Pilton Cider

Cidery in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
Anglo Trading Estate, AG4, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BY, England
Description
We are artisan producers at the heart of Somerset’s cider-land making whole juice sparkling cider by the old English method of keeving.

Apples are collected from traditional cider orchards in and around the parish of Pilton and slowly fermented for six months in our cool Victorian cellar before bottling.

Pilton is available as a selection of bottles and also draught in kegs, see our full range here.

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 17/12/22. Clear light golden with a white cap that thins to the edge. Nose is crisp apple, light herb, hedgerow, grains, light orchard wood. Taste comprises bitter sweet apple, caramel, tangy orchard fruits, vinous, apple skins, tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid.

Tried on 17 Dec 2022 at 21:55



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

Bottle at home picked up from HOTM i think. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a small white fizz that fades to some small bubbles. Aroma is semi sweet, golden apple juice, woody apple pips, apple curd with a slight tart edge, light toffee. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tart woody apples, pear, bark, drying finish, apple curd, quince. Quite unique, Some lingering complex sugars. Palate is semi sweet, tart, highish carbonation. To drying finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2022 at 22:39


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Keg @ Cider House, Borough Market. Unclear misty gold, small white head. Fleshy fruity nose. Nice natural fruitiness to taste, distant pips, blossoming tannins, really nice.

Tried on 30 Nov 2022 at 19:43


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear gold, minimal bubbly white head, tart apples on the nose, medium dry tart apple taste, bubbly and very refreshing

Tried on 26 Nov 2022 at 15:25


Tried on 26 Nov 2022 at 13:19


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

Draught at Beer Witch, medium stable bubbly head, clear palish orange colour, ripe and baked apples and glue, noticable sweetness, hint of bitterness. Interesting.

Tried on 15 Nov 2022 at 23:56


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Clear golden, no head. Aroma of apple and pear, quite sweet, but good fruit body, ripe yellow apples. Bottle shared with eo

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2022 at 20:24


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

Bottle shared with JFE at Knights Tower 02.1.22. Clear dark golden. Some white head. Excellent aroma and taste of sweet red apples, apple peel, dried apricots, raisins and leather.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2022 at 20:20


Cidery Stats
Score 7.06
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