Sheppy's Cider

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

Established in 1816

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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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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled. Pink colour with a small white head, which disappears fast. Arroma is raspberries, parfume, some herbs and mild earthy tones. Flavour is fruity, some raspberries, parfume and mild earthy tones. Mild tart wood too.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2023 at 19:22


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Pours a clear gold. Aroma of accessible medium apple fruit, pleasantly sweet. Balanced flavour profile, gently sweet with juicy hints, perhaps a light woody hint, floral moments with a sticky finish. Has a backsweetened feel, but overall a pleasant rounded cider.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2023 at 21:11


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Box @ Bath Cider House, Bath. Pours a misty yellow. Aroma of pleasantly sweet desert apple fruit, floral notes, some melon. Continues to taste with a nice natural fruitiness, soft tannic finish. Decent.

Tried on 17 Sep 2023 at 21:05


6

Sweet, apples, juicy, eggy, fruity, caramel

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2023 at 17:56


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Sarah. A very clear petrol coloured pour with a fading white fizz. Aroma is semi sweet, decent fresh apple, white sugars. Juicy, pear. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Crisp apple, zippy green apple, lemon twist,. Palate is semi sweet, tangy green apple, highish carbonation. Decent, refreshing stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2023 at 20:24


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken (n/a dpt.). ABV is 0.5%. Clear and very pale straw colour, sparkling, no head. Aroma of cider apples and eating apples, a hint of sulphites. Citric mouthfeel. Flavour of fresh apples, not too sweet. Some sulphites again. Fairly nice for a nearly n/a cider.

Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 23 Jun 2023 at 22:55



6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

9/3/2023. Tap at Knight Life Taphouse, Poole. Pours clear pale gold with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma of sweet apple, caramel, apple pie, sugars. Quite heavy sweetness, light tangy tartness. Moderate body, oily, low carbonation. Dry slightly vinegary finish. Not bad.

Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2023 at 18:12


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Klar lys uten skum men med bobler. Ganske fizzy. Lukter friske epler. Lett. Smaker som mozell. Noe tørr i avslutningen.

Tried on 22 Mar 2023 at 19:18


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap @ Knight Life Taproom, Poole. Clear yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet apples, red apples and apple juice. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 090323

Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2023 at 15:35


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