Newton Court Cider

Cidery in Leominster, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2000

Contact
Newton Court Farm, Newton, Leominster, HR6 0PF, England
Description
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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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Hawkes Taproom Bermondsey. Slight haze gold colour no head. Good cider apple aroma some acetone. Love the acetone on this. Super dry Tannin and sharp. Good. Good dry finish

Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2017 at 06:23


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bag in Box at Doric Arch, Euston. It pours clear golden with a few bubbles on the cap. The aroma is mellow, sweet, juicy, apple pie, baked apple, toasty sugars and barnyard. The taste is dry, tart, fresh acidity, apple skin, lemon sherbet, white grape skin, gooseberry, touch floral and some tannin. Finish is dry and a touch sour. Medium body and still. Quenching and classy. Good streak of white grape through it. Nice.

Tried on 16 Mar 2017 at 14:56


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Handpull at the Queen Edith, Cambridge. Really dark for a cider. Almost golden brown. Flat. Vinegar, oak, apple skin and anger in the aroma. This is serious. Taste is fruity and sour but there’s a pervading sweetness which keeps the balance. The finish however is an enamel-stripping dryness. More oak and cider vinegar in the aftertaste. A cracking trad cider.

Tried on 09 Mar 2017 at 14:01


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask 1/3 pint, gravity dispense, at the 16th Twickenham Beer & Cider Festival, ABV was said to be 5.8%. Clear, very pale yellow colour. Nice aroma of pears. Medium sweet flavour of pears.

Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2016 at 05:18


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

Cask 1/3 pint, gravity dispense, at the 16th Twickenham Beer & Cider Festival, as Newton Court Winnals Longdon (don’t know if the spelling error is with RateBeer or the festival). Medium dry perry. ABV was 5.3%. Very pale yellow colour. Dryish aroma and flavour of pears.

Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2016 at 16:21


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

330ml bottle from Beer Revolution, Hay on Wye. Pours clear gold, aroma is rich golden apple juice. Taste bears a very light natural sparkle, lightly sour with a rich Redstreak apple glow. Flavoursome single varietal cider.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2016 at 14:16


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Cider Tap, Euston. Deep golden colour, no head and fruity aroma. Taste is tangy and fruity, with some earthy notes. Medium bodied, low to medium carbonation, dry finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2016 at 10:24


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

Bottle. Pours a very pale yellow color with a small fast disappearing white head. Has a fruity spicy pear aroma. Fruity spicy slightly dry pear flavor. Has a fruity spicy pear finish.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2016 at 08:27


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at the 2015 edition of the chriso Pre-GBBF tasting - London. Cheers, Tommy! Pours crystal clear gold with a light, bubbly head. Light to medium sweet, very refreshing, with mild pear, some apple. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Pretty clean on the finish, sweet and moderately juicy, lightly tangy. Good stuff overall.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2016 at 14:47



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