Barbourne continue to use many of the methods and techniques that have been perfected by cider makers in Worcestershire for generations such as using wild yeasts in the fermentation process. They take pride in only using freshly pressed juice to make ciders and have never added artificial sweeteners to their award winning range of ciders and perries.
The orchards Barbourne use contain some of the older varieties of cider apples which make some really distinctive ciders. Early in the season they press Foxwhelp with Bulmers Norman, Redstreak and Major with Browns Apple and Harry Masters Jersey with Browns Apple. Later on other varieties ripen such as Lavignee, Brown Snout, White Norman and Kington Black. The Kingston Black is fermented on its own and bottle conditioned later as a single varietal cider. By mid November Barbourne are picking and pressing Dabinet, Yarlington Mill, Ashton Brown Jersey and finally Vilberie.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Blakeney Red SV (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask (gravity) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.
Unclear light yellow color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy pear, fruity pear, tart pear. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, sharp, chicken butt - aass. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20100430]
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Standard Orchard (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask@GBBF2010. Hazy golden colour, small head. Aroma is apples, fruits, bluecheese, some mild spicyness. Flavour is quite dry and tart of pretty much the stuff found in the aroma.
yespr (55573) reviewed Standard Orchard (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From cask. Pours hazy yellow with no head. Aroma is dry and sulphorish. Citric to acidic apple flavoured. Citric and rather dry finish. Light sulphorish into the far finish.
Downender (11273) reviewed Perry (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From the barrel at the Plough, Worcester, 31/05/10. Pale yellow in colour. Aroma of dryish fruit with a touch of spice and wood. Easy drinking for the ABV, with tart fruit and some more wood. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bag in a box gravity at Reading BF 2010. Haze pale green gold, no head. Lots of pear fruit, quite sharp I thought. Quite sweet fruit, good sharp finish, little bit of rubber and tannin on finish. Firm. Rather good.
Beertalk (16426) reviewed Perry (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pale yellow with no head. Pear aroma with a hint of funk. Flavour is pear and wood, with a little tartness.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Perry (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask@GBBF 2009 ... hazy glowing yellow ... sweet pear ... lovely sweet fruity pear ... little bit ... quite juicy.
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Perry (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
@GBBF2009 (hope this is the one, abv 6%). Hazy yellowish colour with no head. Aroma is pear, cheese, mild spicyness and also some wood and mild alcohol. Flavour is wood, pear, yeast, some sourness as well as some slight cheesy notes.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Perry (Draught) from Barbourne Cider 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Gravity dispense - bag-in-box @ GBBF 2009, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London , England SW5 9TA. [ As Barbourne Perry ].ABV: 6.0%. Unclear - hazy medium yellow - silver colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate pear, barnyard, light funk. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet with a long duration, vinegar, pear, fruity pear. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20090805] 6-2-7-3-12
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Trinity News, Worcester. Poured pale yellow with moderate carbonation and some white floaters lurking near the bottom of the glass. Tart, funky barnyard aroma with a hint of dry pear fruit. Flavour was a lot lighter than the aroma, containing plenty of fruit, a hint of yeast and a medium-dry finish. Very drinkable.