Taste is tart dessert apple, peel, some acidity, icing sugar, light boozy, drying finish. Once my palate got used to the acidity I noticed more subtle notes of wood and the fruitiness of the apple is more apparent. Smooth medium body, nicely carbonated. I wasn't sure of this at first but it grew on me a lot.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear gold, brief white bubbled head. Aroma is quite a fruity and floral apple, sugars, leather. Taste is ripe fruity apples, semi-dry, semi-sweet, a slight bittersweet apple peel tang in the finish, smooth body, moderate carbonation. Its good.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed VAT 07 from Sheppy's Cider 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Cloudy gold with small frothy to fizzy head. Lasted quite long for a cider. Aroma of bittersweet fruity apples, peel, orchard funk. Starts dry, bittersweet apples, nice tang and funk combining well. A very good cider for the strength. If only they did 4 packs of this in my local conveniences and not blasted Strongbow or Frosty Jacks. Certainly wouldn't mind paying more.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pale light gold, very brief fizzy head. Aroma of elderflower, quite floral and slightly earthy. Taste is sweet but tart apple juice, floral and tangy. Light bodied, refreshing. Its ok, very much a summer drink.
