Barbourne Cider

Cidery in Worcester, Worcestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2006

Contact
19 York Place, Worcester, WR1 3DR, England
Description
The Barbourne Cider Co. is a small family business based in Worcester. We use methods and techniques that have been perfected by cider makers for generations. With assistance from modern technology we make tasty ciders for all to enjoy.

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.

     Show


7.1
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]

Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2010 at 02:37


6.8
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.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2010 at 21:54


6
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.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2010 at 23:58


6.5
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.

Tried on 31 May 2010 at 09:37


7.1
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.

Tried on 08 May 2010 at 04:29


5.8
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.

Tried on 08 Nov 2009 at 12:58


7.3
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.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2009 at 12:53


6.8
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.

Tried on 15 Aug 2009 at 09:43


5.8
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

Tried on 05 Aug 2009 at 08:28


6.8
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.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2009 at 15:17