Barbourne Cider

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

Established in 2006

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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.

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Dragon Inn, Worcester. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich red apples, fruits, sulphur and has a sweet fruity finish.

Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2023 at 17:28


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ The Dragon Inn, Worcester. Clear golden without head. Aroma is sweet apples and apple juice. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 100323

Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2023 at 17:22


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bag in box @ The Plough, Worcester. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich pears, apples, little acid, fruit and has a semi dry light sour finish.

Tried on 10 Mar 2023 at 14:28


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask @ The Plough, Worcester. Clear golden without head. Aroma is sweet apples, apple juice and tart. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 100323

Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2023 at 14:28


6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bag in box @ The Plough, Worcester. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich apples, little citrus, notes of acid and sulphur. Nice apple juicy finish.

Tried on 10 Mar 2023 at 14:24


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ The Plough, Worcester. Clear yellow without head. Aroma is sweet pear and green apples. Flavor is quite sweet. Dry finish. 100323

Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2023 at 14:24


13/09/2014. DROITWICH SPA SALT FESTIVAL, St. Peter's Fields, DROITWICH SPA, Worcestershire, England

Tried on 06 Nov 2022 at 17:30


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

Cask at the St Albans beer festival 2022. A light hazed pale greenish yellow coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet, mealy apple pear, grainy, some alcohol. Flavour is composed of semi sweet tangy pear, prickly pear, some alcohol, beak. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, apple, spicy. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 28 Sep 2022 at 15:03


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

From the cellar (bladder?) at the Plough, Worcester, 03/09/22. Moderately hazed orange with no head. Nose is bitter apple skins, light funk, hedgerow, herb. Taste comprises bitter sweet apple, tannins, funky edge, orchard wood, trace of sugars. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent.

Tried on 18 Sep 2022 at 09:07


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

From the cellar (bladder?) at the Plough, Worcester, 03/09/22. Pale, almost translucent light yellow, with little in the way of a head. Nose is sweet pear, sugars, apple hint, straw. Taste comprises pear drop, orchard fruits, stewed pears, residual sugars, light tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent Perry.

Tried on 18 Sep 2022 at 09:03