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Paul Stephens started Newton Court Cidery back in 2000. His mum and dad still come over most days to help out with the lambing and whatever else needs fixing...

Newton Court Cider is part of an 157 acre certified organic farm with 30 acres of cider apple and perry pear orchards. We are proud to make award winning ciders and Perries using fruit from our own orchards or from friends in Herefordshire. We pick, press, ferment and bottle everything ourselves.

For us, craft cider means cider that's pressed at our farm by a master cider maker named Paul (and a few of his local friends). It means making cider out of proper apples. It means a cidery surrounded by orchards, not industrial equipment. It means people covered in mud and apple peels, not people in suits. Buying craft cider supports local business, the heritage and the countryside (find out more about on our environment page). But most of all, craft cider tastes much, much better.
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7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask, gravity at Oxford Beer Festival, Fri 28th Oct 2011 Really lovely juicy with wonderful appley flavours. Golden in colour with some haziness. Really liked this, I love the Yarlington Mill apple. A7 A3 T8 P4 Ov15 3.7
Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2011 at 03:30

6.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Southampton Arms, 139 Highgate Road, London, Greater London, England NW5 1LE.Light unclear medium yellow orange colour with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate apple, barnyard, vinegar. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, tart, fruity, dry dry, vinegar notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110731]
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2011 at 11:47

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
1litre bottle from the Bristol Cider Shop @ 7.1% ABV. Deep gold with slight carbonation. Intense, medium dry apple juice aroma. Flavour had more of the same, with a hint of chalk and medium finish. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2011 at 07:20

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bag in a box at the Gryphon’s cider festival, Bristol 8/07/2011. Pale green and flat. Light pear and citrus fruit aroma with a touch of wood. Flavour lemons and juicy pears with a medium dry finish. good.
Tried from Bag in Box on 08 Jul 2011 at 11:47

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Southampton Arms, London. An unclear dark golden cider. THe aroma has strong notes of apple flesh as well as lighter notes of apple core. The flavor is sweet and is dominated by apples, but also with hints of apple core, leading to a dry apply finish.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2011 at 15:17

5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6
Plastic barrel at Reading BF 2011. Hazy green gold. Cider perry vinegar aroma. Drinkable inoffensive with some pear fruit fleshy flavour but needs more character. Entry level perry. Vinegar runs through it.
Tried on 28 Apr 2011 at 11:31

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
1 litre bottle from the Bristol Cider Shop. Silvery green in colour with moderate carbonation. Dryish aroma of pear skin with some sweeter juice. Plenty of juice in the flavour, slightly syrupy to start before a touch of chalk and medium dry finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2011 at 11:46

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Light unclear light to medium yellow color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate pear, sweet pear, sour pear, bread. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is flat. [20100806]
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2011 at 12:53

5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
From cask at Southampton Arms. Pours cloudy yellow with a fully gone head. Aroma is acidic, vague butterish. Fruity, mild and slight sweet. Ends lingering fruity and light acidic.
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2011 at 14:02

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@Southampton Arms, London. Slightly hazy golden colour, no head. Aroma is bluecheese, yeast, tart apple along with some mild caramelly notes. Flaour is fruits, tart apple, yeast, mild grapes, spices as well as mild cheesy notes.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jan 2011 at 07:08