Blue Barrel Cider

Cidery in Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

Contact
Summerwood Community Garden, Summerwood Lane Allotments, Clifton, NG5 3EJ, England
Description
Blue Barrel Cider is a CAMRA award winning traditional Nottingham cider produced in Sherwood and Clifton, Nottinghamshire. Our cider is crafted by the local community, picked, milled and pressed locally and helps support Summerwood, a community garden project.

Blue Barrel cider was born when Summerwood Community Garden in Clifton purchased a tiny press and cobbled together a homemade bike scratter and with the help of local volunteers started to produce our own cider. Due to its popularity, we decided to start selling it to raise funds for the garden. All proceeds go towards running projects for local residents including sessions with local families, vulnerable adults and educational projects with local youth and school groups.

Our Nottinghamshire cider is made using traditional methods and uses 100% freshly pressed apples sourced locally to produce a great tasting cider.

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

Fra cask på Craft Beer Company: klar gylden uten skum. Herlig duft og enda bedre, silkemyk smak av engelske ciderepler og eik/vanilje med hint av bourbon. Oppkvikkende og motiverende.

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2023 at 14:45


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

BIAB at Ciderdog Festival at the Miller, London on Saturday 15Jul2023. Golden colour, no head and aroma of mucky funk, apple. Taste is sweetish, apple, ripe, fruity, funky, orchardy, with mellow soft tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried on 17 Jul 2023 at 19:49


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

On tap at the Cider House, London. Cloudy golden with no head. Lots of pears, pear skin, tad sweet, pleasant tartness.

Tried from Draft at Cider House on 29 Jun 2023 at 05:41


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Batch #34. For #rgpm. Pale yellow gold colour, fizzy white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of perry pear, fleshy, fruity, citric. Taste is sweetish and tart, perry pear, fleshy, lemon citrus, woody, with some acidity and drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry peary finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2023 at 20:57


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

500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass whilst watching the Magnificent Seven on Boxing Day. Nice natural still dry cider, soft caramelised fruit, light tannin, pleasant apple fruit with tart moments.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2023 at 17:20


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle shared with Soph. Misty golden yellow appearance. Lovely natural still cider, subtle tannin but nicely fruity with good juicy moments.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2023 at 15:15


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

Bottle from The Cat in the Glass, Manchester. Yellow/gold pour. Nose is pear, passionfruit, white peach, vanilla. Taste is dessert pear, baked apple, fresh cream, citrus. Dry tart & lightly sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2022 at 12:36


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

500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Orange gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, subtle barrel notes, smokey hint. Taste is mellow, fruity, apple, butterscotch, barrel notes, vanilla, whiskey spice, sandlewood, and soft acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry bittersweet finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2022 at 20:40


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

500ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Orangey gold colour, no head and aroma of fruity apple, juicy, blackcurrant hint, alittle funk. Taste is tangy, slightly tart, fruity apple, some caramel, funk and mellow soft tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2022 at 20:16


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

2/6/2022. From BIAB at the 35th Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of buttery caramel, apple, vanilla, wood. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, light tartness. Medium body, oily, soft carbonation. Light dry, woody, tangy sweet finish.

Tried on 13 Jun 2022 at 20:55