Although complete novices, they were inspired by the results and in the thrird year Mark found some Victorian press ironwork on a reclamation site, bought a freshly felled oak tree and built a large Oak twin screw press with the green oak, which could hold over 1 tonne of crushed apples per pressing or per 'cheese' as it is called in the trade. Using the traditional Devon method of pressing crushed apples between layers of straw and fermenting the juice in oak barrels with wild yeasts, they filled several barrels and went on to win the 2009 and 2010 Devon County Show first prize for Dry Farmhouse Cyder. It got people interested and asking where they could buy it so the growing hobby became the beginnings of a small business. More prizes have been won year on year since then and the interest in Ventons Devon Cyder has continued to rise in line with that.
danlo (13332) reviewed Apple Vice Cider from Ventons Cider 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Sample courtesy of Cheeseboard, cheers Simon! Golden colour, bubbly white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, sugar, gluey funk. Taste is sweet & tart, appley, with solventy funk, cardboard notes, and some light tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying finish. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
mart (27261) ticked Thirst Responder from Ventons Cider 7 months ago
Magus, õunane, happeline, puuviljane, kerge funk, kuiv. Ok.
ITFCfan (3745) ticked Sweet Maid in Devon from Ventons Cider 1 year ago
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Skippy's Scrumpy from Ventons Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
13/4/2024. From BIAB at the 11th Isle of Man Beer & Cider Festival. Pours hazy copper gold with a few small bubbles. Aroma is tart apples, funky, woody, horse blanket, whiskey hint. Light sweetness and moderate tartness. Medium body, light carbonation. Long very dry tart tannic finish.
danlo (13332) reviewed Wasson from Ventons Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from Darts Farm Shop, Exeter. Hazy orange gold colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of apple, earth, straw. Taste is sweet, juicy apple, some skin & core, with earthy funk, and drying tannin. Medium bodied, soft light carbonation, dry tannic finish. OK, quite sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
4/3/2023. From BIAB at the 46th Loughborough Beer Festival. Pours very slightly hazy pale gold with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma is funky, apple, straw, slightly mucky and solventy with a hint of smoky bacon crisp. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, low carbonation. Drying, slightly acidic citric finish. Nice tasting cider.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Sweet Maid in Devon from Ventons Cider 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at gbbf 2022 day 1. A light hazed greenish gold coloured pour with a loose fading head. Aroma is semi sweet, phenols, rubber, tcp. Harsh. Flavour is composed of semi sweet juicy fruit, harsh medicinal, tcp,. Ok. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, light tang, mellow carbonation. Ok
Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed Sweet Maid in Devon from Ventons Cider 3 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 15
BIAB at Peterborough Beer Festival 2022. Pours clear golden amber with a white cap. Aroma: stewed apple, light funk. Taste: moderate sweet, some tangy tartness, dry finish. Medium body with low carbonation. A lovely drop.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Sweet Maid in Devon from Ventons Cider 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
5/8/2022. From BIAB at GBBF 2022, day 4. Pours clear pale golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet stewed apple, mucky, horse-blanket. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness and tartness. Medium body, very soft carbonation. Very dry and tannic finish. Enjoyed this.