Sheppy's Cider
Cidery
in
Taunton,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Sheppys House of Cider
Established in 1816
Contact
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.
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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a pinkish-red, brief fizz. Aroma of fruity if slightly confectionary raspberry and sugars, some background apple skins. Taste of sweet raspberry with sour notes, apple skins, icing sugars. Mouthfeel has a sugar-syrup smoothness. Its ok, just too sugary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pale cloudy light yellow with no head. Tart apple and light funk aroma. Taste is a tart and sour apple juice with some barnyard woody notes and caramel. Light bodied, oily mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Its a touch on the sour side for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pale clear gold with an aroma of sweet green apple, apple skins, faint barnyard smoke. Taste is sweet apple juice, apple skins, some light tartness, medium dry finish. Pleasant, refreshing and quite simple as craft ciders go.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
6.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
6.2/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
7.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23